Nina Herzog (’16): Re-Establishing a Writer’s Identity

Nina Herzog (’16): Re-Establishing a Writer’s Identity

A 2009 alumna, writer Nina Herzog arrived for her second Saltonstall residency with one goal: to finish the final chapters of a nonfiction book that had been languishing in file boxes. But Nina didn’t feel like a writer anymore. “I hadn’t been...
Melissa Zarem (’16): Silent Work

Melissa Zarem (’16): Silent Work

Visual artist Melissa Zarem is not used to quiet. A native of New York City, she and her husband and two young children moved to Ithaca 10 years ago. In her small studio at home, she’s almost always listening to something — NPR, podcasts, music —...
Ilene Sunshine (’14) Exhibits New Work at 490 Atlantic

Ilene Sunshine (’14) Exhibits New Work at 490 Atlantic

Ilene Sunshine (’14) will be exhibiting new sculptures and work on paper this fall at 490 Atlantic, Brooklyn. Please join the artists for a reception on  Saturday, September 24th from 6-8pm.The exhibition is on view from September 24 – October 30, 2016....
Francisco Marquez (’16): Writing In-Depth

Francisco Marquez (’16): Writing In-Depth

Poet Francisco Márquez is just beginning his second year in the MFA program at New York University. Being a full-time student with a part-time job doesn’t leave him much time to write. He was looking for an opportunity to delve deeply into his work for a...