Each Receives $100,000 Grant to Further Democracy Work Chautauqua Institution proudly introduces Melody Barnes and David French as the inaugural recipients of the Chautauqua Perry Fellowship in Democracy. Barnes is the executive director of the Karsh Institute of Democracy at the University of Virginia; French is a widely read opinion columnist at The New York Times. Both will be able to use the distinction and funding afforded by the Perry Fellowship to further democracy-focused personal and professional projects of their choice, in addition to their roles with their home institutions and shared projects with Chautauqua Institution. This announcement comes just...
After a four-year hiatus, the Department of Religion is excited to announce this summer’s Abrahamic Program for Young Adults (APYA) Coordinators. During the 2024 Summer Assembly, Allison Blackwell, Madison Cissell, Mohammed Jibriel and Zackary Steinberg will participate in departmental programs such as the Interfaith Lecture Series, CHQ Dialogues, Mystic Heart Meditation, and the Interfaith Sacred Song Service. Working together, APYA Coordinators will also design and implement a new program based on their mutual interests and vocational goals. Please join us in welcoming this summer’s APYA Coordinators! 2024 Coordinators Allison Blackwell grew up on a farm north of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She...
Celebrated Author Will Give Public Reading at Chautauqua Institution on Aug. 19 Chautauqua Institution today proudly announces The Reformatory: A Novel (Saga Press) by Tananarive Due as the 2024 winner of The Chautauqua Prize. Awarded annually since 2012, the Prize celebrates a book of fiction or literary/narrative nonfiction that provides a richly rewarding reading experience and honors the author for a significant contribution to the literary arts. As author of this year’s winning book, Due receives $7,500, and will be presented with the Prize during a celebratory event and public reading at 5 p.m. EDT Monday, Aug. 19, in Chautauqua’s...
Chautauqua Institution is pleased to announce seven exceptional books as the 2024 finalists for The Chautauqua Prize, now in its 13th year: In another year of a record-breaking number of submissions from publishers, agents and authors, these seven books represent the variety and vitality of The Chautauqua Prize. Awarded annually since 2012, the Prize draws upon Chautauqua Institution’s considerable literary legacy to celebrate a book that provides a richly rewarding reading experience and to honor the author for a significant contribution to the literary arts. The winning book will be selected from these finalists and announced by early June. ...
In another record-breaking year for submissions, Jung’s “Right Before the Fall” was selected by guest judge, Jimin Han, among twelve finalists. “What a pleasure to read these twelve finalists’ work for the Janus Prize. The range of experimentation was exciting to see,” said Han. “Thanks to the committee who narrowed the group down to these finalists. I’m sure it was very challenging. Gratitude to all who nominated writers and to those who submitted their work.” The 2024 prize recipient, Olivia Jung, will receive the $5,000 prize, plus a $2,000 travel and lodging stipend. She will give a public lecture and...
Chautauqua Literary Arts and the Department of Education at Chautauqua Institution are pleased to announce twelve finalists for the 2024 Chautauqua Janus Prize. To be awarded this summer for the seventh 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, a record number of more than 210 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 twelve...
Chautauqua Institution today announced a series of events, activities and initiatives that will be part of the quintessential Chautauqua experience in the summer of 2024 to commemorate and celebrate the Institution’s 150th Anniversary. Organized around the theme The Seasons and Stories of Chautauqua, the anniversary calendar celebrates the dream of our founders, Lewis Miller and Bishop John Heyl Vincent, who together understood the importance of education across a lifetime. Their vision for Chautauqua called for Americans to make their leisure time matter by intentionally engaging in interdisciplinary and intergenerational learning and personal growth experiences. That vision has framed the main...
Chautauqua Institution today announced spring residencies, including Yue Yin Dance Company (YYDC) and Gamelan Dharma Swara. YYDC is set to return to Chautauqua to perform a special preview performance of SOMEWHERE, choreographed by Artistic Director Yue Yin, at the Chautauqua Amphitheater on Thursday, May 23 at 4 p.m. In Elizabeth S. Lenna Hall on Tuesday, May 21 at 4 p.m., Gamelan Dharma Swara will unveil an exclusive preview world premiere of a new Dharma Swara commission; co-created by Artist-in-Residence Gusti Komin and choreographer Shoko Yamamuro. “Through our artist-in-residence program, we aim to provide a sanctuary for artists to create while...
Beginning Wednesday, April 17 and running through Wednesday, May 8, the Department of Religion will offer a weekly Book Talk Series featuring best-selling books of some of Chautauqua’s recent Interfaith Lecture Series speakers. Simran Jeet Singh, Jillian Hanesworth, Andrew Seidel, and Laurel Braitman join us for an enlightening 90-minute session. Each session includes a presentation by the author, an interactive Q-and-A, and facilitated breakout discussions. This four-week educational opportunity offers both synchronous and asynchronous content, for a cost of $175. However, due to the intimate nature of these conversations, enrollment will be capped at 30, so be sure to register...
Beginning this spring, the Department of Religion is excited to host a series of online offerings that will include several opportunities for online engagement and learning. As part of the 150 Forward Strategic Plan, one of our key objectives is to expand Chautauqua’s convening authority year round. Through these online offerings, we aim to build upon Summer Assembly content and to create new and more expansive Chautauqua experiences. We are excited to announce two new offerings. A webinar entitled “Israel and Palestine: Dialogue and Relationships Across Divides with the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom” will occur next Tuesday, March 26 at...
