Erin Scott is a founding member of the Inspired Word Cafe and a doctoral student at UBC Okanagan.
What: Nancy Holmes Alumni Spotlight
Who: Erin Scott and Katya Kirschman
When: Tuesday, November 3, at 6:30 pm
Where: CCS 224, Creative and Critical Studies Building, 1148 Research Road, UBC Okanagan
UBC Okanagan's creative writing program is hosting its third Nancy Holmes Alumni Spotlight with UBC alum Erin Scott.
The Nancy Holmes Alumni Spotlight series is named in honour of the internationally recognized artist, scholar, editor, community builder and Professor Emerita in Creative Writing.
The series was created by Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies faculty members Matt Rader and Denise Kenney. For each event, an alum of the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies working in the areas of ecological or socially engaged research is invited to present their work in conversation with graduate students or faculty.
"Nancy has made so many contributions to UBC Okanagan and to the local writing and arts communities-we created this series to pay tribute to her, and to showcase the work of our students and alumni," says Kenney.
Scott, with over two decades of community-based art collaborations, will reflect on select projects such as her spoken word album and touring show NOT FUNNY, her participatory theatre show, Truth or Consequences, and her digital video poetic exhibitions.
"By weaving together experiences from my solo and community projects, I look forward to reflecting on a shared experience of Nancy Holmes's work, which has shaped and strengthened our community," says Scott.
Scott will be in conversation with creative writing master's student Katya Kirschman.
"An important part of Nancy Holmes's creative and academic work was community-focused, and this series reflects that by putting students in direct contact with alumni in a public setting," explains Rader.
Scott completed the Master of Fine Arts program with a specialization in interdisciplinary studies in 2018. She works in time-based media, including poetry, performance, video and audio.
She's also a founding member of the literary arts non-profit organization Inspired Word Café and a doctoral student in digital arts and humanities at UBCO. She makes video poems and writes about Scottish Gaelic identity and belonging.
This event is free and open to the public. To learn more, visit fccs.ok.ubc.ca/authors .
