Restless. | From the "Read it Now" Series

Restless. | From the "Read it Now" Series

From Maybe, Actually, Museums are for me. by MAMmontclair

April 15, 2026 · 7 min

About this episode

Arianna Jobst presents her literary interpretation of the artwork 'Face' by Natalie Frank as part of her residency at the Montclair Art Museum.

The Montclair Art Museum welcomed, Arianna Jobst, as it's first ever Writer-in-Residence this Spring. Arianna Jobst is a New Jersey native and emerging writer working primarily in creative nonfiction — short stories, essays, and novel writing that explore family, queerness, and identity. She graduated from the Literary Prose program at the Univeristy of Virginia. Her piece My Turn , voicing the frustrations of queer women and their female friendships, was published in the Virginia Literary Review. During the duration of the exhibition, See It Now: Contemporary Art from the Ann and Mel Schaffer Collection , her literary interpretations of art on view in the show will be published weekly, with readings, such as this, released in our podcast feed bi-weekly. This piece, titled "Restless." is an interpritation of the artwork, Face , by Natalie Frank. Disclaimer: All works presented here are interpretive prose written by Arianna Jobst, Writer-in-Residence at the Montclair Art Museum. The views, interpretations, and opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not represent or reflect the positions, values, or views of the Montclair Art Museum.

People in this episode

Guest: Arianna Jobst

Topics covered

  • creative nonfiction
  • queerness
  • identity
  • art interpretation
  • literary residency

Keywords

  • Arianna Jobst
  • Montclair Art Museum
  • creative nonfiction
  • queerness
  • identity
  • art interpretation
  • literary residency

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Montclair Art Museum, Virginia Literary Review, University of Virginia

Books & works: Face, My Turn

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