Application Deadline: April 30th 2021
Magnus Foundation are accepting applications for the Inge Morath Award, a $5,000 grant given to a woman photographer under the age of 30 to support the completion of a long-term documentary project. One finalist will also receive a $1,000 grant in support of their project.
The recipient and finalist are selected by a jury composed of Magnum photographers, the Executive Director of the Magnum Foundation, and the Inge Morath Estate.
Inge Morath was an Austrian-born photographer who was associated with Magnum Photos for nearly fifty years. After her death in 2002, the Inge Morath Foundation was established with a limited-term mission to manage Morath’s estate and facilitate the study and appreciation of her contribution to photography. With the closure of the research space in 2014, Inge’s archive was acquired by the Beinecke Library at Yale University, and a set of Morath’s master prints by the Yale University Art Gallery, where they are
April 23, 2021
The Spring 2021 Zalaznick Reading Series culminates with a reading by poet, memoirist, translator, and human rights advocate Carolyn Forché on Thursday, April 29 at 7 p.m. Registration is required for this free event, which is open to the public.
Carolyn Forché. Don J. Usner/Provided
Forché will read poems from her 2020 collection “In the Lateness of the World,” as well as prose selections from her 2019 book, “What You Have Heard Is True: A Memoir of Witness and Resistance.” The reading will be followed by conversation and a live Q&A, moderated by poet, translator, and assistant professor of literatures in English Valzhyna Mort.
The True Stories Behind These Strange And Mysterious Artifacts
By Joseph A. Williams/Feb. 9, 2021 10:24 am EDT
From the Sword in the Stone to ancient Egyptian airplanes, strange and mysterious artifacts summon people to put away their iPhones, don a fedora, snap a bullwhip, and get their faces melted. Some artifacts are intoxicating through their storytelling or by the puzzles they present. Basic questions such as who made an item, why they made it, and what it does fascinate all armchair archaeologists. While answers to these questions that involve the lost city of Atlantis or alien technology have less than zero credibility, just the fact that these
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Things to do in the new year in arts, culture and entertainment (with safety precautions in place)
Dec. 31, 2020
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CRUISES RETURN: The R/V Spirit of the Sound will resume the Norwalk Aquarium’s bird and seal spotting cruises Jan. 9-10. Advance reservations are required at maritimeaquarium.org.Maritime Aquarium / Contributed photo /Show MoreShow Less
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TWELFTH NIGHT: With a larger outdoor element, the Derby Historical Society will present its “Twelfth Night” celebration (previous one above) Jan. 10 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the David Humphreys House in Ansonia. Details in Thursday’s Go section.Derby Historical Society / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less