EP 149: Defending your Art with Cornell Watson

Published: March 1, 2022, 7 a.m.

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Since his last guest appearance on This Can\\u2019t Be That Hard, a lot has happened in Cornell Watson\\u2019s career. Most of it has been hugely positive: he\\u2019s become a regular contributor to several major news outlets, including the New York Times and the Washington Post; he\\u2019s received several awards, including a grant from the Alexia Foundation, and - last summer - was offered an artist\\u2019s residency at the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History at UNC-Chapel Hill. Last week, though, the exhibit set to display the work created during that residency was abruptly canceled by the university. Cornell joins me in today\\u2019s episode to tell his version of the story - a complicated one that serves as a great reminder of the power and importance of our work as artists.

LINKS:

First interview with Cornell on TCBTH
Cornell\\u2019s Website
Article in the Washington Post (with images from the residency)


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