Arts Collaborative Medford

We’re still feeling the inspiration of last weekend’s Springward Poetry Festival.

You can read about the program and view more great poet pics on our website at:

https://artscollabmedford.org/blog-3-1/springward-poetry-festival

Photo credit: Paolo ‘Delta’ Brandon

Join us this Wednesday, April 15, at 6:30 and every other Wednesday for live drawing.

$15 preregister / $20 drop-in

This is a non-instructor lead live drawing session. All sessions are in person, and will be with a n**e or lightly clothed model. There will be a studio monitor present to assist the model and participants. Each session will feature a live model using a mixture of short and long poses – starting at one-minute poses and working up to a 15 or 20 minute pose.

Participants should bring their own materials.

TONIGHT — The Springward Poetry Festival opens at 6:00 with a reception and four Medford poets! General admission is $20, and $5 for students.

Join us to help celebrate National Poetry Month with light refreshments from plus a fun creative writing activity and a free poetry book exchange. Readings start around 7 with Gary Roberts, Leticia Priebe Rocha, Vijaya Sundaram, and Max Heinegg.

The party continues on Saturday beginning at 11 with workshops, an open mic, and 16 (!) poets reading throughout the day. Laureates galore will be on hand, including Regie Gibson, the Massachusetts State Laureate. And Black Ocean, an award-winning independent publisher , marks its 20th anniversary with a reading at 5:00 and books for sale from its amazing catalog.

Catering from will nourish us along the way.

This is going to be great!