• By Nicole Harterink
• Posted Friday, August 16, 2024

FORSYTH COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY ANNOUNCES ITS 2024 ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE

The Forsyth County Public Library has selected Jasmine Huff and Katie Wolf as its 2024 Artists in Residence who will be sharing their creative processes with the Forsyth County community through the end of 2024.

The two artists were selected from a field of 30 Forsyth County artists to collaborate with Library staff to provide educational programs and/or discussions with community members. Their residence will culminate with exhibitions of their work at Forsyth County Central Library in November 2024 and January 2025.

Winston-Salem is known as the City of Arts and Innovation, and caliber of Artist in Residence applicants from here and throughout Forsyth County reinforced that moniker.

“There is an amazing community of young and up and coming artists in this area,” said Nan La Rosse, assistant library director, Forsyth County Public Library. “The number of applicants, the depth of their talent, and their range of media they use is impressive. During the selection process, we considered a variety of artists, from writers and poets to painters and sculptors. We were looking for artists whose work impressed us, could be scalable for the Library environment, and pique the community’s interest.”

Jasmine Huff began making her mark in the art world at just five years old, exhibiting her art, photography, and jewelry at her family’s gallery, Huff Art Studio. She earned her bachelor’s degree in film and media studies from Salem College at 19, and continued her studies at Northwestern University, completing an MFA in documentary media in 2016. Today, she co-runs Huff Art Studio, exhibits her work, freelances as photographer and filmmaker, and teaches media studies courses.

“Being an Artist-in-Residence offers me a cherished opportunity to give back to a space that has been integral to my artistic journey,” Huff said. “Through a series of workshops tailored to various still levels and interests, I aim to share my knowledge and foster creativity within the community.”

Katie Wolf practices creative destruction as a collage artist. She has a bachelor’s degree from Wake Forest University in studio art and an MBA from UNC Greensboro. As an adjunct faculty member at University of North Carolina School of the Arts in arts management, Wolf’s works explores how ripping and tearing – actions associated with destruction and ruin – create new relationships with materials.

“I’m interested in using Library resources, such as archive materials and outdated books, to create a new body of work questioning the reliability of memory and historic preservation,” Wolf said. “My work has focused on these themes for over a decade, and it will be exciting to continue this thread using materials specific to Winston-Salem and Forsyth County.”

To view mover photos of the two artists, click here.