POETSWEDNESDAY & More

Free Exhibit: Shelley's Ghost: The Afterlife of a Poet in NYC Through June 24, 2012

Free Exhibit: Shelley’s Ghost: The Afterlife of a Poet Through June 24, Gallery Hours — Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III Gallery, Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, 5th Ave. at 42nd St., New York City

For the first time ever, selections from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein manuscript are available for public viewing in the United States in this exciting exhibition, which is being shown in collaboration with the Bodleian Library at Oxford University in England and highlights the literary and cultural legacy of Percy Bysshe and Mary Shelley, and that of her parents, William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft. Using manuscripts, books and relics, the exhibition will tell the truly remarkable – and sometimes salacious – tale of this extraordinary circle of people, complete with wild romances, tragic deaths, exile, revolution and landmark literary accomplishments. The artifacts being shown come from both The New York Public Library’s Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle and The Bodleian. The collections of the two institutions encompass close to 90 percent of all known surviving Shelley manuscripts, and much of the material being shown has never been seen by the general public in the United States before. Materials from the Bodleian haven’t traveled to the United States for more than 50 years, so this exhibition is truly a rare opportunity to see collections that embody a history of literary Romanticism in Britain and the United States. The exhibition offers a lens through which to see that history.

Announcing Peters Valley Artist Fellowship Opportunities for 2012

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Announcing Peters Valley Artist Fellowship Opportunities for 2012   Peters Valley Craft Center is pleased to announce four new artist fellowships for the 2012 workshop season. The fellowships are available to one individual for each of the following studios: woodworking, fine metals, fiber and special topics.This is the perfect opportunity for an experienced energetic artist with great people skills and strong working knowledge of a fine craft studio. Ideally the fellowship candidate will be available from April 10- through December but must be available from May 4th-September 16th. They must be on campus for all workshops in their studio.   A stipend of $3,000, shared housing, and meals served at the PV kitchen during the workshop season (average of 5 days per week) will be provided. Fellows will have the use of the studio space and equipment for making their own work (subject at all times to the requirements of the workshops). They will have the opportunity to work with some of the nation's most prominent artists in their fields. There are also opportunities to exhibit and sell work at the Peters Valley Store and Gallery and to participate in the annual craft fair.     Responsibilities include: assisting and accommodating visiting instructors and students, managing the studio classroom, studio preparation, including clean up and tool maintenance, ordering and maintaining inventory of supplies, maintaining safety standards and managing a summer studio assistant. Artist fellows are expected to assist in development of the curriculum for the following season.   Due to the rural nature of the campus and surrounding area, artist fellows must have a car. Application requirements: Should have BFA degree (MFA or commensurate experience preferred), letter of intent, resume, 5-10 digital images of recent work and 2 letters of professional recommendation. The letter of intent should describe the applicant's objectives for the program. Applicants must also be available for interviews either by phone or in person the week of March 12-15.   The deadline to apply is March 9, 2012   Please direct questions and/or application materials to Kristin Muller at [email protected]   Peters Valley Craft Center 19 Kuhn Road, Layton, NJ 07851 973-948-5200 [email protected] www.petersvalley.org

Artist Sought for Book Cover Sketch --Respond by 2/10/12

Artist Sought for Book Cover Sketch

In June 2012, the History Press will be publishing my third book, The Razing of Tinton Falls, a fictionalization of the June 1779 Revolutionary War raid in which Loyalists attacked the village of Tinton Falls, kidnapped its leading citizens, and burned much of the village.

The publisher and I are seeking the services of an artist to develop a sketch for the book's cover, likely depicting a burning house or a small village in ruins. The History Press will compensate the artist upon acceptance of the sketch. I will provide necessary background information to the selected artist.

If interested, please respond by February 10 with a work sample (PDF file or link), a professional reference, and compensation requirements. You are welcome to share this solicitation.

Michael Adelberg
www.michaeladelberg.com

For Pat Rosal Fans, Here's A List of His Upcoming Readings

READINGS

I'm honored to do a week-long residency at The Poetry Center at Smith College this week. On Tuesday, February 7, 7:30 p.m. at the Stoddard Hall Auditorium. I'm giving a craft lecture on Thursday at 7:30 and an open workshop on Friday. If you're in Western Massachusetts, it would be great to see you there.

On Friday, February 24 at 12:30 p.m., I'll be doing a reading at Ocean County College, which is on College Drive in Toms River, NJ. (Conference Rooms A & B, next to the bookstore). Thanks to Heidi Sheridan and all the folks at OCC for the invitation.

I'll be at AWP-Chicago to do an off-site reading with Four Way Books, Autumn House Press, and Persea Books (Thursday, March 1st from 6-7:30pm at Weather Mark Tavern). [Conference registration is required to attend this.]

And I'll be on a pedagogy panel with other Kundiman folks on Friday, March 2 from 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM in the Lake Ontario room, Hilton Chicago, 8th Floor. [Registration is requiredto attend this and I believe the period to do this has now ended, but if you're going to the conference, I hope you'll come to the panel.]

The Writers Studio in NYC invited me to visit one of their classes in mid-March and I'll be headed to the University of Puerto Rico in mid-April to read some poems there. (A possible radio interview is in the works too, though I'm a little nervous about doing the whole thing in my off-beat remix Spanish.) Good look to Willie Perdomo for the hook-up.

 

Also, on April 26, along with the terrific Tracy K. Smith, I'll be part of a Poets on Poetry event sponsored by Cave Canem and the New School's Writing Program. That should be a fantastic night moderated by another fine poet, Camille Rankine. Hope to see you there.

A Self-Indulgent Sports Rant

Pac may fight Bradley in June. Cotto takes on Mayweather on May 5. I thought Nonito, on his step up 122, needed to increase his punch volume against Vazquez; then I saw his bloody wraps pulled out of his glove; good win for the Flash. D'Antoni must go; Jeremy Lin(Tik) saved his coach's job for now. Go Big Blue!

Ahead

This summer I'll be teaching a workshop for the Cambridge Writers Workshop in the Picardy region of France during the last two weeks of August. Let me know if you're interested in attending. Application details should be available soon!!

I won a faculty research grant to use the archives at the Newberry in Chicago and do further research in the Philippines. I hope to see some old and new friends on both trips. And I've got tentative readings set up at Old Dominion and Rutgers-Newark for 2012-13. News and details as they develop. My website is due for an update. Keep an eye out for that, too.

I hope you all are well. Thanks again for the continued support.

Big love from Brooklyn, NY.

Pat

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Department of English
Rutgers University
427 Armitage Hall
311 North 5th Street
Camden, NJ 08102
p. 856.225.2807
f. 856.225.2873
http://www.patrickrosal.com

Opportunities for Artists!!!

This month we're in love with new opportunities for artists! City Without Walls - Call for Curators Deadline: Friday, February 3 City Without Walls (cWOW) seeks curatorial proposals for group exhibition opportunities at our main gallery during 2012. Curatorial proposals must be original and premiered at City Without Walls. Our first open opportunity is for a major exhibition scheduled for the period of March 31 - May 11, 2012. More info     Index Art Center - Art Cycle! Open Call Deadline: Friday, February 10 Art Cycle is an exhibition of bicycle inspired art. Marcel Duchamp created his most famous Readymade Bicycle Wheel in 1913. Over the last century the influence of the bicycle on art is as diverse and far reaching as the two wheel machine itself. Bikes have been used as kinetic sculptures, muses for painters and photographers, and as a blank canvas for artists and innovators alike. This exhibition, once again, hopes to capture the spirit of the bicycle and its place on contemporary art. More info   Call for Women Photographers in Metro NJ/NY Deadline: Monday, February 13 DIGITAL SUBMISSIONS ONLY for the exhibit "The Female Eye." The exhibit has been funded by Thomas A. DeGise, Hudson County Executive, the Hudson County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the Hudson County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs/Tourism Developments. The exhibit will be installed in the Brennan Gallery in the Justice William J. Brennan Court House located at 583 Newark Avenue in Jersey City. The Brennan Gallery is a fully accessible venue and is free and open to the public Monday-Friday from 9 to 6 pm. More info   Gallery Aferro is ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS for IDENTITY BLUEPRINT Deadline: Friday, February 17 Identity Blueprint is a free program for 10-12th grade female high school students in Newark. Each student learns how to create an original body of work using cyanotype photographs (also called "blueprints") and digital video. Students collaborate with teaching artists and other professionals to create a blog and an exhibition of their art. The program is from March 3, 2012-May 10, 2012 at Gallery Aferro in downtown Newark, NJ. You need only be interested in art and able to attend Saturday workshops. For the application and more information, please visit www.NewarkArts.org (homepage). Identity Blueprint is an ArtStart funded program.   Call for Women Artists: 3rd Annual STRONG WOMEN exhibit Deadline: Wednesday, February 22 Please take this opportunity to participate in Newark School of the Arts' (NSA) 3rd Annual Strong Women Exhibition in celebration of Women's HERstory month. To be eligible, applicants must be women artists age 18+. All mediums except crafts are acceptable. Work must be original. All work on canvas must be gallery wrapped or framed. Artists must supply a base or pedastal for free standing work. Artists must notify NSA of their agreement to be in the show by the date above. You will receive a prospectus upon agreement to participate in the show. More info     Creative Capital: Request for Proposals Deadline: Thursday, March 1 Creative Capital, a national nonprofit organization that provides integrated financial and advisory support to artists pursuing adventurous projects, has announced guidelines and the application schedule for its 2012 grant cycle. This year's program is open to artists working in emerging fields, literature, and performing arts. Creative Capital is offering free information sessions on its 2012 grant application process in-person and online. In-person sessions will be held at locations across the US and require participants to RSVP. The complete 2012 grant guidelines and information schedule are available at Creative-Capital.org. The online letter of inquiry form will close on March 1, 2012. *PLEASE NOTE* There are many more details, please click here to view them.     Index Art Center - Filmideo Open Call Deadline: Saturday, March 10 7th annual film and video screenings. Filmideo is a yearly event that celebrates the great diversity and work of independent filmmakers and video artists from around the globe. For an entire month, IAC transforms its gallery space into a screening theater where artists' works are project onto a 10' x 10' screen and viewed by audiences of up to 100 people per screening. We accept works by local, national, and international artists. For complete details click for more info.   Open Call for Video Art Projects Deadline: Friday, March 30 Curators Elisabeth Murray and Jonathan Brantley, in collaboration with Rogue Video and Performance, seek video art to be projected out-of-doors in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY for the exhibition Speculation and Spectacle. This event will take place in the area beneath the BQE between Meeker and Union Avenues on May 3rd from 7:30 pm until 9:30 pm. The exhibition will address the theme of gentrification. For a complete prospectus, please click for more info.       Bergen County MLK Memorial Committee RFP Deadline: Sunday, April 1 The Bergen County Martin Luther King Memorial Committee is seeking proposals for a commemorative sculpture of Dr. Martin Luther King. The sculptural piece should be a realistic portrayal celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. King. The committee will commission a sculptor for an outdoor, 7.5 foot life-size bronze statue of Dr. King with strong visual impact for visitors and students on the Fairleigh Dickinson University Campus in Hackensack, NJ. Finalist will be selected on April 28, 2012. To view the RFP, please click for more info.

PoetsWednesday Presents Diane Lockward at Barron Arts Center, Wednesday, February, 8, 2012, 8PM

PoetsWednesday

582 Rahway Ave., Woodbridge, NJ

732-634-0413

Featuring

Diane Lockward

8:00 PM

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Open Reading to Follow

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Workshop at 7:00 PM

Workshop Facilitator: Deborah LaVeglia

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Free

Refreshments Supplied by Wegmans

Donations Are Greatly Appreciated

Thanks to Cynthia Knight, BAC Director, and staff

 

PoetsWednesday Site: http://wednesdaypoet.typepad.com/

 

Directions: http://www.twp.woodbridge.nj.us/Departments/BarronArtsCenter/BarronArtsCenterDirections/tabid/754/Default.aspx

Contact: Deborah LaVeglia, Poetry Director, at [email protected]

Coming in March: Ed Romond

The Fruitful Woman by Diane Lockward

The Fruitful Woman

Today I dress for you in scarlet. I am a tomato, plump and luscious. I pulsate with seeds. Today I clothe myself in yellow. I am a peach, succulent and ripe. For you, I swathe myself in gold—all melons, oranges, tangerines, nectarines. I am a garden of earthly delights. I am the red apple you would fall for a thousand times. I am the apricot you would die for. I am all strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and cherries, all these and more. Today I am royal for you. I dress in a gown of purple plum. Come, lift me out of my skin.     —from Eve's Red Dress (Wind Publications, 2003)

Diane Lockward

Diane Lockward is the author of three poetry books, most recently, Temptation by Water (Wind Publications, 2010). Her poems have been included in such anthologies as Poetry Daily: 360 Poems from the World's Most Popular Poetry Website and Garrison Keillor's Good Poems for Hard Times and in such journals as Harvard Review, Spoon River Poetry Review, and Prairie Schooner. Her work has also been featured on Poetry Daily, Verse Daily, and The Writer’s Almanac.

Diane Lockward