Independent Arts News Reporting Lewis Center for the Arts Announces Free Programming to the Public
Reported Friday, October 25, 2024.
Pictured Above: National Poetry Series-winning poet and novelist Sam Sax. Photo Credit: Contributed.
Newsroom Post: PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY
Princeton, NJ – The Lewis Center for the Arts announces free arts programming from photographic exhibitions, readings and more, now through December.
Title: Poetic Record: Photography in a Transformed World, presented by the Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Visual Arts
Dates: Exhibition on view October 1-December 5
Times: Gallery open daily 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Location: Hurley Gallery at Lewis Arts complex on the Princeton University campus
Description: In conjunction with a major two-day symposium that will gather photo-based artists, writers, curators, historians, and students to explore the poetics of photography, its instability, and its latent potential, the work of 23 contemporary photographers will be on view. Co-curated by Deana Lawson, Princeton University’s Dorothy Krauklis ’78 Professor of Visual Arts, and Michael Famighetti, editor-in-chief of Aperture magazine. A conversation on contemporary photography will be held on October 10 at 7:30 p.m. in Richardson Auditorium. Cosponsored by Princeton’s Collaboratorium for Radical Aesthetics and Council on Science and Technology and supported in part by a Princeton Humanities Council David A. Gardner ’69 Magic Project grant.
Admission: Free and open to the public. More information (here).
Title: Exceed Your Vision, a photography exhibition, presented by the Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Visual Arts
Dates: Exhibition on view October 1-30
Times: Gallery open daily 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Location: CoLab at Lewis Arts complex on the Princeton University campus
Description: In conjunction with a major two-day symposium that will gather photo-based artists, writers, curators, historians, and students to explore the poetics of photography, its instability, and its latent potential, the work of 11 recent alumni is on view curated by faculty member James Welling. A conversation on contemporary photography will be held on October 10 at 7:30 p.m. in Richardson Auditorium.
Admission: Free and open to the public. More information (here).
Title: A Thread of Golden Ashes, a new play, presented by the Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Theater & Music Theater
Dates/Times: October 4 & 5 at 8 p.m. and October 6 at 2 p.m.
Location: Wallace Theater at Lewis Arts complex on the Princeton University campus
Description: The story of A Thread of Golden Ashes starts on Earth in an empty home, fractured in the wake of loss. Two once-close cousins return on the anniversary of their father-figure’s death, only to unexpectedly encounter each other instead. Moving forward proves difficult for everyone as feelings of betrayal, misunderstanding, and heartache surge to the surface, haunted by unresolved grief. Turn the page to Irridia. a fantastical kingdom, shattered after the deaths of its sovereigns. In the midst of their own grief, two royal siblings strive to fulfill the oaths made to their parents: protect Irridia and protect one another. But as one transforms into someone unrecognizable, the kingdom is left wondering: can things really return to be as they once were? These two worlds collide as the story a father left behind for his family spills into the living room. This new play by senior Le’Naya Wilkerson explores how we deal with loss, how families learn to meet each other where they are, and how our lost loved ones might stay with us in surprising ways. Directed by senior Wasif Sami with lighting design by Wilkerson.
Admission: Free and open to the public, however tickets are required for performances, available online at tickets.princeton.edu. More information (here).
Pictured Above: Attendees of the Poetic Record: Photography in a Transformed World. Photo Credit: Jon Sweeny.
Title: Reading by Sam Sax and Creative Writing Seniors, presented by the Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Creative Writing and Labyrinth Books
Date: October 22
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Labyrinth Books, 122 Nassau St., Princeton, NJ
Description: National Poetry Series-winning poet and novelist Sam Sax, reads from their work along with several creative writing seniors. The C.K. Williams Reading Series showcases senior thesis students of the Program in Creative Writing with established writers as special guests.
Admission: Free and open to the public; no tickets required.
More information (here).
Title: What’s the Issue with Charlie Roth, a comedic, political news report, presented by the Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Theater & Music Theater
Dates: October 28
Times: 8 p.m.
Location: Drapkin Studio at Lewis Arts complex on the Princeton University campus
Description: An up-to-the-moment, comedic, political news report conceived, created, and performed by Princeton senior Charlie Roth.
Admission: Free and open to the public, however tickets are required available online at tickets.princeton.edu. More information (here).
Title: Reading by Don Mee Choi & Samanta Schweblin, presented by the Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Creative Writing and Labyrinth Books
Date: October 29
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Labyrinth Books, 122 Nassau St., Princeton, NJ
Description: National Book Award-winning poet Don Mee Choi, Princeton’s Bain-Swiggett Visiting Professor and Visiting Lecturer in Poetry, and National Book Award-winning fiction writer Samanta Schweblin read from their recent work in the 2024-25 Althea Ward Clark W’21 Reading Series. Cosponsored by Department of English/Bain-Swiggett Fund.
Admission: Free and open to the public; no tickets required. More information (here).
