Open Mic with Ceirra Evans

Registration required

Free (donations welcome)

Come and share stories, poems, and songs about your shared meal experiences and memories! We'll gather at the JSP Amphitheater.

Ceirra Evans’ sculpture “Reunion” transforms personal history of communal meals shared at family gatherings in rural Eastern Kentucky into shared experience through the language of food, memory, and hospitality. As the last event of Ceirra’s residency, JSP will host an open-mic! Ceirra invites artists to come share their poems, stories, songs and artwork about shared meals.

This residency is made possible by a grant from the Kentucky Foundation for Women.

About Ceirra Evans

Ceirra Evans is a Kentucky based painter depicting Appalachia and rural narratives. Ceirra's work has been reviewed by Hperallergic, The New Yorker and other publications. Her work has been exhibited in 21c Museums in Louisville, Kentucky and Bentonville, Arkansas. In 2023, Ceirra had a solo show "Come Home With Me" at Virginia Tech's Perspective Gallery (Blacksburg, VA) and a solo show "A Wild Weed" at Gallerie Geraldine Banier (Paris, France). Her most recent show "Come Rain or Shine" was held at Institute 193 (Lexington, KY). Her work is held in multiple private collections in the United States and UK. Ceirra has a degree in Interdisciplinary Liberal Studies from Spalding University (Louisville, KY). Explore Ceirra's work at www.ceirraevans.com. 

About JSP Artist-in-Residence Program

Josephine Sculpture Park's (JSP) Artist-in-Residence program provides artists a career-boosting opportunity to make new outdoor work on a large-scale, with the physical space and technical and financial support to succeed. JSP is free and open daily from dawn to dusk and hosts over 70 artworks across 2 miles of trails! Plan your visit today.

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