Nonprofit arts leader Sonnet Kekilia Coggins assumes the role of Executive Director of the Merwin Conservancy beginning September. She will initially work part-time and begin full-time work in late October. Coggins comes to the nonprofit from her 5-year-long job as Deputy Director of the Williams College Museum of Art in Massachusetts. At WCMA, she was responsible for … [Read more...] about Merwin Conservancy welcomes new Executive Director Sonnet Kekilia Coggins
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New W.S. Merwin-inspired installation to open at American Writers Museum
A newly commissioned immersive installation inspired by poet W.S. Merwin will open next month in Chicago. The installation coincides with the May 16 opening of the American Writers Museum, located in Chicago’s famed “Loop” neighborhood. The special exhibit, entitled Palm: All Awake in the Darkness, was created by artist duo Susannah Sayler and Edward Morris (in collaboration … [Read more...] about New W.S. Merwin-inspired installation to open at American Writers Museum