Miguel Syjuco’s (CRF 2013) new novel I Was the President’s Mistress!! will be published on April 5th, 2022; he began writing the novel in earnest at Civitella. The book is “an unflinching satire about power, corruption, sex, and all the other topics...
Numerous Civitellians around the globe have exhibitions happening now or coming up. Check them out if you’re in the area, and let us know if you have any upcoming events yourself. In Europe: Pelagie Gbaguidi (CRF 2018) has a show, Le jour se lève, up at the Zeno...
Patricia Smith (CRF 2017) was awarded the 2021 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. Awarded annually, the $100,000 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize honors a living US poet whose lifetime accomplishments warrant extraordinary recognition. Established in 1986 by Ruth Lilly, the prize is one...
Steven Kazuo Takasugi (CRF 2017) and Civitella Board Director Du Yun (CRF 2013) were both awarded 2022 Creative Capital Awards. Congratulations, Steven and Du Yun! This year’s awards represent 50 projects by 59 artists from all over the United States. The...
On Wednesday, March 23rd from 7-9 PM EST, Doug Argue (DG 2016) will show his new exhibition The Life Aquatic: Oceanic Visions and join a conversation with Yasemin Pamuk, Head of the Cultural and Science Department, German Consulate New York, and Charles A. Riley II,...
Washington and Lee University will present a public reading with Sarah Matthes (CRF 2021) on March 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the Hillel House Sanctuary on the W&L campus. The event is sponsored by the Glasgow Endowment. Click here for more information.
