(Just Take A Deep Breath by the artist Clare Wassermann in response to a poem by Callum Bate called Instructions)
PoArtry is a collaboration project between poets and visual artists culminating in an exhibition of art inspired art.
It works by randomly pairing willing participants and then letting them loose for 3 months to inspire and create. The only rule is that each pairing must produce two new pieces of work; one new artwork from an existing poem and one new poem from an existing artwork. Outside of this rule, the gloves are off!
PoArtry is the brainchild of Rick Sanders, a Stourbridge based poet and maker. He was enthused by working with other artists and poets on various collaborations and wanted to see what would happen if two great art forms were bought together with enough time and space to create new works. The results have been amazing.
As part of the Wolverhampton Literature Festival, PoArtry arrives at the Newhampton Arts Centre on 31 st January and runs daily from 11am – 4pm up until and including 9 th February. There will be a special poetry reading on Sunday 2 nd February at 2pm, when participating poets will read out their work in the exhibition space.
Why not come on down to see some amazing art and poetry all created through collaboration.
