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Austin Peay This Week: LGBTQ-inclusive novelist Bill Konigsberg to read for Austin Peay-hosted event

Award-winning young adult author Bill Konigsberg will read from his work during an Oct. 14 free virtual event hosted by Austin Peay State University. “A Zone 3 Press Reading with Bill Konigsberg” is scheduled for 7 p.m. Oct. 14. You can register for the reading by clicking here. The event will be a webinar with a live question and answer session. Konigsberg is best known for his LGBTQ-inclusive novels for young readers such as “The Porcupine of Truth,” which won the PEN Center Literary Award and the Stonewall Book Award. The reading is sponsored by Zone 3 Press and the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts. You can read an interview with Konigsberg here. International artist Cassils to speak at virtual Austin Peay event The Department of Art + Design, with support from The Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, is pleased to host internationally recognized artist, Cassils, to continue and incredible 2020-21 CECA Visiting Artist Speaker Series season. “I am so excited to be able to host Cassils at Austin Peay,” said Michael Dickins, chair of the Visiting Artist Speaker Committee. “Cassils is such a powerhouse artist and has gained international recognition for a rigorous engagement with the body as a form of social sculpture. Their work is challenging, engaging and deeply personal, and has always dealt with what it means to be human. Their recent work puts a spotlight on human rights and immigration.” Cassils’ free lecture will be via Zoom at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13. Registration is required at https://bit.ly/2GP74yq. “Cassils was scheduled to visit campus last April as part of our 2019-20 season, but due to COVID, the event was rescheduled for this season and is now being held virtually,” Dickins continued. “Though I always enjoy bringing these artists to Clarksville, I am excited to be able to open up our renowned speaker series to the rest of the world. Hosting the artist talks via Zoom webinar, we are no longer limited by the seats in the lecture hall. All of our events have always been free and open to the public – now we’ll be reaching a larger audience.” Cassils will also visit Art + Design’s senior capstone class to discuss professional development on Oct. 14 via Zoom. This will be a unique opportunity for our students to directly engage with nationally recognized artists. You can learn more about Cassils at www.cassils.net. Austin Peay art faculty to present works during ‘Art + Design Faculty Triennial’ The Art + Design Faculty Triennial runs through Oct. 23. The triennial showcases the artwork of our dedicated and talented Art + Design faculty. The triennial gives students a chance to engage in their professor’s work and a chance for the community to see the work of the professional artists that teach at Austin Peay. Daily social media posts featuring an exhibiting artist per day will also accompany the exhibition. To kick off the exhibition, a public projection performance by artist Barry Jones and collaborator Andrea Spofford will take place 7-9 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28, in the Arts Quad, behind the Art + Design building. Bring a lawn chair. Social distancing will be practiced. The triennial will be at The New Gallery, located in the Art + Design building on the Austin Peay campus. Hours for The New Gallery are 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Thursday. The gallery is closed on weekends and holidays and follows the university’s academic calendar. To maintain social distance measures, a 15-person limit rule will be in effect. Other Austin Peay happenings this week: • Drive-in Movie: Coco, 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, at the Foy Parking Lot. Click here for more. • For information about other happenings at APSU, click here.

(Posted Oct. 12, 2020)

Award-winning young adult author Bill Konigsberg will read from his work during an Oct. 14 free virtual event hosted by Austin Peay State University.

“A Zone 3 Press Reading with Bill Konigsberg” is scheduled for 7 p.m. Oct. 14. You can register for the reading by clicking here.

The event will be a webinar with a live question and answer session.

Konigsberg is best known for his LGBTQ-inclusive novels for young readers such as “The Porcupine of Truth,” which won the PEN Center Literary Award and the Stonewall Book Award.

The reading is sponsored by Zone 3 Press and the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts.

You can read an interview with Konigsberg here.

Award-winning young adult author Bill Konigsberg will read from his work during an Oct. 14 free virtual event hosted by Austin Peay State University. “A Zone 3 Press Reading with Bill Konigsberg” is scheduled for 7 p.m. Oct. 14. You can register for the reading by clicking here. The event will be a webinar with a live question and answer session. Konigsberg is best known for his LGBTQ-inclusive novels for young readers such as “The Porcupine of Truth,” which won the PEN Center Literary Award and the Stonewall Book Award. The reading is sponsored by Zone 3 Press and the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts. You can read an interview with Konigsberg here. International artist Cassils to speak at virtual Austin Peay event The Department of Art + Design, with support from The Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, is pleased to host internationally recognized artist, Cassils, to continue and incredible 2020-21 CECA Visiting Artist Speaker Series season. “I am so excited to be able to host Cassils at Austin Peay,” said Michael Dickins, chair of the Visiting Artist Speaker Committee. “Cassils is such a powerhouse artist and has gained international recognition for a rigorous engagement with the body as a form of social sculpture. Their work is challenging, engaging and deeply personal, and has always dealt with what it means to be human. Their recent work puts a spotlight on human rights and immigration.” Cassils’ free lecture will be via Zoom at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13. Registration is required at https://bit.ly/2GP74yq. “Cassils was scheduled to visit campus last April as part of our 2019-20 season, but due to COVID, the event was rescheduled for this season and is now being held virtually,” Dickins continued. “Though I always enjoy bringing these artists to Clarksville, I am excited to be able to open up our renowned speaker series to the rest of the world. Hosting the artist talks via Zoom webinar, we are no longer limited by the seats in the lecture hall. All of our events have always been free and open to the public – now we’ll be reaching a larger audience.” Cassils will also visit Art + Design’s senior capstone class to discuss professional development on Oct. 14 via Zoom. This will be a unique opportunity for our students to directly engage with nationally recognized artists. You can learn more about Cassils at www.cassils.net. Austin Peay art faculty to present works during ‘Art + Design Faculty Triennial’ The Art + Design Faculty Triennial runs through Oct. 23. The triennial showcases the artwork of our dedicated and talented Art + Design faculty. The triennial gives students a chance to engage in their professor’s work and a chance for the community to see the work of the professional artists that teach at Austin Peay. Daily social media posts featuring an exhibiting artist per day will also accompany the exhibition. To kick off the exhibition, a public projection performance by artist Barry Jones and collaborator Andrea Spofford will take place 7-9 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28, in the Arts Quad, behind the Art + Design building. Bring a lawn chair. Social distancing will be practiced. The triennial will be at The New Gallery, located in the Art + Design building on the Austin Peay campus. Hours for The New Gallery are 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Thursday. The gallery is closed on weekends and holidays and follows the university’s academic calendar. To maintain social distance measures, a 15-person limit rule will be in effect. Other Austin Peay happenings this week: • Drive-in Movie: Coco, 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, at the Foy Parking Lot. Click here for more. • For information about other happenings at APSU, click here.

International artist Cassils to speak at virtual Austin Peay event

The Department of Art + Design, with support from The Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, is pleased to host internationally recognized artist, Cassils, to continue and incredible 2020-21 CECA Visiting Artist Speaker Series season.

“I am so excited to be able to host Cassils at Austin Peay,” said Michael Dickins, chair of the Visiting Artist Speaker Committee. “Cassils is such a powerhouse artist and has gained international recognition for a rigorous engagement with the body as a form of social sculpture. Their work is challenging, engaging and deeply personal, and has always dealt with what it means to be human. Their recent work puts a spotlight on human rights and immigration.”

Cassils’ free lecture will be via Zoom at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13. Registration is required at https://bit.ly/2GP74yq.

“Cassils was scheduled to visit campus last April as part of our 2019-20 season, but due to COVID, the event was rescheduled for this season and is now being held virtually,” Dickins continued. “Though I always enjoy bringing these artists to Clarksville, I am excited to be able to open up our renowned speaker series to the rest of the world. Hosting the artist talks via Zoom webinar, we are no longer limited by the seats in the lecture hall. All of our events have always been free and open to the public – now we’ll be reaching a larger audience.”

Cassils will also visit Art + Design’s senior capstone class to discuss professional development on Oct. 14 via Zoom. This will be a unique opportunity for our students to directly engage with nationally recognized artists.

You can learn more about Cassils at www.cassils.net.

Award-winning young adult author Bill Konigsberg will read from his work during an Oct. 14 free virtual event hosted by Austin Peay State University. “A Zone 3 Press Reading with Bill Konigsberg” is scheduled for 7 p.m. Oct. 14. You can register for the reading by clicking here. The event will be a webinar with a live question and answer session. Konigsberg is best known for his LGBTQ-inclusive novels for young readers such as “The Porcupine of Truth,” which won the PEN Center Literary Award and the Stonewall Book Award. The reading is sponsored by Zone 3 Press and the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts. You can read an interview with Konigsberg here. International artist Cassils to speak at virtual Austin Peay event The Department of Art + Design, with support from The Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts, is pleased to host internationally recognized artist, Cassils, to continue and incredible 2020-21 CECA Visiting Artist Speaker Series season. “I am so excited to be able to host Cassils at Austin Peay,” said Michael Dickins, chair of the Visiting Artist Speaker Committee. “Cassils is such a powerhouse artist and has gained international recognition for a rigorous engagement with the body as a form of social sculpture. Their work is challenging, engaging and deeply personal, and has always dealt with what it means to be human. Their recent work puts a spotlight on human rights and immigration.” Cassils’ free lecture will be via Zoom at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13. Registration is required at https://bit.ly/2GP74yq. “Cassils was scheduled to visit campus last April as part of our 2019-20 season, but due to COVID, the event was rescheduled for this season and is now being held virtually,” Dickins continued. “Though I always enjoy bringing these artists to Clarksville, I am excited to be able to open up our renowned speaker series to the rest of the world. Hosting the artist talks via Zoom webinar, we are no longer limited by the seats in the lecture hall. All of our events have always been free and open to the public – now we’ll be reaching a larger audience.” Cassils will also visit Art + Design’s senior capstone class to discuss professional development on Oct. 14 via Zoom. This will be a unique opportunity for our students to directly engage with nationally recognized artists. You can learn more about Cassils at www.cassils.net. Austin Peay art faculty to present works during ‘Art + Design Faculty Triennial’ The Art + Design Faculty Triennial runs through Oct. 23. The triennial showcases the artwork of our dedicated and talented Art + Design faculty. The triennial gives students a chance to engage in their professor’s work and a chance for the community to see the work of the professional artists that teach at Austin Peay. Daily social media posts featuring an exhibiting artist per day will also accompany the exhibition. To kick off the exhibition, a public projection performance by artist Barry Jones and collaborator Andrea Spofford will take place 7-9 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28, in the Arts Quad, behind the Art + Design building. Bring a lawn chair. Social distancing will be practiced. The triennial will be at The New Gallery, located in the Art + Design building on the Austin Peay campus. Hours for The New Gallery are 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Thursday. The gallery is closed on weekends and holidays and follows the university’s academic calendar. To maintain social distance measures, a 15-person limit rule will be in effect. Other Austin Peay happenings this week: • Drive-in Movie: Coco, 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, at the Foy Parking Lot. Click here for more. • For information about other happenings at APSU, click here.

Austin Peay art faculty to present works during ‘Art + Design Faculty Triennial’

The Art + Design Faculty Triennial runs through Oct. 23. The triennial showcases the artwork of our dedicated and talented Art + Design faculty.

The triennial gives students a chance to engage in their professor’s work and a chance for the community to see the work of the professional artists that teach at Austin Peay.

Daily social media posts featuring an exhibiting artist per day will also accompany the exhibition.

To kick off the exhibition, a public projection performance by artist Barry Jones and collaborator Andrea Spofford will take place 7-9 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28, in the Arts Quad, behind the Art + Design building. Bring a lawn chair. Social distancing will be practiced.

The triennial will be at The New Gallery, located in the Art + Design building on the Austin Peay campus.

Hours for The New Gallery are 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Thursday. The gallery is closed on weekends and holidays and follows the university’s academic calendar. To maintain social distance measures, a 15-person limit rule will be in effect.

Other Austin Peay happenings this week:

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