This virtual panel discussion, which is presented by Aurora PhotoCenter in partnership with Herron School of Art and Design at IUPUI, is free and open to the public. Panelists are:

Tarrah Krajnak, artist, educator, and Aurora PhotoCenter Artist-in-Residence
Hannah Frieser, Executive Director of the Center of Photography at Woodstock
Charles Guice, art advisor, curator, mentor, and writer
Mary Goodwin, co-founder and director at Aurora PhotoCenter

Krajnak will share the importance of residencies in her work and career, starting with her first collaborative residency at Center of Photography at Woodstock in 2008, up through her latest residency at Herron in 2021.
As an integral part of the residency program at CPW, and formerly at Light Work, Frieser has years of experience building residency programs and helping artists maximize their residency time.
Guice has advised and mentored many artists in various stages of their careers, helping them to seek the right opportunities for the right time and project.
Goodwin will host and moderate the conversation, as well as talk about the value of residencies in Aurora’s programming.