Visual Poetry and Color Exhibition

 Visual Poetry and Color Exhibition 1

November 13th - December 20th, 2023


The Visual Poetry and Color Exhibition was first shown in Troy, NY at the Arts Center of the Capital Region under the curatorial hand of Willie Marlow who came up with the concept and invited an international array of 44 artist/poets. The exhibit was composed of 44 works on 8" square birch panels.

The exhibition at the Arts Center of the Capital Region  

Immerse yourself in “Visual Poetry + Color,” a collection of visual and concrete poems by artists from across the USA and around the world.


Featured Artists

INTERNATIONAL Vittore Baroni, Italy - Ryosuke Cohen, Japan - Luc Fierens, Belgium - Rose Frain, Scotland - György Galantai, Hungary - Julia Klaniczay, Hungary - Alexander Limarev, Russia - Ruggero Maggi, Italy - Lilian Nicholson, Sweden - Matthew Rose, France - Berty Skuber, Italy - Rod Summers, the Netherlands - Kjell Varvin, Norway - Mary Wallace, Ireland - 

From the USA: Darlene Altschul C. Mehrl Bennett John Bennett Dawn Bisio Mark Bloch Sherry Bradshaw Judy Collischan Carl T. Chew Joel Cohen (The Sticker Dude) Chip Fasciano (Ferdbot) Picasso Gaglione Coco Gordon John Held, Jr. Carla Rae Johnson Elaine Langerman Emilie Lemakis Harold Lohner Yolanda Hawkins Christine Heller Willie Marlowe Robert-Jean Ray Marilyn R. Rosenberg Adam Roussopoulos Memo Salvan Ann R. Shapiro Carol Stetser John Tostado Cecil Touchon Chuck Welch Ann Woodward

See the works in the show

Participants sent works to the exhibit with the understanding that they were donating the works ultimately to the Ontological Museum Archives where at least one additional exhibition would be arranged.


Catherine Bennett created an article  on her blog called

"VISUAL POETRY + COLOR + MAILART" 
discussing the show in relation to the history of Mail Art and Visual Poetry
with a number of links to related materials.

https://cmehrlbennett.wordpress.com/2024/07/20/visual-poetry-color-mailart/


Visual Poetry and Color Exhibition 2
July 27th - September 20th, 2024

After the first exhibition, the works were sent to the Ontological Museum Archives in Albuquerque, New Mexico where the collection of panels were documented, inventoried and published on the  2023 Acquisitions inventory blog.

A second exhibition was arranged in Dallas, Texas at the Ferrari Gallery to open on July 27, 2024 under the curatorial direction of Cecil Touchon, the Museum's director. In between the two shows Touchon put out a new Call for Works to gather works by additional artist/poets and expand the exhibition. At the time of this writing (07.17.24)  59 additional works have been added to the exhibit.


Press Release for the Dallas show:

Visuality has always been a part of the world of poetry and poetic meaning has always been a part of visual art. This exhibition explores the zone between these two fields. Working on wooden panels instead of sheets of paper this exhibition encourages the artistic approach to poetics and many works incorporate the use of collage - a favored medium of the Museum's Archives. Featuring over 100 artworks by U.S. and international artists.

On view through September 20th. Special Lecture scheduled for August 15th.

Ferrari Gallery is hosting a VIP event for the opening of the summer collage show: Visual Poetry & Color, in collaboration with the Ontological Museum Archives.

Ferrari Gallery will be open from Noon to 7:00 pm. Join us for an evening of art, meet talented artists, partake in light bites & refreshments, and watch as artists create new collage works!

Limited seats are available to artists to participate in a collage workshop under the direction of world renown artist & Ontological Museum Director, Cecil Touchon! Artworks created will be included into the Museum collection. Materials will be provided, but it is recommended that artists bring any additional media they wish to include in their work.

Photos from the workshops at the opening at Ferrari Gallery












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