In this episode, we speak with Lauren Woods, the recipient of the 2022 McClure-Scanlin Visual Artist Residency Award. Woods is an Assistant Professor of Art &amp; Art History at Auburn University. She is an artist whose practice and creative research explore the concept of mythic time. Artworks become a space to examine notions of nostalgia, desire, power, beauty, death, and embodied expression. Personal myth is developed visually across various mediums such as painting, video, and dance performances. We spoke about her work, the power of art, and her residency at the LES Center.

Lauren Woods "Dope with Lime" Ep. 36

“Dope with Lime” is a production of the Lillian E. Smith Center at Piedmont College. Through interviews with scholars, artist residents, readers, and more, “Dope with Lime” discusses Lillian E. Smith’s life, work, and continued legacy. <br /><br />“Dope with Lime” was a column that Lillian E. Smith wrote in the pages of the literary journal that she co-edited with her partner Paula Snelling. Colloquially, the phrase referred to cutting the sweetness of Coca-Cola with lime juice. In her columns, Smith would us satire and bite to comment on Southern life and letters. The column was, for all intents and purposes, blog and podcast like, relaying Smith’s thoughts in a conversational and witty manner.

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Lauren Woods "Dope with Lime" Ep. 36

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