Artist Commune: Make a Statement

An artist statement is a concise and powerful way to describe our creative work and process. In this interactive session for September’s Artist Commune, we will learn how to write an artist statement that reveals the beauty and power of our work. Artists and writers of all disciplines are welcome to participate. Come prepared to create and share a draft of your artist statement in a creative and supportive setting.

We encourage you to bring photos or examples of your work to share with the group!

Speaker Biography:

Sayuri Matsuura Ayers is a writer and poet from Columbus, Ohio. Her work has been published on The Poetry Foundation website and in literary journals such as Artist Commune, JOYLAND, TriQuarterly, Gulf Stream, and Hippocampus Magazine. The author of three poetry collections and one nonfiction collection, Ayers has been awarded the Ohio Arts Council’s Individual Excellence Award for creative nonfiction. She has also attended artist residencies at Yaddo, The Virgina Center for the Creative Arts, and Soaring Gardens. Ayers earned her MFA in creative nonfiction at Randolph College. To learn more about Ayers and her work, visit sayuriayers.com.