Samuel Gruber (1987 Fellow) will describe how an entirely new field of study and preservation work has developed since he began his work thirty-five years ago.
Composers Kurt Rohde and Christopher Stark will discuss their experience creating recent works that were performed at two EPA Superfund sites in Brooklyn, as well as how nature and ecology influence their work more generally.
Edward Hirsch (2018 Resident) presents The Heart of American Poetry.
Rebecca Ammerman (1991 Fellow) will discuss her work with the North Urban Paestum Project, which seeks to expand our understanding of a sanctuary that boasts the innovate archaic Temple of Athena as its centerpiece.
New York artist Doug Argue (1997 Fellow) will discuss his ancestry, personal history, the history of his work, and the censorship of his paintings along with the banning of his book at the Weisman Art Museum.
Salone is a performance event showcasing the work of renowned actors, artists, choreographers, composers, directors, musicians, poets, and writers who have each been awarded the Rome Prize.
Please join the Society of Fellows for an evening at the American Academy of Arts and Letters in New York to celebrate the publication of Laurie Olin’s new book.
In this talk, Susan Yelavich (2005 Fellow) looks at design that uses tactics such as incongruity, absurdity, and exaggeration as means of therapy and critique.
This talk from Justin Walsh (2004 Fellow) will discuss the International Space Station Archaeological Project’s methods and perspectives, including the 2022 experiment performed on the ISS—the first archaeology to happen off planet Earth.
Jamel Brinkley, the 2023 Rome Prize Fellow in Literature, discusses his most recent book, Witness.