Why GRAPHIC!? A Q+A with Alison Cuddy

Ever wonder how the CHF Programming team comes up with the Festival theme?

Hear directly from Marilynn Thoma Artistic Director Alison Cuddy as she breaks down the 2018 theme by answering the questions, Why Graphic!? What's the inverse of Graphic!? And–what's up with that exclamation mark!?

Why Graphic!? GIFs by: The New Big Poppa E, Vibeke Bertelsen (UDART), Izenda, Inc., NeoMam Studios, Expedia, Vice, BOWDDOTS
Is there an inverse to Graphic!? GIFs by: Emanuele Kabu
Why the Exclamation Point? GIFs by: Dave Whyte, prosthetic knowledge, Spring of Mathematics, Down the Tubes

The 2018 Fall Festival runs October 27-November 11.

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