FREE | Every Friday: June 19 - August 28 | 5 PM - 6 PM
Join us throughout the residency season for our free public series of short and informal artist talks, readings, and presentations. We’ll learn about works-in-progress from our artists and scholars-in-residence with informative and inspiring presentations in all disciplines. This is a wonderful way to kick off your weekend! Bring a friend, all are welcome.
Location: Main Campus. Look for Craigardan Event sign at the end of Main Campus driveway (two “doors” west of the farm store, towards Keene). Google Maps Link
Viviana Jeon
Viviana Jeon is a London-based Korean artist working primarily with hand-built clay and place-responsive processes. She completed her MA in Ceramics & Glass at the Royal College of Art in 2025 and holds a BA in Ceramic Art & Design with a minor in Visual Communication Design at the Seoul National University of Science and Technology.
Her practice explores clay as a relational material shaped through touch, repetition, and care-based making. She has participated in multiple group exhibitions across London, was a finalist for the London Sculpture Prize (2025), and took part in London Craft Week 2025. She has delivered an artist talk at the Korean Cultural Centre UK and has led abstract ceramics and performance-based workshops for university students at UCA Farnham, UK.
She has also worked as a Teaching Assistant at Hampstead School of Art, supporting secondary-level students in abstract painting, life drawing, and hand-building ceramics. In addition, she has participated as a researcher in a government-funded material research project, developing testing and documentation methods related to ceramic and material processes.
Claire Cohen
Claire Cohen is a Brooklyn-based freelance writer and editor interested in classic literary themes such as death, love, grief, and childhood, as well as the ways in which these themes are evolving with the modern day. Her current work aims to elevate "romantasy" literature by exploring the sexual power dynamics inherent to it, while embracing the sense of creativity and play that has drawn readers to the genre. She is inspired by the outdoors, cooking, video games, and anime.