FREE | Every Friday: May 10 - October 11 | 5 PM - 6 PM
Join us throughout the residency season for our free public series of short and informal artist talks, readings, and presentations. We’ll learn about works-in-progress from our artists and scholars-in-residence with informative and inspiring presentations in all disciplines. This is a wonderful way to kick off your weekend! Bring a friend, all are welcome.
Location: Main Campus. Look for Craigardan Event sign at the end of Main Campus driveway (two “doors” west of the farm store, towards Keene). Google Maps Link
Michele Parker Randall
Michele Parker Randall is Craigardan’s 2024 Teaching Fellow. Michele reads and writes poetry and prose and has authored The Museum of Everyday Life (Kelsay Books) and A Future Unmappable, chapbook (Finishing Line Press). Her work can also be found in Nimrod International Journal, Atlanta Review, Tampa Review, Bangalore Review, and elsewhere. Michele gets to teach Poetry, Personal Essay, Fairy Tales, Reading Lyric, and Literature of Mental Health/Neurodivergent Literature at Stetson University. She will happily talk for hours about all things Poetry, and she feels strongly that neurodivergent narratives and art can make a difference in reducing the stigma imposed on those living with mental illness.
Juliet Phillips
Juliet Phillips is a teaching and visual artist from Brooklyn, NY living in Pittsburgh, PA whose work follows a narrative that winds its way through painting, drawing, animation, papermaking, and ceramics. Her work explores myth, memory, and family lore through forms, figures, and stories that fit together in a curious dream-logic to tell a tale of real and fantastical worlds. She received a BFA in painting from Boston University.
Sam Hutner
Sam Hutner (she/her) writes fabulist fiction from her home in Cleveland, Ohio. Her writing has appeared in Blink-Ink, and she won Cleveland’s first Story Wars After Dark competition. She has also been a guest on the RadioFreeWrite podcast. She earned an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Georgia College and State University. She can be found at @s.a.m.hutner on Instagram.