We Had Keys to Communications Village: A Conversation

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Courtesy of Pat Jow Kagemoto © Pat Jow Kagemoto

“Benjamin Wigfall with Young People from Communications Village” (left to right: Teresa Thomas-Washington, Raymond Gaye, Benjamin Wigfall, Robert Easter, Donnie Timbrouk, Dina Washington, and Larry Carpenter), December 1976, digital positive of scanned negative.

Join us for a live conversation with former Communications Village artist and teacher Pat Jow and former youth participants of the life-changing community art space founded by Benjamin Wigfall in the 1970s. A photographer as well as printmaker, Jow used her camera to document the day-to-day activities, talks, and classes at Communications Village in Kingston, New York. Her images—most not seen by the public before now—beautifully illustrate the center's collaborative spirit. Drew Thompson, co-curator of the exhibition “Benjamin Wigfall and Communications Village” and an associate professor at Bard Graduate Center, will moderate the discussion.