Guest Faculty Lecture: Melissa Joseph & Ivana Dama

Guest Faculty Lecture: Melissa Joseph & Ivana Dama Jul 19, 2026 7PM-8PM Schermer Meeting Hall Join us for an engaging guest artist lecture, part of the Anderson Ranch’s summer of free artist lectures in Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado. Held on Sunday and Tuesday evenings from June through September, these events highlight renowned contemporary artists and faculty through dynamic slideshow presentations. Artists share insights into their creative process, studio practice, influences, and current work, offering a behind-the-scenes look at contemporary art today. Connect with leading artists and discover new ideas in a welcoming, creative setting. Event Details Admission: Free and open to the public Format: In-person and livestream options available Audience: Artists, collectors, students, and the general public Registration is appreciated. All on-campus workshop participants are automatically registered. Speaker Melissa Joseph Melissa Joseph is a New York based artist. Her work considers themes of memory, family history, and the politics of how we occupy spaces. She intentionally alludes to the labors of women as well as experiences as a second-generation American and the unique juxtapositions of diasporic life. Learn More Ivana Dama Ivana Dama is an artist and researcher holding an MFA in Sculpture from Yale University. Her multidisciplinary work spans audio-video installations, robotics, web projects, and music performances, with a focus on the nonverbal expression of traumatic experiences through sound studies and sonic memories. Dama’s practice explores the relationship between sound and vibrations at various scales, from the microscopic to the architectural and satellite. She recently joined Columbia University’s MFA program in Visual Art as a professor. Learn More