Four renowned authors and artists will gather at the North Carolina School of the Arts (NCSA) and elsewhere in Winston-Salem on April 12-22 during the annual Kenan Writers' Encounters to engage university students, faculty and the broader community on the important issue of environmental stewardship and the arts.
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and essayist W.S. Merwin, author and conservationist Terry Tempest Williams, environmental scientist and ethicist Jonathan Gilligan, and environmental sculptor Herb Parker will address the crucial subject of arts and the environment, what authors and artists can do to raise community awareness, and to help facilitate dialogue about saving the planet.
Funded by the Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts, The Kenan Writers' Encounters is a series of public lectures and receptions, master classes, workshops, and multimedia presentations devoted to the exploration of creativity across the arts.
W.S. Merwin will present a public lecture on Monday, April 21, 7:30 p.m., at the Main Theatre, NCSA Film Village. Merwin will also conduct a reading on Tuesday, April 22, 7:00 p.m., at Reynolda House, a joint program hosted by The Kenan Writers' Encounters and Wake Forest University's Dillon Johnston Writers Reading Series.
Terry Tempest Williams will present a public lecture on Tuesday, April 15, 7:30 p.m., at the Main Theatre, NCSA Film Village.
Jonathan Gilligan, will conduct a conversation on the environment, spirituality and ethics on Saturday, April 12, from 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m., in the Special Events Room, 10th Floor, Stevens Center in downtown Winston-Salem.
Herb Parker will conduct a public lecture and unveil environmental art by NCSA students on Thursday, April 17, 3:45 p.m., at the NCSA Welcome Center Presentation Room.
For more information about The Kenan Writers' Encounters, call (336) 722-0030 or visit http://www.kenanarts.org/.
The Kenan Writers' Encounters is a project of the Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts, which builds partnerships to support creative projects, many of which are associated with the North Carolina School of the Arts.
The North Carolina School of the Arts, the first state-supported, residential performing arts school in the nation, offers professional training for careers in the performing, visual, and moving image arts.
