Emerging artists. Local artists. Painters. Photographers. Writers. Videographers. Musicians. Artists pushing the boundaries of memoir and documentary art. These are the types of artists you’ll find at the First Person Salon Series. The First Person Salon Series is a forum for emerging artists to present their memoir and documentary-based art. Focusing primarily on local artists working across various media, the First Person Salon Series provides an opportunity for artists to share their work, processes and inspirations. Past presenters have included poet Sonia Sanchez, photographer J.J. Tiziou, writer Lorene Cary, dancer Nicole Bindler, writers Liz Spikol and Emily Gould, and muralist Steve Powers.

Upcoming Events

The Kidnapping of Ingrid Betancourt
Thursday, September 23
7:30pm
Bryn Mawr Film Institute (824 West Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA)
Tickets are $10 for General Admission and $8 for BMFI and First Person Arts members. Buy them here.

Former Colombian presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt tells her own shocking story about being kidnapped and held hostage for six-and-a-half years, and coping with life after the trauma. Co-presented by the Bryn Mawr Film Institute, this riveting documentary will be followed by a conversation with Betancourt, moderated by WHYY Executive Producer of Audio Content Elisabeth Perez-Luna. Betancourt will sign copies of her new memoir, Even Silence Has an End: My Six Years of Captivity in the Colombian Jungle.

About the Film
(NR) 1 hr 16 min – In English and Spanish with subtitles
2003 · d. Victoria Bruce and Karin Hayes Official Site