Art & Poetry is our annual FREE celebration of the creative arts. Spend the day making art with friends, watch live performances throughout the day, and sign up to participate in the Poetry Slam. Thank you to Women Writing for (a) Change for sponsoring this year’s event.
Programming
Art in Poetry, Poetry in Art with Creative Asian Society | 10 AM - 2 PM
Local artist Priya Rama will teach participants how to create their very own abstract painting. This event takes place in front of NOLI Modern.
Floating Poetry Activity with Art Equals | 10 AM - 2 PM
What happens to all those drafts of poems in the making? At Art Equals, they get used to make new paper. Join us to make hand made paper that can be the springboard for new creations. Using hand selected words and the power of water, let the muses select the arrangement of your next poetry masterpiece.
Women Writing for (a) Change | 10 AM - 4 PM
Women Writing for (a) Change values writing in community! Join us to participate in a community written poem, with tools to make it fun and easy, from magnetic poetry to some poetry tricks. Hear the full work at the open mic!
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s Macbeth | 1 PM - 3 PM
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company presents Shakespeare's Macbeth, a supernatural thriller about free will and the price of ambition. This performance will take place at Jane’s.
Poems in a Jiffy with Mean Street Gallery | 1 PM - 6 PM
Poems in a Jiffy is a short-order poetry collective. They write poems in 15 minutes or less. Poems in a Jiffy began writing with the students at the Art Academy of Cincinnati's for Poems While You Wait. They eventually branched out to do their own events. They believe in the play of language as a means to develop new and abstract ideas, opening doors and avenues of thought that can change the perspective of the world around us!
Open Mic @ Jane’s | 4 PM - 5 PM
Featuring DJ Queen Celine and Emcee Gifted Johnson-Wilkinson
Poetry Slam @ Jane’s | 5 PM - 8 PM
Featuring DJ Queen Celine and Emcee Gifted Johnson-Wilkinson. Try your hand at our Poetry Slam for a chance to win one of the three top prizes!
Prizes:
1st Place - $250
2nd Place - $125
3rd Place - $100
Judges:
Clarity Amerin, Community Content Creator, Cincinnati & Hamilton Co. Public Library
Christine Wilson, Executive Director, Women Writing for (a) Change
Millie Ferguson, Local Poet, Bartender, Adjunct
Rebecca Griswold, Local Poet, MFA Candidate Warren Wilson College, Owner of White Whale Tattoo
Ariella Moore, Local Poet, Women Writing for (a) Change
Jenna Meyer, Local Poet, Women Writing for (a) Change