Book Festival: Writing a Future-Forward Retrospective During A Pandemic

Designer and Epicenter executive director, Maria Sykes, designer Frances Erlandson, designer Jason Dilworth, illustrator Summer Orr, and rural advocate Jamie Horter, will host a virtual panel discussion exploring the unique process of their forthcoming publication: a collection of reflections, criticisms, and examinations of the last decade of interdisciplinary creative work in rural Utah. The team will share a behind-the-scenes look at their experience collaborating during a pandemic, using platforms such as Zoom and collaborative Google Docs to weave together design, illustration, writing, and past work to shape the future of Epicenter’s practice. Why This Place?: A Future Forward Retrospective is scheduled to be released in 2022.