Allen Family Visit Fall, 2020
November 09 - November 13,2020
Note: This event is online-only. For registration, go here.
"The internationally acclaimed artists, joined by their sons Bukka and Bale Creek, will lead five sessions discussing the making of their art, their lives of making art and issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Home to the Terry and Jo Harvey Allen Center for Creative Studies, Texas Tech University also houses the Terry and Jo Harvey Allen Collection. The living archive within University Libraries includes more than 50 years' of personal journals, correspondence, workbooks and drafts of scripts and other writings, and various audio and visual recordings that document the artists' creative processes. The Lubbock natives are best known for their individual and collaborative, curiosity-driven, transdisciplinary works.
Beginning today through Friday (November 9-13), the internationally acclaimed Allens will lead five sessions in virtual residency with the center. Terry Allen and Jo Harvey Allen will be joined by their sons, Bukka, a well-known and highly sought after musician, and Bale Creek, a prominent visual artist and gallerist. All four family members will work from their home studios in Santa Fe and Austin, discussing the making of their art, their lives of making art and issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Each session will be held from 7:30-9 p.m., with the first session presented as a panel discussion moderated by Paul Hunton, Texas Tech Public Media general manager. Hunton is the producer and director of "Hold It on the Road," a soon-to-be-released feature-length documentary film on the Allens. The remaining four sessions will include a video, followed by a discussion and Q&A segment.
"Terry, Jo Harvey, Bukka and Bale Creek are four of the most creative, talented and interesting artists I've ever known, and they all are part of the same family," Hunton said. "That's pretty remarkable! If you want to find inspiration, or insight into the challenges of dedicating your life to creating art in any form, you won't want to miss these incredible conversations."
All sessions are free and open to the public, and participants are not required to attend all five sessions. Registration is required and may be completed
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