Living in diaspora is an infinitely complex, deeply personal experience that occurs in vastly different ways. This program will allow two accomplished artists who are creating art in diaspora to reflect upon their overlapping motivations and experiences, the way their work stands in cultural limbo, and how creating their art has affected their senses of self and identity.

Join us to hear the artists Rupy C. Tut and Maya Salameh in conversation in Koret Auditorium.

Please note: this program originally included a drop-in poetry workshop, which is no longer taking place.

Schedule

• Rupy C. Tut and Maya Salameh in conversation, Koret Auditorium \ 11 am – 12:15 pm

About the speakers 

Maya Salameh is a Syrian American poet and the author of How to Make an Algorithm in the Microwave (University of Arkansas Press, 2022) and rooh (Paper Nautilus Press, 2020). She is the recipient of the Etel Adnan Poetry Prize and the Markowitz Award, and her work has appeared in POETRY, The Rumpus, and the LA Times. She can be found at @mayaslmh or mayasalameh.com. 

Rupy C. Tut creates paintings on paper and linen using handmade pigments. Her work is rooted in personal history; Tut is a grandchild of refugees, an immigrant, a mother, and a preservationist of traditional Indian painting techniques in use since 18th century AD. Her work is in the permanent collection of the Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento; the de Young, San Francisco; and the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco.

Ticket info

Free. Seating is limited and unassigned. Artist conversation tickets are distributed on a first-come first-served basis in front of the Koret Auditorium an hour before the program begins. This does not include admission to the museum. 

Contact info

Public Programs
publicprograms@famsf.org
415.750.7694