Catherine Despont is a writer/artist, editor and educator. As director of education at Pioneer Works she organized the annual Summit on Pedagogy, and the Alternative Art School Fair. She also oversaw PW’s publishing projects including Pioneer Books, and the Groundworks book series. She is a founding faculty member of the School of Apocalypse.
While in residence, she worked on a draft of her first novel, The Guidebook, an investigation of place and different modes of observation.
Studios
Watson
Catherine Despont worked in the Watson studio.
Built
in 1916 in
memory of Regina Watson of Chicago, a musician and teacher, this
studio was donated by a group of her friends, along with funds for
its maintenance. Originally designed to serve as a composers’
studio with room for performance, Watson was used as a recital hall for chamber music for a…
