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ACA Exposed 2019: An evening of artistic and culinary inspiration
atlanticcenterforthearts.org
November 2, 2019

Atlantic Center for the Arts is thrilled to present an evening of artistic and culinary inspiration. 

ACA Exposed | Saturday, November 2 | 6 PM – 9:30 PM

ACA Main Campus | 1414 Art Center Avenue | New Smyrna Beach

Atlantic Center for the Arts is excited to present a memorable evening of artistic and culinary inspiration! Experience the inspirational power of poetry and the arts with a performance by newly appointed United States Poet Laureate and ACA Master Artist, Joy Harjo, and her internationally-acclaimed collaborators. Savor the creations of award-winning chefs during an evening of culinary delight and an captivating performance at ACA Exposed, Saturday, November 2, from 6:00-9:30 PM. Individual tickets are $125 for ACA Members; $150 for Non-Members; and there’s a limited capacity.

ACA is thrilled to announce that Heather McPherson, 2019 Beacon Award recipient and former food editor and multimedia journalist for the Orlando Sentinel, and Chef Hari Pulapaka of Cress Restaurant in DeLand will once again team up and will include several of Central Florida’s premiere chefs in this unforgettable evening! Hari is a four-time semifinalist for the James Beard Award for Best Chef South and a two-time nominee for Food & Wine Magazine’s The People’s Best New Chef.

Since our founding, Atlantic Center for the Arts and its mission have been made possible by your generous support. You have helped thousands of artists, of all ages, to explore, to experiment, and to expound on their ideas. Proceeds from ACA Exposed will allow us to continue our mission of supporting the artists who come to our residencies from around the world, and through the 250+ free community programs that we offer.

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

In 2019, Joy Harjo was appointed the 23rd United States Poet Laureate, the first Native American to hold the position. A member of the Muscogee Creek Nation, she is a poet, musician, and author. Her collection of poetry, Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings, made the short list for the Griffin International Prize and was named the American Library Association’s Notable Book of the Year. Her most recent collection, An American Sunrise, debuted this August. Joy’s awards include the prestigious Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize from the Poetry Foundation for lifetime achievement, the Wallace Stevens Award from the Academy of American Poets, and a Guggenheim Fellowship, among many others. Her memoir, Crazy Brave, won several awards, including the PEN USA Literary Award for Creative Non-Fiction.

Larry Mitchell is a Grammy award-winning producer, engineer and performer who has toured the world playing guitar with well-known artists including Tracy Chapman, Billy Squier, Ric Ocasek and Miguel Bosé. As an artist, he has released 9 solo records and received a San Diego Music Award for best pop jazz artist. As a producer-engineer, Larry has received 26 New Mexico Music Awards in various categories from pop, adult contemporary, rap, rock, country and Native American. He received a Grammy Award for producing, engineering and performing on “Totemic Flute Chants” by artist Johnny Whitehorse, who is better known as Robert Mirabal of Taos Pueblo. Larry is currently touring with his own trio as well as with Native artists Shelley Morningsong, Dawn Avery, Joy Harjo and Robert Mirabal.

Molissa Fenley founded Molissa Fenley and Company in 1977 and has since created over 85 dance works during her continuing career. Molissa is a Guggenheim Fellow, a Fellow of the American Academy in Rome, a Fellow of the Bogliasco Foundation, a two-time recipient of support from the Asian Cultural Council to travel to Japan, and a two time recipient of the Bessie Award for Choreography. Both with her company and as a soloist, she has performed throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, South America, Europe, Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Molissa was an ACA Master Choreographer in 1996 and again in 2009. Molissa will be a Guest Collaborator In-Residence with Joy Harjo for residency #175 this October.

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