“Skohegan is the pivot… That was what happened at Skowhegan: you going to go to work, or go down to the coast and drink beer?” – artist Bill King
Skowhegan’s 2018 Award Dinner, honoring Peter Doig, Betye Saar, Barbara Lapcek, and ArtPlace America and Jamie Bennett, will take place on Tuesday, April 24 at The Plaza in New York City.
This video, produced on the occasion of Skowhegan’s 2016 awards dinner, describes the impact that the program has had on hundreds of artists for over 70 years.
From Skowhegan:
Debuted at the 2016 Awards Dinner, April 26th at The Plaza.
Featuring the class, faculty and staff of 2015,
interviews with the artists David C. Driskell (A ’53, F ’76 ’78 ’91 ’04) and Bill King (A ’48 ’51 ’52, F ’67 ’75 ’77 ’82 ’89), conducted by Liza Zapol, and Suzanne McClelland (F ’99).
Created for Skowhegan by RAVA Films and Wesley Miller (A ’02).
Made possible by Trustee Jan Aronson