More than 30 alumni volunteer panelists and 75 students participated in the second annual Arts At Work Alumni Day, which took place at the Lewis Arts complex on April 29. Arts At Work Alumni Day, open to all undergraduate and graduate students, provided a day of career-focused panels and conversations illustrating a variety of career paths available to those who may be interested in pursuing creative jobs after graduation.
Photo Highlights
Katy Dammers '13, Eliza Griswold '95, Adam Hyndman '12 and moderator Marion Friedman Young '00 lead the Keynote Brunch during the Arts at Work Alumni Day. Photo by Frank Wojciechowski
Eliza Griswold '95, director of the Humanities Council's Program in Journalism at Princeton, speaks during the Keynote Brunch with Katy Dammers '13. Photo by Frank Wojciechowski
Tony Award-winning producer Adam Hyndman '12 speaks during the Keynote Brunch. Photo by Frank Wojciechowski
Students, alumni and faculty participate in the Keynote Brunch at the Arts at Work Alumni Day. Photo by Frank Wojciechowski
Executive Director of the Lewis Center for the Arts Marion Friedman Young '00 moderates the Keynote Brunch during the Arts at Work Alumni Day. Photo by Frank Wojciechowski
Eise Rise '15 participates in the Visual Arts Career Conversation with Neeta Patel '16 (left) and Lily Healey '13 (right).
Wendi Yan '23 listens during the Visual Arts Career Conversation during the Arts at Work Alumni Day. Photo by Frank Wojciechowski
Anna Berghuis '19 participates in the Visual Arts Career Conversation. Photo by Frank Wojciechowski
Visual Arts Program Director Jeffrey Whetstone moderates the Visual Arts Career Conversation. Photo by Frank Wojciechowski
Heather O'Donovan '16, Ryan James Brandau '03, Anthony Roth Costanzo '04, and Dasha Koltunyuk '15 conduct a Music Career Conversation with faculty, students and fellow alumni. Photo by Frank Wojciechowski
Ryan James Brandau '03 participates in the Music Career Conversation. Photo by Frank Wojciechowski
Dasha Koltunyuk '15 participates in the Music Career Conversation with with faculty, students and fellow alumni. Photo by Frank Wojciechowski
Panelists participate in a Creative Writing Career Conversation during the Arts at Work Alumni Day. Photo by Frank Wojciechowski
Associate professor Katie Farris moderates the Creative Writing Career Conversation. Photo by Frank Wojciechowski
Students, alumni and faculty participate in the Arts at Work Alumni Day. Photo by Frank Wojciechowski
Anna Jayne Kimmel '18, Clark Griffin '18, and Storm Stokes '24 participate in a Dance Career Conversation. Photo by Frank Wojciechowski
Alexis Branagan '11 moderates a Dance Career Conversation with Anna Jayne Kimmel '18, Clark Griffin '18, and Storm Stokes '24. Photo by Frank Wojciechowski
Storm Stokes '24 participates in a Dance Career Conversation. Photo by Frank Wojciechowski
Rebecca Lazier and Katy Dammers '13 participate in a Dance Career Conversation. Photo by Frank Wojciechowski
Students, alumni and faculty participate in the Theater & Music Theater Career Conversation during the Arts at Work Alumni Day event. Photo by Angel Gardner
Elliot Valentine '23 addresses the crowd gathered at the Theater & Music Theater Career Conversation during the Arts at Work Alumni Day event. Photo by Angel Gardner
Students, alumni and faculty participate in the Theater & Music Theater Career Conversation during the Arts at Work Alumni Day event. Photo by Angel Gardner
Students, alumni and faculty network and enjoy pizza during the Arts at Work Alumni Day Closing Reception festivities. Photo by Angel Gardner
The event opened with a keynote brunch panel on Arts & Social Impact Careers, featuring Creative Director of REDCAT Katy Dammers ’13; Director of Princeton University’s Program in Journalism Eliza Griswold ’95; and theatrical producer Adam Hyndman ’12. The conversation was moderated by Lewis Center for the Arts Executive Director Marion Frieman Young ’00.
The day continued with a series of program-specific career conversations featuring Princeton alumni currently working in, or pursuing, creative professions.
Program in Visual Arts Director Jeffrey Whetstone led the Visual Arts Career Conversation featuring alumni Gabby Chu ’18, Wendi Yan ’23, Helen Lin ’18, Dylan Fox ’22, Lily Healey ’13, Victor Guan ’21, Anna Berghuis ’19, Neeta Patel ‘16 and Elise Rise ’15.
Alumni Ryan James Brandau ’03, Anthony Roth Costanzo ’04 and Heather O’Donovan ’16 participated in a Music Careers Conversation moderated by Dasha Koltunyuk ’15.
A Creative Writing Career Conversation, led by Associate Professor of Creative Writing Katie Farris, included alumni Cassandra James ’23, Sash Bischoff ’09, Claire Schulz ’24, Mohammad Adnan ’19 and Noa Greenspan ’23.
Alexis Branagan ’11 moderated a Dance Careers Conversation featuring alumni Clark Griffin ’18, Storm Stokes ’24, and Anna Jayne Kimmel ’18.
Director of the Program in Theater & Music Theater Jane Cox served as moderator for a Theater & Music Theater Career Conversation featuring alumni Emily Murray ’23, Julien Alam ’23, Tessa Albertson ’20, Jaime Goodwin ’22, Eliana Cohen-Orth ’21, Mel Hornyak ’23, Elliot Valentine ’23, Gabriela Veciana ’24 and Ryan Gedrich ’16.
The day concluded with a pizza and networking reception.
The Arts at Work program is designed to provide Princetonians with a supportive arts and creative community and opportunities to learn about the realities of life and work in various creative fields. Arts At Work Alumni Day was co-sponsored by the Center for Career Development, Lewis Center for the Arts and Department of Music.
