2024 Ekphrastic Poetry Contest
Call for Poetry!
Craven Arts Council’s Ekphrastic Poetry Competition returns for 2024, inspired by the works of our National Juried Exhibition. This competition showcases the link between different forms of art; the visual and the literary. The aim of the competition is to bring different types of artists together, to recognize talent in visual arts and poetry, and to help encourage those who may not normally engage in writing poetry by giving them a starting point. Poets may enter up to 3 poems for $10 each, online, in person, or by mail. Selected poems will be awarded cash prizes by a judge and poets will have the chance to read their original works at the August Artwalk on August 9th from 5 – 8 pm. Craven Arts Council & Gallery will also produce a book of artwork and poetry from the exhibition and poetry competition to go on sale in December. Participants can submit up to three poems at $10 each. August 9th from 5 -8 pm: Ekphrastic reception where awards will be announced and artists can read their poems aloud to guests. July 24th at 5 pm: Deadline to submit poems |
Meet Our Judge!Jameela F. Dallis is a multidisciplinary writer, curator, art collector, and scholar based in Durham, NC. She curated Material Encounters (Peel, Carrboro, March 2023) and juried Scaffold (Artspace, Raleigh, April 2023). She's served on regional curatorial committees and fellowship committees. Her publications include poems, interviews, arts journalism, and literary scholarship in Casserole Series Journal, Triangle Poetry Journal, The Fight and the Fiddle, Honey Literary, Our State, Indy Week, and elsewhere. She taught composition and literature university courses for a decade and has facilitated creative workshops—often poetry and art-centered—since 2009. Additionally, Jameela holds a Ph.D. in English from UNC-Chapel Hill.
Learn more about her work at jameeladallis.com. |