Sep 2009
Bare Form 2009 Prospectus
30/09/09 Filed in: Announcements
Bare Form Opens this Friday, November 6, 5:30-8:30PM.
The beauty of the body has inspired artists from the dawn of history yet remains an inextricable part of the human experience. Our intimate familiarity with the human body bears the challenge to the artist….. transforming that which is known into an expression of emotion.
Eligibility:
All artists within 200 miles of Morgantown are eligible for the Bare Form 2009 exhibit. All forms of visual art will be considered, excluding video art. No reproductions will be accepted. Any work conceived as a multiple should be in an edition of no more than 12.
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Mgtn Poets features Stephen Earley Jordan II
30/09/09 Filed in: Announcements
Author, spoken word artist and cultural critic Stephen Earley Jordan II will be performing as a special guest of Morgantown Poets from 7-9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, at Monongalia Arts Center (MAC).
The MAC is at 107 High St., Morgantown. The performance is being presented as an extra feature in addition to Morgantown Poets regular series of events. It is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be available.
Jordan will be headlining the event with an opening spoken word performance by Ted Webb of Morgantown Poets.
"I'm thrilled Stephen is sharing his engaging work with the north-central West Virginia community," said Webb, who organizes the Morgantown Poets events at the MAC with Tamara Woods, Charlotte Firestone, Casie Fox and others. "Stephen's a multitalented writer and a dynamic speaker. This will definitely be a very special, unique performance in Morgantown you won't want to miss."
Jordan grew up in Huntington, graduating from Ceredo-Kenova High School (1995) and Alderson-Broaddus College in Philippi (1999). He currently lives in Bronx, N.Y. Read More...
Views from a Riverbank
21/09/09 Filed in: Up Coming Exhibitions
Views from a Riverbank
paintings by Erin Webb
Opening Reception Friday, October 2, 2009 6-9 PM
Available October 2-31
pictured above “The Dotty Johnson” (oil on canvas) Read More...
Parallel Lines opens in Davis Gallery
21/09/09 Filed in: Up Coming Exhibitions
Parallel Lines
Recent works by Aimee Sones
Opening Reception Friday, October 2, 2009 6-9 PM
Available October 2-31
Aimee about Aimee’s work:
Maps, three dimensional models based on elevation, and elements of the electrical grid are just some of the linear structures found in my work. Lines and things come in many different forms: flat, dimensional, appearing in real and imagined spaces. These lines inform, impart, reveal natural and created order. Read More...
Morgantown Poets Fall/Spring Schedule (so far)
21/09/09 Filed in: Announcements
Morgantown Poets Fall Literary/Arts Series 2009
Oct. 15 - Ethel Morgan Smith, author of the nonfiction book, "From Whence Cometh My Help: The African American Community at Hollins College"
Nov. 19 - Emily Mitchell, author of the novel, "The Last Summer of the World"
(Note: WVU Thanksgiving Recess begins Nov. 21. Thanksgiving is Nov. 26....)
Dec. 17 - Sarah Robinson, "Guarding the Deep"
(Note: This falls on WVU Final Exam Week. WVU Winter Break begins Dec. 20. Christmas is Dec. 25.)
Morgantown Poets Spring Literary/Arts Series 2010
Jan. 21 - T.W. McNemar, author of the novel, "Ragdoll Angel"
Feb. 18 - Mark DeFoe, author of the poetry books, "Bringing Home Breakfast," "Palmate," "AIR," "Aviary," "The Green Chair," and"Greatest Hits"
March 18 - TBA
(Note: WVU Spring Recess begins March 27.)
April 15 - TBA
May 20 - TBA
(Note: WVU Commencement is May 16.)
Oct. 15 - Ethel Morgan Smith, author of the nonfiction book, "From Whence Cometh My Help: The African American Community at Hollins College"
Nov. 19 - Emily Mitchell, author of the novel, "The Last Summer of the World"
(Note: WVU Thanksgiving Recess begins Nov. 21. Thanksgiving is Nov. 26....)
Dec. 17 - Sarah Robinson, "Guarding the Deep"
(Note: This falls on WVU Final Exam Week. WVU Winter Break begins Dec. 20. Christmas is Dec. 25.)
Morgantown Poets Spring Literary/Arts Series 2010
Jan. 21 - T.W. McNemar, author of the novel, "Ragdoll Angel"
Feb. 18 - Mark DeFoe, author of the poetry books, "Bringing Home Breakfast," "Palmate," "AIR," "Aviary," "The Green Chair," and"Greatest Hits"
March 18 - TBA
(Note: WVU Spring Recess begins March 27.)
April 15 - TBA
May 20 - TBA
(Note: WVU Commencement is May 16.)
Morgantown Poets features
06/09/09 Filed in: Announcements
Poet Mary Lucille DeBerry will be the featured reader during Morgantown Poets 7 p.m. literary event Thursday, Sept. 17, at Monongalia Arts Center (MAC).
The reading is free and open to anyone interested in the arts. The MAC is at 107 High St., Morgantown. The event will be in Studio II upstairs.
DeBerry, a longtime resident of Morgantown, worked many years for West Virginia Public Television where she produced historical, cultural and public affairs series, segments and programs.
Her poems have appeared in Appalachian Heritage, Appalachian Journal, Hamilton Stone Review (Fall 2008: West Virginia Issue of the online journal), Now & Then, and Traditions. Her writing has also been published in the 2009 "Anthology of Appalachian Writers" and "Wild Sweet Notes - Fifty Years of West Virginia Poetry." Read More...