This symposium is supported by the Confucius Institute, The College of Arts & Sciences and the UK Department of Art.

Oct. 14 at 5:00pm keynote lecture President’s Room, Singletary Center for the Arts

Eugene Wang, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Professor of Asian Art, East Asian Art History Program, Harvard University

After-Shock and After-Image: A Chinese “Neorealist” Painter’s Engagement with the Real in the Postmedium and Post-Earthquake Situation

Additional location - Oct 15, Briggs Theatre, Fine Arts Building.

The Gypsy Poetry Slam, now in its sixth year as part of the Kentucky Women Writers Conference, to showcase the works of not only local poets, but also those from across the nation. As part of the event, headlined by noted poet Krista Franklin, the conference will also feature a new award. The Faith A. Smith Poetry Prize, established by Kentucky poet Frank X Walker, will be awarded to the winner of this year's slam to be held 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, at the Downtown Arts Center. The slam is free and open to the public.

Downtown Arts Center

141 East Main Street

Lexington, KY 40507

(859) 225 - 0370