Learn about the tradition of ekphrasis and create your own poetry-inspired painting
Some of the most famous poems throughout history were inspired by paintings and other pieces of art, called ekphrasis. What if we made a visual art piece inspired by poetry? Learn about the tradition of ekphrasis and create your own poetry-inspired painting!
About the instructor: Angelica Esquivel is a Xicana writer and artist. She created the work Earth, You Have Returned to Me, a triptych made from junk mail and acrylic paint on permanent display at YDL-Superior. The piece was inspired by the foliage in Ypsilanti and its title is an homage to a poem of the same title by Elaine Equi.
| Mon, Dec 30 | 9:00AM to 9:00PM |
| Tue, Dec 31 | Closed |
| (New Year's Eve) | |
| Wed, Jan 01 | Closed |
| (New Year's Day) | |
| Thu, Jan 02 | 9:00AM to 9:00PM |
| Fri, Jan 03 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sat, Jan 04 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sun, Jan 05 | Closed |
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