CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. — Chautauqua Institution is pleased to announce 11 exceptional books as the 2023 finalists for The Chautauqua Prize, now in its 12th year: The Black Period: On Personhood, Race, and Origin, by Hafizah Augustus Geter (Random House) Border Hacker: A Tale of Treachery, Trafficking, and Two Friends on the Run, by Levi Vonk with Axel Kirschner (Bold Type Books) A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times: Stories, by Meron Hadero (Restless Books) Four Treasures of the Sky: A Novel, by Jenny Tinghui Zhang (Flatiron Books) Horse: A Novel, by Geraldine Brooks (Viking Books) The Latecomer: A...
Chautauqua Institution is delighted to announce “On Impressions” by Lily Taylor as the winner of the 2023 Chautauqua Janus Prize. In another record-breaking year for submissions, Taylor’s “On Impressions” was selected by guest judge Michael Martone among nine finalists. Taylor will receive the $5,000 prize, plus a $2,000 travel and lodging stipend. She will give a public lecture and reading at a celebratory event at 5 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, Aug. 16, in the parlor of the Athenaeum Hotel as part of Chautauqua Institution’s 2023 Summer Assembly. A nonfiction writer with a specialization in lyric essays, Taylor holds degrees from...
CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. — Chautauqua Theater Company (CTC), the resident theater company of Chautauqua Institution, today announced its New Play Workshops for the 2023 season, its first under the leadership of Producing Artistic Director Jade King Carroll. CTC’s audience will have the opportunity to experience plays at every stage of development by the country’s most exciting playwrights. From a first new play reading to a staged workshop, from a world premiere to a published adaptation, the audience will be a part of the process as CTC deepens its long-standing commitment to new work. CTC will present readings of three new...
The Chautauqua County Legislature yesterday approved an investment of $1 million to continue research started in 2020 and sustained since then by investments of nearly $4 million from Chautauqua Institution. This new funding will enable the continuation of research by The Jefferson Project research teams that are helping Chautauqua County officials and regional lake organizations better understand and act upon the unique combination of environmental factors impairing Chautauqua Lake. “The work of The Jefferson Project is informing mitigation efforts that will eventually save Chautauqua Lake,” said Michael E. Hill, Ed.D., President of Chautauqua Institution. “Chautauqua Lake will not survive unless...
Chautauqua Literary Arts and the Department of Education at Chautauqua Institution are pleased to announce nine finalists for the 2023 Chautauqua Janus Prize. To be awarded this summer for the sixth time, the Janus Prize has enjoyed a steady increase of interest among emerging writers and this year saw another record-breaking number of submissions. This year, more than 120 writers entered work to be considered for the prize that looks to celebrate an emerging writer’s single work of short fiction or nonfiction for daring formal and aesthetic innovations that upset and reorder readers’ imagination. The nine finalists for the 2023 Chautauqua...
Chautauqua Institution today announced the appointment of celebrated artistic leader Sasha Janes as artistic director of its School of Dance. In this role, Janes will oversee the artistic vision and focus of one of the most respected summer programs in the dance world, cultivate a robust professional company and guest artist presence on the Institution grounds throughout the traditional nine-week Chautauqua Summer Assembly, and further dance residency initiatives year-round. Janes, currently based in Bloomington, Indiana, serves as a professor of music in ballet at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music. Born in Perth, Australia, he received his formal dance training...
Chautauqua Institution today announced the interim appointment of Jordan Steves to the role of Emily and Richard Smucker Chair for Education. This appointment follows the announcement last week of the resignation of Matt Ewalt, Vice President and Emily and Richard Smucker Chair for Education, who is taking on a new role for The Texas Tribune. As interim chair, Steves will lead the coordination, planning and presentation of the Chautauqua Lecture Series, the Institution’s signature lecture platform that takes place at 10:45 a.m. Monday-Friday during the Summer Assembly. “Jordan brings a deep knowledge of and commitment to the mission and history...
Just two short hours from the Canadian border, Chautauqua Institution makes for an ideal summer vacation destination. Winner of USA Today’s “Best Small Town Cultural Scene” contest in 2020, Chautauqua’s stunning scenery and thriving cultural scene provides the perfect mix of spiritual growth, arts, and recreation. Canadian visitors will discover CHQ’s sun-filled skies, a dramatic lakeside setting, National Historic Landmark architecture, and an abundance of activities and enrichment. Whether it’s a couple’s getaway, a solo trip, or a family vacation, we invite you to explore what makes Chautauqua Institution so unique and celebrate our Canadian relations. Here are a few...
CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. — Chautauqua Institution today announced that Matt Ewalt, longtime member of the Institution’s leadership team who currently serves as vice president and Emily and Richard Smucker Chair for Education, will depart at the end of March for a new professional opportunity at The Texas Tribune in Austin. Ewalt has served Chautauqua in a variety of capacities since joining the staff in 2006. Since 2018, he has served in his current role, overseeing the Institution’s signature Chautauqua Lecture Series, Chautauqua Literary Arts, youth and family programs, the Special Studies community education program, and the Chautauqua Climate Change Initiative, along...
Welcome to the winter 2023 update of the Chautauqua Climate Change Initiative. In this edition, you’ll get a sneak peek into one of the most exciting programs we have in store for you during the 2023 season. A full climate program list will appear in our Spring 2023 update along with some unique adventures coming up through Chautauqua Travels. You’ll also learn about the ongoing work of our Chautauqua Lake Initiative and our efforts to advance a greener, more sustainable Chautauqua. As of February 2022, we have more than 200 members on our Facebook group, Chautauquans for Sustainability. If you’re...