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Date(s) - October 6, 2024
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
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SEE-THROUGH 4.0 aims to bring CSU’s Creative Writing program, Department of Art & Art History, and the Fort Collins communities together, to bridge the “town/gown” divide and showcase the many ways Coloradans make art. Hosted by Wolverine Publick House, SEE-THROUGH is an afternoon of readings, exhibitions, and community conversations highlighting the world-class art and artists of Northern Colorado.
Colorado State University’s accomplished faculty publish award-winning books, exhibits artwork in galleries nationally and internationally, as well as win prestigious prizes and grants to further research and creative artistry. Fort Collins is home to painters, poets, potters, and musicians who draw on diverse influences and traditions to make exciting and innovative art. Now in its fourth year, SEE-THROUGH highlights the intersection of art and community building.
Curated by
Andrew Altschul
Sanam Emami
Featured Artists & Writers
Sanam Emami
Sanam Emami is a studio potter living in Fort Collins, CO with her husband Del Harrow and their son William. She received a BA in History from James Madison University in Virginia, and an MFA in Ceramics from New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. Currently, she is an Associate Professor of Pottery at Colorado State University. She was a Visiting Assistant Professor in Ceramics at Alfred University, resident artist at the Archie Bray Foundation in Montana, and has lectured at the Office for the Arts at Harvard University; the Kansas City Art Institute; Arizona State University Art Museum-Ceramic Research Center, and NCECA in Louisville, Kentucky. She received a New York Foundation for the Arts Grant for Craft and her work has been in exhibitions at numerous galleries across the United States.
Elnaz Javani
Elnaz Javani is an artist and educator based in Fort Collins, Colorado, where she is an assistant professor of Fibers at Colorado State University. Her multidisciplinary practice, which spans textiles, drawing, printing, and installations, thoughtfully explores themes of identity, place, power dynamics, and labor. Javani earned her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a BFA from Tehran University of Art. She has been honored with numerous awards, including the 2024 New Voices award and the 2023 Center for Craft Artist Cohort Grant. Her work has been exhibited internationally across the USA, Europe, and the Middle East.
Dan Beachy-Quick
Dan Beachy-Quick is a poet, essayist, and translator whose most recent book is a collection of essays written over the last 20 years, How to Draw a Circle: On Reading and Writing, from the University of Michigan Press’s Poets on Poetry Series. His work has been supported by the Monfort, Lannan, and Guggenheim Foundations. He’s currently Interim Chair of the English Department at Colorado State University, where he is a University Distinguished Teaching Scholar.
Todd Mitchell
Todd Mitchell is the author of several award-winning novels for young readers and adults including The Namer of Spirits, The Last Panther, The Traitor King, Backwards, and The Secret to Lying. In addition to writing books and comics, Todd works with artists, teachers, and writers on ways to enhance creativity. His newest nonfiction book for creators is titled Breakthrough: How to Overcome Doubt, Fear, and Resistance to Be Your Ultimate Creative Self. Currently, Todd directs the Beginning Creative Writing Teaching Program at Colorado State University. You can visit him (and learn about his squirrel obsession) at www.ToddMitchellBooks.com.