Commonweal

In celebration of April as National Poetry Month, COMMONWEAL is hosting a poetry competition juried by Alison Lubar, Amy Saul-Zerby & Raena Shirali.

Poets are encouraged to submit up to three poems observing the themes of prophecy, prediction, and revelation. Poems should be emailed to [email protected]. Submissions will be accepted through 23:59, Friday, February 28th.

Five poets will be selected and invited to perform their poetry at the gallery on Saturday, April 5th, along with the jurors. All poems will be included in a commemorative publication under the COMMONWEAL press.

As part of Natessa Amin’s “Feed the Moon” on view through Saturday, March 2nd at COMMONWEAL, we have four Gouache and Wax Crayon on Black Paper drawings created as preparatory works for paintings featured in the exhibition.

Each artist develops their artworks in different ways and it’s always exciting to see how they refine and organize their images as a way to end up with the most powerful formulation.

It’s wonderful to have these pairings on view at the gallery to offer our audience more insight into Amin’s development of her imagery.

COMMONWEAL is open Wednesday - Saturday, from 11:00 to 18:00.

Images:
‘Focus’, 7 x 5 in. (11 x 9 x .75 in. framed), Gouache and Wax Crayon on Black Paper, 2023
‘Refocus’, 10 x 8 x 2 in., Acrylic on Wood Panel, 2024
‘Auras’, 7 x 5 in. (11 x 9 x .75 in. framed), Gouache and Wax Crayon on Black Paper, 2023
‘Blue Aura’, 10 x 8 x 2 in., Acrylic on Wood Panel, 2024
‘Give it Time’, 7 x 5 in. (11 x 9 x .75 in. framed), Gouache and Wax Crayon on Black Paper, 2023
‘Scar Tissue’, 10 x 8 x 2 in., Acrylic on Wood Panel, 2024
‘Sutures’, 7 x 5 in. (11 x 9 x .75 in. framed), Gouache and Wax Crayon on Black Paper, 2023
‘River Twice’, 10 x 8 x 2 in., Acrylic on Wood Panel, 2024