Rita Banerjee’s poem “Sleep” featured in the “Bijou” Opening Reception at the Salem Arts Festival – June 7, 2024 – July 31, 2024

Rita Banerjee’s poem “Sleep” is featured in “Bijou” Opening Reception at the 2024 Salem Arts Festival from June 7, 2024 – July 31, 2024. The “Bijou” World Poetry Collection is curated by poet Diana Norma Szokolyai and the Chagall Performing Arts Collaborative. You can visit the”Bijou” exhibit at the ChagallPAC / Cambridge Writers’ Workshop Studio at Artist’s Row, 24 New Derby Street, Salem, MA 01970 USA this weekend! More info follows below:

Join us on June 7, 2024 from 7-9 pm ESTfor our Opening Reception for “Bijou,” with live music and mingling.

ChagallPAC is delighted to announce a group exhibition titled “Bijou,” featuring the visual works of Ray Gilbert, Rachel Redux, Zenovia, Osmar K de Leon, Salem Fairy Forest, Diana Norma Sozokolyai, and Holy Crow. This exhibition will run from June 7 – July 31, 2024. Our opening Reception on June 7th will feature some of our artists in attendance, and live music by Victor Pachas.

BIJOU is desirable, sought-after, elegant. A jewel, a trinket, a treasure. Shaped by fingers, ornamental, delicate, prized workmanship. From haunting photos, dreamlike paintings, and bejeweled shrines, the selected works are modern treasure. Rare, handmade, and elegant.

Poets in Exhibition:
Anonymous
Rita Banerjee
Shari Caplan
Wang Chien
Grace Harrington Murdoch
Pete Murdoch
Nancy Pantano
Corrine Previte
J.D. Scrimgeour
Diana Norma Szokolyai
Jezmina von Thiele
Sophia Vassallo
Dan Rice
Jamie Spallino
Maria Silvia Rodrigo Leaman

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May 14: VCFA’s MFA in Writing & Publishing Faculty Reading feat. Rita Banerjee, David Heska Wanbli Weiden, Ariel Francisco, Frances Cannon, Rob Spillman, Tim Horvath, Erin Stalcup, & more * Zoom, 5:30-7:30 pm

Join the MFA in Writing & Publishing program at Vermont College of Fine Arts as they celebrate the end of the 2020-21 school year with a final faculty reading.

The reading will be held on Zoom from 5:30–7:30 pm ET on Friday, May 14, as part of the Alumnx Weekend and Graduation festivities. Faculty readers include Rita Banerjee, Ariel Francisco, Rob Spillman, David Heska Wanbli Weiden, Miciah Bay Gault, Erin Stalcup, Frances Cannon, James Scott, Tim Horvath, and Sean Prentiss.

This event is free and open to the public, so join us to hear from our beloved writers and poets!

Join us on Zoom at 5:30 pm EDT!