Heart of Our City Exhibition and Poetry Loop
Dates and Times for this Past Event
- Saturday, Oct 15, 2022
- Friday, Oct 14, 2022
- Thursday, Oct 13, 2022
- Wednesday, Oct 12, 2022
- Tuesday, Oct 11, 2022
- Monday, Oct 10, 2022
- Sunday, Oct 9, 2022
- Saturday, Oct 8, 2022
- Friday, Oct 7, 2022
- Thursday, Oct 6, 2022
- Wednesday, Oct 5, 2022
- Tuesday, Oct 4, 2022
Location
Peace Plaza Downtown
1st Ave SW & 1st St SW
Details
What songs can we sing? What praise can we raise? What thanks can we give for things in the world that seem to go right, despite the challenges we see around us? In the Heart of Our City Exhibition, local writers and photographers answer these questions in meaningful ways that resonate with our slow emergence from the pandemic.
September 22, 2022 - Heart of Our City Exhibition Opening (5-7 p.m.)
6 p.m. - Reading and Artist Recognition
Featured Poets: Samsam Ali, P.S. Duffy, Amina Hassan, Rylee Klassen, David Kujawa, Julie Hathaway, Susan McMillan, Anne Owen Shea, Jean Prokott, John Sievers, Pam Sinicrope, Steven R. Vogel, Dr. Pam Whitfield
Featured Photographers: Janie Allen, Lisa Becker, Haley Bice, Sarah Gupta, Isy Köhler, Dr. Justin Kreuter, Charles LaRue, Kenna Sandborn, Rick Swanson
The Heart of Our City Exhibition runs from September 22, 2022 through October 15, 2022 at The Chateau Theater, 15 1st St SW, Rochester, Minnesota, in partnership with Threshold Arts.
This exhibition expanded to include the Heart of our City Poetry Loop, an outdoor arts experience with signs featuring the poems and photographs in this exhibition. The Poetry Loop will open at the same time as the exhibition and run through the winter. Residents and visitors can experience The Poetry Loop in small sections, or in its entire, as they stroll through our lovely downtown.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature; and by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. It also is partially funded by a Start-Up Event Grant from the Rochester Downtown Alliance and Destination Medical Center.
