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The Creative Writing Program’s First Books event features Minnesota writers who recently published their first book. This year’s readers are Maureen Aitken, Caitlin Bailey, and Donte Collins. In addition to these featured readers, MFA alumnus Connor McNamara Stratton will read from his aunt Michelle McNamara’s posthumous I’ll Be Gone in the Dark.

Cosponsored by the UMN Creative Writing Program.

From the Publicity Books: Honoring Ruth Lawrence…I

From the Publicity Books: Honoring Ruth Lawrence…I

    At first glance, the University Gallery’s Publicity Books appear to be mere scrapbooks filled with mementos of early exhibitions, that were found filed away on a bookshelf somewhere in the back of someone’s office. However, tucked unassumingly into a Publicity Book dated 1953-1954, rests a short but impressive letter that challenges that idea.   March 12, 1953 Dear Mrs. Lawrence: It was with interest that I read the attached clipping in the Minneapolis Star.  It brought back many…

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From the Publicity Books: Honoring Ruth Lawrence…II

From the Publicity Books: Honoring Ruth Lawrence…II

A University Gallery Publicity Book dated 1957 included a brief article about the acquisition of a painting to the art collection. “Still Life with Leaves” by B. J. O. Nordfeldt was given to the collection by the artist’s widow, Emily Abbott Nordfeldt and dedicated to retired gallery director Ruth Lawrence “in recognition of her years of service to the University of Minnesota and to the University Gallery” . Upon donation in July 1958, the painting was displayed as the “Picture…

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ArtWords

Be inspired by the art in the galleries and have your writing published. ArtWords is a writing competition with prizes and a chance to gain a little fame and recognition. Launched in 1998, ArtWords is an annual writing competition held in collaboration with the Creative Writing Program in the Department of English. It is open to undergraduate and graduate level University of Minnesota students. Participating students select an artwork on view from WAM’s permanent collection and develop an original short…

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