Exhibition | Art and Ekphrastic Poetry
October 17 - November 23, 2024
The fourth annual Art and Ekphrastic Poetry collaboration between Page Gallery and the Poets Corner. This show makes connections between visual art and poetry to deepen our understanding of both.
We invite you to write poems in response to the images in this exhibition. Submissions are due by October 29. Poets will be notified of Poets' Choice and Artists' Choice November 5. Submit your poems here*.
Art Walk Reception in-person at Page Gallery from 5-7pm Thursday, October 17, 2024
Poems selected as Poets' Choice will be read on Zoom with The Poets Corner from 4-5:30 on Sunday, November 10, 2024
Poems selected as Artists' Choice will be read In-person at Page Gallery from 1-2:30 Saturday, November 16, 2024
New this year, a Craft Talk on Ekphrastic Poetry will be led by Melissa McKinstry, the writer-in-residence at Millay House Rockland. The craft talk will provide examples of contemporary poets in conversation with other forms of art and offer a variety of approaches you might use to generate your own ekphrastic poem in conversation with artwork at The Page Gallery exhibit. The workshop be held on Zoom with the Poets Corner from 3-4:30 on Monday, October 21, 2024, the registration fee of $18.00 also includes a waiver of the Open Call submission fee. You’ll hear from a rich array of contemporary poets who cross “the line” to see what––and how––they discover beyond description. Register for the zoom workshop here.
*The submission fee is $3, which helps to cover the costs of the challenge. Middle or high school students entering the contest may request a free Student Submission form by emailing thepoetscornermaine@gmail.com or kirsten@thepagegallery.com
See past poetry and art pairings here - 2023 Artists' Choice, 2022 Artists' Choice, 2021 Artists' Choice, 2021 Poets' Choice.
$5,500
David Graeme Baker
Ivy and Winslow, Study
oil on linen mounted on panel, 16x16"
$14,000
David Graeme Baker
Penelope
oil on linen mounted on panel, 28x32"
$500
Siri Beckman
Kitchen Still Life
wood engraving, 3x2"
$1,100
Siri Beckman
The Fisher
woodcut, 12x18" (framed to 21x26.25")
$4,500
Hannah Berta
Muse Garden Rugosa
acrylic, oil, paper, pins, 27x33"
$4,500
Hannah Berta
Sister & I with the Extended Prunus Family
acrylic and oil on printmaking paper, 30x34"
$2,000
Gideon Bok
Small Boston Studio with Glass Skull (Take It From The Man!)
oil on linen, 12.5x12.5"
$12,000
Gideon Bok
Ada's Heart and Helen's Snowflake
oil on linen, 45x40"
$2,800
Sophie Cangelosi
Priscilla Over the Garden
acrylic on birch panel, 24x28"
$1,000
Sophie Cangelosi
Not Too Tight (Black and White Warbler)
acrylic on panel, 9x12"
$2,600
Sophie Cangelosi
The World
acrylic on panel, 30x24"
$1,600
Sal Taylor Kydd
Playtime
archive pigment print in vintage frame, 24.5x19"
$800
Sal Taylor Kydd
Open Text
mixed media assemblage, archive print and handmade book in shadowbox, 8x6"
$15,000
Susan Lichtman
Coffee Outside
oil on hemp, 66x40"
$1,800
Susan Lichtman
Green Hydrangea Wall with Three Figures
acrylic gouache on panel, 9x12"
$9,500
Colin Page
Best Possible Version
oil on canvas, 38x38"
$9,000
Colin Page
Squint
oil on canvas, 40x30"
$12,000
Colin Page
Acadian Shore
oil on canvas, 48x36
$8,000
Terry Powers
Jared's Light
oil on canvas, 36x36"
$4,500
Terry Powers
Our Quilt
oil on canvas, 24x30"
$2,100
Holden Willard
Full Moon, North Star
oil on canvas, 24x18"
$1,400
Holden Willard
Sunhat
oil on canvas, 14x14"