Revolution Reborn: Under November frost, revolution cracked open, hope soared again. Ekphrastic assemblage. Mixed media/found objects: 2026.

Poetic License 2026: November 13, 2026 – January 16, 2027

Upstate Artists Guild and Hudson Valley Writers Guild have come together once again to present ekphrastic art inspired by poetry (usually it goes the other way around). Poets submitted work anonymously to HVWG, then artists responded to the poems that resonated for them. I’m curious to see what the other pieces look like. Support local artists and writers and drop by the gallery before you do some shopping in the Co-op (mmmm cheeses…). The exhibition opens lucky Friday the 13th!

First Friday Reception & Poetry Reading: December 4, 6-8pm.

Collage workshops and other events may be added at a future date!

Honest Weight Food Co-op Gallery
100 Watervliet Ave
Albany NY 12206

I’m pleased to be taking part — not as a writer, but as an artist. My piece was a response to the poem ‘Crow Hints for Revolution’ and I guess I’ll find out who the author is when the exhibit opens. Obviously I was influenced by the approach of the big blue wave this month — and as I type this I hear the ravens croaking outside, too! All the corvids! — and by thinking about the way we build movements, one piece at a time, bits kept and treasured until their moment arrives. Yes, I have had that nest a while. It can be hard to see from the overhead view, but the book of matches is important, too! Let’s light a fire for change.