Join us for a day of exploration, presentation and conversation in celebration of our new president, Dr. Nancy J. Uscher, on Saturday, October 15 beginning at 9 am, at Cornish College of the Arts, 1000 Lenora Street. This event is free and open to the public. RSVP for the colloquium here.
9 am: Opening Remarks (coffee and muffins available)
Erik Ehn, Head of Playwriting and Professor of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies at Brown University
9:30 am-11:00 am: Experiential Workshops with Cornish College of the Arts faculty
Opening the Musical Ear: Developing an Objective Appreciation of Music, Jovino Santos Neto, Professor, Music
“Stories I ain’t told nobody yet:” An Experiential Theater Workshop, Kathleen Collins, Professor, Theater (with thanks to Jo Carson)
Modern Dance for the Uninitiated, Michele Miller, Professor, Dance
Comics Workshop, Ellen Forney, Adjunct Faculty member and Cartoonist
Make a Sheet of Handmade Paper, Kathleen Rabel, Professor, Art and Area Head Print Art and Works on Paper
Gong Sound: Javanese Gamelan Workshop, Jarrad Powell, Professor, Music
11:15 am-12:45 pm: Cultural Conversations
When One Plus One Equals More (or Less) than Two: Artistic Collaboration Now, moderated by Robin Held, Deputy Director, Exhibitions and Collections, Frye Art Museum (featuring Joshua Kohl, Degenerate Art Ensemble; Susie Lee, Susie Lee Ensemble; Ryan Mitchell, Implied Violence/St. Genet; John Sutton, SuttonBeresCuller.
Toward 21st Century Design, August de los Reyes, Design Director, Product Design, Artefact Group
Art in Community, Michael Killoren, Director, Local Arts Agencies / Challenge America Fast-Track, National Endowment for the Arts
12:45 – 2:30 pm: Luncheon Plenary and Closure (complimentary lunch)
Erik Ehn
The Inaugural Colloquium follows the formal installation of Cornish’s new president, Dr. Nancy J. Uscher on October 14. The weekend culminates in Cornish Celebrates an Evening of the Arts, our annual fundraising gala, Sunday, October 16.
Cornish Gamelan Ensemble. Photo: Winifred Westergard.
