Glaciers, asthma and the midnight sun: Memphis artists’ adventures in the Arctic Circle
In April, Lisa Williamson, artist and University of Memphis professor, spent two weeks on a schooner in the Arctic Circle. (Submitted)
On a schooner in the Arctic Circle, artists, writers, musicians and scientists come together to observe, experience and research the frigid region.
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Lisa Williamson Arctic CircleJohn Klyce
John Klyce is an enterprise reporter with The Daily Memphian who writes a wide range of in-depth features, as well as profiles about local leaders, scientists, musicians, artists, entrepreneurs, and anyone else doing exciting and important work in this city. He previously spent four years with the Memphis Business Journal, where he covered public companies, startups, and innovation, and a fifth year with The Commercial Appeal, where he covered education, and chronicled how gun violence and poverty were affecting Memphis youth and their families. He has also been a fellow with the Institute for Citizens and Scholars. John has a B.A. in journalism from the University of Memphis and an M.F.A. in creative writing from Boston University.
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