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Native American artist honored with 2024 Lillian Fairchild Award
The Department of English in collaboration with the Memorial Art Gallery have selected G. Peter Jemison as the winner of the 2024 Lillian Fairchild Award, which marks the award's centennial year.
Jemison, of the Heron Clan from the Cattaraugus Territory, Seneca Nation, is a mixed-media artist and writer whose work has been shown at major museum collections around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art.
An artist talk and ceremony to honor Jemison will be held in the Spring.
History of the Award & Past WinnersPLUTZIK READING SERIES
Mark your calendars for spring readers
We are excited to welcome award-winning authors Gabriel Bump and Maureen N. McLane for the Plutzik Reading Series this spring. Their events will be on February 20, 2025 and April 3, 2025 respectively. Both readings are free and open to the public.
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
Inspiration Project preps for 15th year
The Inspiration Project, now entering its 15th year, is seeking volunteers for Spring 2025. It connects students with adults served by CP Rochester to collaborate on original written works. A general interest meeting is set for Jan. 30 at 7pm in Humanities Center, Room A.
UPCOMING EVENT
Writer's Lounge begins again soon
The Writer's Lounge kicks off on Thursday, January 23, 2025. Join English professors and students to swap work, get critiques and enjoy one another's company. Did we mention there's free pizza? It's from 5-7pm in the Humanities Center Lounge every Thursday.
126internships and research projects
In the last two years, undergraduates have completed 126 English Department honors theses, local and national internships, and independent research projects.
