2023 Poet Artist Collaboration
2023
Poet Artist Collaboration
On exhibit at the Depot Gallery
April 14-June 18, 2023
Weekly Poetry Readings
Sundays, 2-4 pm
April 23, May 7, 14, 21
Special Juror Poetry Reading:
Thursday, May 4, 7-9 pm
Celebration of Poetry & Art*
Sunday, April 30, 2-5pm
*ticketed event
Celebration of Poetry & Art Event
Sunday, April 30, 2-5 pm
St. James Hotel
Join Red Wing Arts along with the participating poets and artists on Sunday, April 30 for a special Celebration of Poetry and Art event – a reading from our poets and presentation of the artwork created. This ticketed event will take place at the St. James Hotel beginning at 2pm. A free open house from 12-2 pm to view the exhibit in the Depot Gallery will precede the event at the St. James. PURCHASE TICKETS
Our 2023 event features 68 juried artists and poets participating in an art exhibit, poetry readings, and published in a chapbook featuring all artwork and poetry of the participants.
From the poems chosen, participating artists create a new piece of art inspired by one of the poems. The joy and challenge of this event is the translation of the emotion and story of the written words of a poet by an artist into a representative piece of art.
2023 Poet & Artist Jurors
Jes Reyes
Reyes is an interdisciplinary artist working with mixed media art, fiber art, video, and more. Her artwork is rooted in play, vulnerability, experimentation, collaboration, and the blending of disciplines. She has exhibited and screened her artwork throughout Minnesota. An extension of Jes’s art practice is in community organizing and resource building for artists. She identifies as queer, feminist, and punk. jesreyes.com
Dana Sikkila
Sikkila is a Minnesota-based interdisciplinary maker and creator. Sikkila is known for her social practice and activism programs, creative consulting, public speaking, and visual artwork. Developing numerous grassroots cultural projects and exhibitions throughout the state. danasikkila.com
Ed Bok Lee
Lee's latest book of poems is Mitochondrial Night. Past honors include an American Book Award, a PEN Open Book Award, and a Minnesota Book Award. Lee teaches Fine Arts part-time at Metro State, as well as (for over two decades) in libraries, prisons, youth centers, and many other programs throughout Minnesota, and beyond. edboklee.com
Photo courtesy Diver Van Avery
Su Love
Love is the author of six collections of poetry, some published as Su Smallen. Her poetry has been recognized with distinguished awards, international publications, fellowships, and residencies. Find poems, films, and interviews at sulove.org.
2023 Participating Poets
Ingrid Andersson, Annie Breitenbucher, Ed Brekke-Kramer, Walter Cannon, Susan Stevens Chambers, Emilio Degrazia, Daniel Dietrich, Rachel Drenckhahn, Judith Feenstra, Rob Hardy, Jennifer Jesseph, Mary Junge, Mim Kagol, Lorraine Kilmartin, Vicky Lettmann, Scott Lowery, Steve McCown, Susan Jaret McKinstry, Dominique Miller, Elizabeth Oness, Paul Schaefer, Pam Sinicrope, Beth Spencer , Joyce Sutphen, Suzanne Swanson, Lee Colin Thomas, Steven R. Vogel, Karen Herseth Wee, Elizabeth Weir, Morgan Grayce Willow, Mary Wlodarski, Sara Dovre Wudali
2023 Participating Artists
Chappy Achen, Chris Allen, Ashley Andrews, Sandra Bot-Miller, Lynn Brown, Wicanhpi Iyotan Win Autumn Cavender, Carole Kinion Copeland, Rebecca David, Dawn Zero Erickson, Greg Finnegan, Kirsten Ford, Kendra Gebbia, Willow Gentile, Cherish Haskell, Doug Hokemeir-Seim, Ellen Hutchinson, Jon Kamrath, Art Kenyon, Emily Gray Koehler, Anne Landreman, Connie Ludwig, Ben Newman, Matt Quinn, Mia Ressell, Trudi Schaefer, Cindy Starkey Robinson, Lisa Stauffer, James Turner, Kathleen Vinehout, Steve Watson, Dan Wiemer, Heidi Witte, Tom Wolters
Pre-order your 2023 Chapbook!
Artwork by Kendra Gebbia
34 Poets and 34 Artists have been selected to participate in Red Wing Arts 2023 Poet Artist Collaboration. The Chapbook also includes poetry and artwork of the four jurors selected for the 2023 event. All work, matching poem to the artwork it has inspired, has been beautifully laid out in the annual Chapbook this event produces.
A perfect way to take in both the written word, and the visuals it has inspired.
$25 each
All pre-ordered Chapbooks will be available for pickup starting at noon on Sunday, April 30 at Red Wing Arts Depot Gallery + Shop before and during the Celebration of Poetry & Art Event. Shipping is also possible.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund.