Poet Laureate Joy Harjo named Bob Dylan Center’s first artist-in-residence

United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo has been selected as the first artist-in-residence at the Bob Dylan Center. Photo credit: Shawn Miller
United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo has been selected as the first artist-in-residence at the Bob Dylan Center. Photo credit: Shawn Miller
United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo has been selected as the first artist-in-residence at the Bob Dylan Center, which will open in Tulsa, Oklahoma in May 2022. Photo credit: Shawn Miller

TULSA, Okla. – United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo has been named the first Artist-In-Residence at the Bob Dylan Center (BDC), in advance of its much-anticipated grand opening on May 10. Throughout the course of her six-year appointment, the Tulsa native and member of the Muscogee Nation will present educational programs and live performances as well as curate special exhibitions at the BDC.

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