Marketing yourself is just as important as marketing your work. What’s your artist statement? Maybe you feel like you can better represent yourself and your creative work to the world. Bryan Voell, librarian and artist, can help you craft an artist statement that authentically reflects you and your writing. Bring your current artist statement or author bio for some one-on-one feedback at this year’s Writers Conference!
Bryan Voell is an Adult Services Librarian with Johnson County Library. He has also been the Local Arts Librarian, working with many artists and arts organizations to bring local artwork to the library's physical and digital spaces. While he is currently a librarian and a visual artist, he has a background in writing and experience as a teacher. He has read many artist statements and bios and is here to help make yours the best it can be.
You can find Bryan’s table in the open space with other drop-in activities to enjoy in-between sessions. You can register for the 2023 Writers Conference here. Registration isn’t required but is appreciated, and your RSVP includes both days of the conference, Nov. 3 and 4. Sessions are available on a first-come first-serve basis. We will also be hosting a Writers Conference Kickoff on Thursday, Nov. 2.
Inspired by this year’s conference book, By the Book: Writers on Literature and the Literary Life from The New York Times Book Review, we asked Bryan what he’s been reading lately:
What are you reading right now?
The In-Between: Unfortgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments by Hadley Vlahos
Your Brain on Art: How Art Transforms Us by Susan Magsamen
Esther's Notebooks by Riad Sattouf