Saturday, March 16, 2013

Hickory Museum of Art, Ekphrastic Poetry


Art of Poetry
Saturday, March 16
2 - 3:30 PM
FREE Admission

The Hickory Museum of Art (HMA) will conduct an ekphrastic (poetry about art) walking tour through its exhibits this Saturday. The public is invited to attend this free event. Enjoy poems written about works featured in the following exhibitions: A Tribute to Will Henry Stevens (1881-1949); IMAGE*INATION: Catawba Valley Camera Club Exhibition; The Birth of a Collection; The High-Speed Photograph of Harold “Doc” Edgerton; Discover Folk Art; and Studio Art Glass from the Museum’s Permanent Collection.

The poets featured during this tour include: Scott Owens, Ann Fox Chandonnet, Betty O’Hearn, Brenda Smith, John Womack, Anthony Rankine, Cynthia Rand, Doug McHargue, Mel Hager, Patricia Deaton, and Kelly Demaegd. 

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