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Nilaja Sun will be honored by the terraNOVA Collective as the 2010 soloNOVA Artist of the Year at a ceremony to be held at PS 122, on May 21 at 8pm.

The event, which is part of the 7th Annual soloNOVA Arts Festival, will celebrate Sun's career as a performer and arts educator, featuring performances by students, clips from her Obie Award winning solo play, No Child..., food and drink, and special surprises.

Works included in the festival, which runs May 5-22, will also include Binding, conceived and performed by Jesse Zaritt, directed by Basmat Hazan; Monster, written by Daniel MacIvor, directed by Steve Cook, and performed by Avery Pearson; Puppy Love: A Stripper's Tail, written and performed by Erin Markey; Remission, written & directed by Kirk Wood Bromley, performed by Daniel Berkey; Rootless: La No Nostalgia, written and performed by Karina Casiano; The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea Explorer, created and performed by Tim Watts; The W. Kamau Bell Curve: Ending Racism in About an Hour, written and performed by W. Kamau Bell, directed by Paul Stein; and Wanted, written and performed by Shontina Vernon, directed by Kamilah Forbes.

For more information, visit www.terranovacollective.org.