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Wellspring: Humanities and Arts During Covid-19, Issue Six
Posted by Andrew Cohen
“A people also perish when they fail to keep alive the values that make them human, the wellsprings of their sanity.” —Ben Okri
This week we feature an interview withСèý Artist-in-Residence, Sandy Sampson, conducted by Сèý Writer-in-Residence, Justin Rigamonti; a fascinating video on the emerging field ofNarrative Medicine; an article onthe role of philosophy and the humanities during the Pandemic; andan abundance of online films and performances.
Сèý’s Humanities and Arts Highlights:
- Late last summer,President Mark Mitsui established both a Сèý Artist-in-Residency and a Сèý Writer-in-Residency for this academic yearso as to bringcreative perspectives to the Strategic Planning and reorganization Сèý is currently undertaking.Today, we arehappy tosharean interviewwith our Artist-in-Residence, Sandy Sampson, Cascade Art faculty, interviewed by Justin Rigamonti, ourWriter-In-Residence. Next week, we’llshare an interview with Justin.
- This Thursday, from 3:00-3:45pm, the Sylvania TLC is pleased to present,“Inspiration and Reflection: Guitar with John Mery.”John Mery, Сèý Music instructor, HARTS Council member, and professional guitarist will present a varied program of pieces to fit the theme of Inspiration and reflection and he also uses as teaching pieces. The program will include works from Brazil, Cuba, Baroque Germany, as well as a few works composed in Portland. It will be live lecture/recital viaand last approximately 45 minutes. Contact Linda Fergusson-Kolmes (linda.fergussonkolmes@pcc.edu) for more details.
- This week,Two Deep Breaths,the bi-weekly poetry postingcurated by ourСèý Writer-in-Residence,featuresbyFlamur Vehapi, who works with the LINKS Programs, serves as a success coach, and teaches College Success courses,andby Pulitzer Prize winning poet,Yusef Komunyakaa.
- Finally,if you tried and failed last week to accessthewonderful essayby Sylvania student, Gabe Blackburn, about Dutch Renaissance artist,Hieronymus Bosch,written for his Writing 122 class, you were in good company: the link was broken. We’ve now since corrected it and arehappy to properly share theessaywith you this week.
Beyond Сèý
- Museums near and far continue to make their exhibits available online free-of-charge.From January through June 2018, theOregon Historical Societywas hosting, presented by the. Now you can experience the exhibit online. From the website:“Racing to Changeilluminates the Civil Rights Movement in Oregon in the 1960s and 1970s,a time of cultural and social upheaval, conflict, and change. The era brought new militant voices into a clash with traditional organizations of power, both black and white.”
- A perfect example of a professional marriage between Humanities and science is the emerging field of Narrative Medicine.Columbia University has a ground-breaking program, but many other medical schools—such as University of Chicago, Temple University, University of Southern California, and University of Arizona—are also offering masters’ degrees in Narrative Medicine.Hereis who explains the field and who teaches it to her medical residents and medical students.
- Even as arts and humanities organizations are suffering during the pandemic, their importance in helping us to make sense of the world during hard times is increasingly clear.In, the co-founder and current host of the popular radio show,Philosophy Talk,“rڱonhow philosophy, and the humanities broadly, can help during these turbulent times.”
- Movie theaters remain shut, but online film opportunities abound.Portland Art Museum and Northwest Film Center presentThe Painter and the Thiefthrough May 29th.From the website: “Desperate for answers about the theft of her two paintings, a Czech artist seeks out and befriends the career criminal who stole them. After inviting her thief to sit for a portrait, the two form an improbable relationship and an inextricable bond that will forever link these lonely souls.”
- And if you’re looking forother fantastic possibilitiesto enjoy from your couch, this weektheis showing(Cendrillon)by Jules Massenet,the National Theater is showing Tennessee William’s , with Gillian Anderson, and PBS is showingthe full film of Rupert Goold’s,starring Sir Patrick Stewart and Kate Fleetwood. What abundance!
Past issues
- Issue One of Wellspring
- Issue Two of Wellspring
- Issue Three of Wellspring
- Issue Four of Wellspring
- Issue Five of Wellspring