Artemis Journal Launch featuring Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Friday, Sep 6, 2024 5pm - 9pm
Location
Taubman Museum of Art
110 Salem Ave
Details
| Friday, September 6 | 5-9 pm Keynote talk: 6-7 pm Book signing: 7-7:30 pm Celebrate art and poetry as Artemis Journal launches their 2024 edition featuring Natasha Trethewey, the 19th Poet Laureate of the United States (2012-2014). The journal’s theme is "Illuminating the Darkness" and addresses the challenges facing artists and writers today. Now in its 47th year of showcasing artists and writers of the Blue Ridge Mountains and beyond, Artemis Journal highlights the creative voices who uphold the values of the Greek lunar goddess for which the journal was named. Natasha is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author and the recipient of fellowships from the Academy of American Poets, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the Rockefeller Foundation, among others. This event is a partnership among Artemis Journal, Roanoke Public Library Foundation, and the Taubman Museum of Art. We are grateful to the Dorothea L. Leonhardt Foundation for their generous support of this event. Ticket Prices: Adult Members: $20 Youth/Student (Middle and High School) Members: Free Adult General Public: $25 Youth/Student (Middle and High School) General Public: $5 Luminary Ticket – includes reserved seating, drink ticket, and signed Artemis Journal: $80 |
