The Humanities Council’s Committee for Film Studies is pleased to present a public lecture from artist and filmmaker Kevin Jerome Everson (University of Virginia) on Tuesday, September 24 at 5:00 pm in Betts Auditorium.
Trained in photography and engaged in printmaking and sculpture, Everson began working with analog film in the late 1990s, and to date has made 12 features and over 250 solo and collaborative works. In this lecture, he will discuss the processes, procedures and materials, as well as the recurring subjects, locations, themes and formal strategies represented in his artistic practice over the past two decades.
The talk is part of a three-day event that also includes screenings of Everson’s films. On Wednesday, September 25 the program presents Everson’s “Lago Gatún,” The feature consists of two continuous-exposure films traveling south to north through the Panama Canal. On Thursday, September 26, a selection of Everson’s short films will be shown. Everson will introduce both screenings, which will start at 7 pm in the James Stewart Film Theater.
Everson is the Commonwealth and Ruffin Foundation Distinguished Professor of Studio Art and director of studio arts at the University of Virginia. His art practice encompasses photography, printmaking, sculpture and film. Everson has received numerous awards and fellowships throughout his career, including the Guggenheim, the Berlin Prize, and the Heinz Award in Arts & Humanities. His work has been exhibited all over the world.
These events are co-sponsored by the Lewis Center for the Arts, the Program in Media and Modernity, and the Department of African American Studies.
For more information, please visit the Committee for Film Studies website.
