Ekphrastic Poetry Reading “The Stories We Tell”
| Venue: | Fuller Craft Museum |
| Hours: | 1:00 am - 3:30 pm |
| Ages: | Teens, Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor |
| Cost: | $ see below |
| Category: | Books & Poetry |
Saturday, June 7, 2014, 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm Join us for a special afternoon where words meet art.
Join us for a special afternoon where words meet art. Esteemed poets from the region will gather to read poems inspired by artwork at Fuller Craft Museum.
Esteemed poets from the region will gather to read poems inspired by artwork at Fuller Craft Museum, in particular the current exhibition “The Stories We Tell: Works by Tommy Simpson, Michelle Holzapfel, and Binh Pho.”
The reading and reception is a time to celebrate the poets and their writing, the artist and their artwork, and the chapbook that was produced “The Stories We Tell.” This ekphrastic chapbook project is a collaboration by Fuller Craft Museum and the Brockton Arts Poetry Series, which meets every third Saturday at the Museum.
Refreshments will be served.
Admission to the reading and reception is included with admission fee to the Museum.
Poets who intend to read at the open mic may enter at no charge and must sign up at the front desk.
Are you a Fuller Craft Museum member?
Now is a great time to use that free admission for an truly engaging program.
Nonmembers, now is a great time and a great reason to join.
The schedule of the ekphrastic reading and reception is as follows:
1:00 – Select young featured poets read their ekphrastic poetry
1:30 – open mic – bring your own poetry to share Refreshments
2:00 – 3:30 Readings from “The Stories We Tell” chapbook
3:30 Roam the galleries and see the show for yourself before it closes on June 15
Poets to read from the “The Stories We Tell” chapbook: Ben Berman, Everett Hoagland, Winston F.
Bolton, Faye George, Nancy Morgan Boucher, Nancy Brady Cunningham, Tomas O’Leary, Dana Rowe, Richard E.
Berg, Sheila Mullen Twyman, Tom Daley, Regie O’Hare Gibson, Ryk McIntyre, Kris Weinrich, and Arne Danielson.
Artists whose artwork inspired the book:
Tommy Simpson, Michelle Holzapfel, Binh Pho, David Lang, John Cederquist, and Jerry Alonzo.
The artKitchen Café Performance Series is supported in part by the following local cultural councils: Abington, Attleboro, Bridgewater, Brockton, Dedham, Duxbury, Foxborough, Halifax, Hanson, Hingham, Holbrook, Mansfield, Marshfield, Middleborough, Milton, N.
Attleborough, Norton, Pembroke, Randolph, Rockland, Sharon, Stoughton, Westwood, Weymouth.
These local agencies support the arts with funding provided by Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
We are grateful for their support.
| COST | ↑ top |
Included with the cost of admission to the Museum. Poets who will read at the open mic enter for free. Please sign up at the front desk.
| WEBSITE | ↑ top |
fullercraft.org/event/ekphrastic-poetry-reading-the-stories-we-tell/
| LOCATION | ↑ top |
455 Oak Street, Brockton, MA, 02301 map
Phone: 508-588-6000
Getting to Fuller Craft is simple. Just three minutes off Route 24. One exit past IKEA if you’re going South on 24. Stop by and visit us on the way to or from the Cape.
From Route 128, 495 or 93 to Route 24:
• Take Route 24 to Exit 18B, Route 27 North (Stoughton).
• Take a right at the third light onto Oak Street.
• The Museum is one mile down on the left.
By Public Transportation:
• Take the Commuter Rail, Middleboro/Lakevilleline to Brockton station, or take Brockton Area Transit (BAT) Bus #12 from Ashmont Stationto Brockton station.
• Then take Brockton Area Transit (BAT) Bus #4A to the Museum (request stop).
• Look for the large green sign on the right.
Address:
455 Oak Street,
Brockton, MA 02301
Phone: 508.588.6000
Fax: 508.587.6191
| RELATED LINKS | ↑ top |
- Profiles
Info changes frequently. We cannot warrant it. Verify with Ekphrastic Poetry Reading “The Stories We Tell” before making the trek. If you find an error, please report it...