On Friday, April 3 from 5-7 p.m., the Artists’ Studio in the Foothills (ASiF) Art Center & Gallery will host the opening reception of its Fourth Annual Ekphrastic Fantastic: Art-Inspired Poetry Show. What, you may ask, is ekphrastic poetry? Ekphrastic poetry is poetry written about art.
Each year, as tradition will have it, ASiF’s annual Resident Artist Show in January serves as inspirational fodder for the center’s annual Ekphrastic Fantastic: Art-Inspired Poetry Show. For this show, a curated group of local and regional poets are invited to view and select artworks to serve as subjects for their “ekphrastic” poems. Once written, the poems are printed and displayed on the center’s gallery walls beside the artworks which inspired them. In addition to this event, a second seated poetry reading for this show is scheduled for Friday, April 24 from 5 – 7 p.m.
On the evenings of April 3rd and 24th, the public is invited for seated presentations in the center’s community classroom, for which ASiF’s resident artists will be tasked as “art runners,” delivering their art to and from the stage as the poets read their ekphrastic poems aloud.
This year’s show features fourteen artists and twenty-three poets, the works of which will be displayed side by side on the center’s gallery walls throughout the show. Published works by the poets will also be available for sale and signing at the readings.
Participating poets are Bennett Berardi, Gene Berson, Catharine Bramkamp, Taya Burke, Kirsten Casey, Katie Chilton, Liz Collins, Judy Crowe, Kate Dumont, Molly Fisk, Betty Naegle Gundred, Suzanne Koliche, Michael Leydon, Donna Meares, Selene Mitlyng, Diane Pendola, Judie Rae, Jennifer Smat, Susan Solinsky, Karen Terrey, Alicia Vandervorst, Robin Wallace, and Susan Warden.
Participating artists are Karen Brooks, Roseanne Burke, Kimberly Carlsen, Mariela Cunqueiro, Dori Greenbaum, Cheri Guerrette, Michelle Jewett, Peggy McDermott, Amanda Paoletti, Rose Paratore, Louise Pryor, Stephanie Schriver, Robin Wallace, and Lani H. Zila.
The Ekphrastic Fantastic: Art-Inspired Poetry exhibit will be on display in the center’s gallery Friday, April 3 through Saturday, May 16. Artworks and poems will exhibit side by side for public viewing throughout the show during weekly gallery hours, Thursdays – Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
ASiF’s annual Ekphrastic Fantastic: Art-Inspired Poetry Show is in collaboration with the Nevada County Arts Council and is an official fringe event of the Sierra Poetry Festival. The mission of this curated collaboration is to bring these two thriving Nevada County communities of visual artists and poets together to share and grow a mutually supportive audience. For more information about this and other upcoming exhibitions and events go to asifstudios.com.
This event is free and open to the public.
About ASiF
The Artists’ Studio in the Foothills (ASiF), a 4000-square-foot, fully equipped studio art center that opened its doors in 2008, offers classes and workshops in a variety of media for all ages, private and shared studio space for working artists and a gallery to promote local and visiting artists. ASiF’s mission is to nurture the creative spirit of the community, providing a place where are can be made, displayed and appreciated.
Now in its 18th year, ASiF is home to more than 20 studio artists and instructors, making art in the space and offering classes for adults and children in drawing, painting, printmaking, pottery, sculpture, fiber arts, papermaking, jewelry, metal arts, mixed media and more.
The Artists’ Studio in the Foothills (ASiF) is located at 940 Idaho Maryland Road, in Grass Valley. For more information go to www.asifstudios.com or call 530-274-7000.
ASiF is committed to the support and development of a visual arts center for artists, offering their artistic community and its fans a facility where art can be made, displayed and appreciated. Professional artists are offered opportunities to support themselves as working artists through gallery sales and teaching. Student artists of all ages are offered mentoring in ongoing weekly classes in a supportive, inspiring atmosphere.
On The Cover
“Optical Ostrich” by Louise Pryor will be featured in ASiF’s Ekphrastic Fantastic art-inspired poetry show. Courtesy photo
Know & go
WHAT: Ekphrastic Fantastic: Art-inspired poetry
An official event of the Sierra Poetry Festival
WHO: 14 artists and 23 poets in collaboration with the Nevada County Arts Council
WHEN: Friday, April 3rd & Friday April 24, 5 – 7pm
WHERE: Artists’ Studios in the Foothills (ASiF), 940 Idaho Maryland Road, Grass Valley
COST: Admission is free; donations are appreciated
MORE INFO: Amanda Paoletti, Executive Director at ASiF Studios / 530-210-3162
WEBSITE: https://www.asifstudios.com
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