Home- Campus Life- The Arts on Campus- Visiting Artists Visiting Artists, Performers, and Writers Throughout the academic year, the art departments invite a diverse range of artists, performers, and writers for short visits and long-term residencies. They present their work in the form of exhibitions, readings, performances, lectures, and artist’s talks. While on campus, they also conduct master classes and workshops, and participate in critiques and informal discussions with students. Check out some past visiting artists, artists-in-residence, and speakers below. Jump to: Creative Writing Theater Visual Arts and Film Music Creative Writing John Gregory Brown & Carrie Brown Junot Diaz Emmanuel Dongala Stephen Dunn Jeffrey Eugenides Patricia Hampl Edward P. Jones Tracy Kidder Yiyun Li Phillip Lopate Sharon Olds Robert Pinsky David Quammen Ladette Randolph Sapphire Wole Soyinka Elizabeth Strout Derek Walcott Elie Wiesel C.K. Williams Back to Top Theater Dao Anh Khanh, performance artist Pig Iron Theater Company Lucy Baily, Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation Artist-in-Residence David Epstein, Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation Artist-in-Residence Ralph Lee, puppeteer Living Theater Roger McGuinn (The Byrds) David Pinner, Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation Artist-in-Residence Tony Roberts, actor Wakka Wakka, puppeteers Back to Top Visual Arts and Film Wenhua Shi, Chinese sound artist Eduardo Kac, artist Harold Ramis, director/writer/actor Vito Acconci, artist David Adjaye, architect Martin Arnol, filmmaker Alan Berliner, documentary filmmaker Atom Egoyan Ida Applebroog, Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation Artist-in-Residence James Benning, filmmaker Joe Berlinger, filmmaker Coco Fusco, artist and critic Guillermo Gomez-Pena, artist Larry Gottheim, filmmaker Guerilla Girls, artist-activist group Joan Jonas, video and performance artist Phil Mallory Jones, Batza Family Chair in Art and Art History Larry Jordan, animator Simon Lee, artist Arturo Lindsay, Batza Family Chair in Art and Art History Lucy Lippard, critic Sharon Lockhart, filmmaker and photographer Mary Lucier, Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation Artist-in-Residence Scott McDonald, film scholar Trinh T. Minh-ha, Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation Artist-in-Residence William Moritz, film historian Laura Mulvey, film Theorist/filmmaker John Newman, Batza Family Chair in Art and Art History Yvonne Rainer, filmmaker Jeff Sharp, filmmaker Greg Sholette, Batza Family Chair in Art and Art History Gary Simmons, Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation Artist-in-Residence Lorna Simpson, Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation Artist-in-Residence P. Adams Sitney, film historian Marcia Tucker, Batza Family Chair in Art and Art History Steina Vasulka, co-founder of the Kitchen and electronic media artist Kay Walking-Stick, artist Carrie Mae Weems, Batza Family Chair in Art and Art History Stephan Westfall, Batza Family Chair in Art and Art History Peter Wollen, film critic Back to Top Music Jane Monheit, jazz vocalist Emmanuel Ax, Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation Artist-in-Residence Dickran Atamian, piano Julianne Baird, soprano Kenny Barron, Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation Artist-in-Residence Milan Bialis, piano Malcolm Bilson, fortepiano John Cage, composer Bob Dylan, singer/composer David Goode, organ Richard Goode, piano Gary Graffman, Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation Artist-in-Residence Lynn Harrell, cello Clay Jenkins, trumpet Kim Kashkashian, viola Ali Akbar Khan, Indian percussion Yong Uck Kim, violin Ann-Marie McDermott, piano Midori, Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation Artist-in-Residence Bruno Nettl, ethnomusicologist Gail Niwa, piano Ramani, Indian flute Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute Nathaniel Rosen, cello Gunther Schuller, Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation Artist-in-Residence Ravi Shankar, sitar Lucy Shelton, soprano Jascha Silberstein, cello Joseph Silverstein, violin Richard Stoltzman, clarinet James Tocco, piano Thomas Trotter, organ Amici Quartet Anonymous 4 Apollo’s Fire Baltimore Consort Bill Charlap Trio Blue Heron The Cannonball-Coltrane Project Cuarteto Latinoamericano eighth blackbird Emerson Quartet, Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation Artist-in-Residence Juilliard String Quartet Jupiter Symphony Kronos Quartet Manhattan String Quartet Metropolitan Opera Ensemble Music From China Musica Antiqua New York Amati Trio New York Renaissance Band The New World Consort Quink Vocal Ensemble Raphael Trio Tana Reid Tokyo String Quartet Tom Rainer Trio Voice of the Turtle The Waverly Consort, voice ensemble Back to Top Campus Life Housing Options Campus Dining The Arts on Campus Picker Art Gallery Visiting Artists Longyear Museum of Anthropology Clubs and Organizations Sports and Recreation Volunteerism Religious Life Fraternities and Sororities ALANA Cultural Center LGBTQ Life Career Services for Students Class of 2017 Colgate Bookstore RELATED LINKS Apply EASY PROCESS Our admission and financial aid staff members are ready to help. Colgate Videos MULTIMEDIA See Colgate through the many videos on our YouTube channel. 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