SEATTLE, WA – The Jacob Lawrence Gallery is pleased to announce their next curated exhibition artists & poets, on view from February 13 through April 19, opening on February 13, 6–8pm.
artists & poets is a part of the re-grounding of the Jacob Lawrence Gallery in its mission of education, experimentation, and social justice. Continuing our research into the life and work of Jacob Lawrence, we have been considering the rich, interdisciplinary creative environment of 1930s Harlem. Lawrence was able to grow up around an explosion of Black cultural production by artists, musicians, writers, dancers, and theatremakers all working alongside one another and intimately engaged with each other's work.
Working to encourage our community of artists to open dialogues between the other arts disciplines, artists & poets explores a legacy of collaboration between artists and writers. The show will be split into two parts, one highlighting a contemporary practice and another pulling from the archives. Cauleen Smith’s The Wanda Coleman Songbook will function as the contemporary example of this great exchange between artists and poets. The other half of the exhibition will focus on Dudley Randall's Broadside Press which began in Detroit in 1965 and will explore the press's history and output.
To expand upon the works in the show, we have an exciting array of programs in the coming months:
- February 21, 2–8pm: Print, Copy, Paste Zine Fest
- March 6, 5:30–7:30pm: Open Mic Night with Write Away
- April 10th: artists & poets Guided Tour with the curatorial team
- April 17, 5–7pm: Letterpress Poetry Workshop
More details will be updated on this page in the coming weeks.