Working Session: Artist Statements

The Playwrights' Center is partnering with Springboard for the Arts to provide this working session to help theater artists create successful artist statements. The session will be a mix of presentation, writing prompts, and interactive workshop.

Playwright and author Saymoukda Duangphouxay Vongsay will lead this session.

The session will be held online via Zoom on Monday, January 12 from 6:00-7:30pm CST

Be sure to register early, as we have a limited number of spots available.

I f you are not able to attend this session but are interested in receiving the materials, please contact Julia at juliab@pwcenter.org.

Saymoukda is a Lao-American playwright whose work has been presented by the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Center (NY), Theater Mu (MN), Lower Depth Theater (LA), Asian Improv Arts (IL), and elsewhere. She’s currently a Mellon Fdn Playwright in Residence at Theater Mu, a Jerome@Camargo Artist in Residence in Cassis, France, a Playwrights Center Core Writer, a Lanesboro Arts Artist in Residence, and a Forecast Public Art grantee. Recent honors include a Jerome Hill fellowship, a Bush Fdn Leadership fellowship, and being the first Minnesotan artist to be invited as an artist in residence at the Kennedy Center REACH.

The content of this workshop is from Springboards' Work of Art: Business Skills for Artists, a professional development curriculum designed to teach business skills to artists in all disciplines. The curriculum is always available for free download, or you can buy a copy of the book to support your practice: https://springboardforthearts.org/resource-library/work-of-art-business-skills-for-artists-2/.