Join us at Pullen Arts Center for a closing reception celebrating the artists featured in the November, December, & January Exhibition on Saturday, January 21, 2023, 2:30-4:30 p.m. The exhibition features work from five artists working in drawing and painting.
Join us at Sertoma Arts Center on Sunday, January 29, 2-4 p.m. for a reception celebrating the January/February exhibitions artists. On view in our Raleigh Room Gallery is an exhibit called Mountains to Sea Trail featuring the works of eight artists. Featured in our Hall Gallery are two artists working in painting, displayed in the lobby cases are artworks by a potter and traditional Japanese embroidered pieces by students at Sertoma Arts Center. Learn more about the January/February Exhibitions at Sertoma Arts Center
“Killers of the Dream” by Lillian Smith Part 1, Thursday, March 9, 2023
Spoken Word is the art of performance poetry. It can be emotional, inspirational, educational, and as creative and expressive as your imagination. It can also be a tool for healing and growth. How you bring your words to life on stage is about how prepared you are to deliver them. It combines the skill of oration with the subtle nuance of theatre and improvisation. Voice projection, tone, stance, and body movement are important. So is an understanding of oratory tools such as parsing, parallelism, and pace. Whether you are reading at an open mic, featuring at an event, or competing in a slam, the goal for the poet is the same. Deliver your message in a way that engages the listener, capturing their attention for the duration of your poem. This workshop prepares participants to do so. It discusses technique, individual voice, and presence. It also provides the participant with an understanding of the art form and a set of tools to use in sharing their words with an audience. Through various activities this workshop seeks to give its participants confidence in presenting their works. Each participant is encouraged to come with one poem memorized. It doesn’t matter how long […]