Honest Arts Exhibit
The Honest Arts Committee is a committee of the Board and is open to all Member-Owners. The committee’s mission is to engage imagination, stimulate conversation, and strengthen connections in the store and the community by promoting, coordinating, and encouraging arts inside and outside the Co-op.
We feature exhibits throughout the year in the gallery outside of the Teaching Kitchen and Community Room.
October/November Exhibit: Poetic License 2025
“Ekphrastic art” is defined as the response of an artist in one medium to a work of art by an artist in another medium. Its more common manifestation is poetry written about visual art, such as paintings, photographs, drawings or sculpture. Poetic License 2025 turns that around, featuring local visual artists who created pieces in response to the work of poets. It is a collaboration between the Hudson Valley Writers Guild and the Upstate Artists Guild.
This is the fourth year Poetic License has showcased the work of poets and artists in one joint show, and the third year the show has graced the Honest Weight Food Coop’s art gallery. Poetic License 2025 features the work of 36 pieces of art created by 19 artists in response to 22 poems by 22 poets.
The exhibition will run through November 16, 2025, and will also feature the following associated events:
Collage Night: Thursday, November 6, 6:00-8:00 PM, Community Room
Browse through magazines, clip, cut and glue a collage with UAG member Rebecca Schoonmaker
To reserve a space, go to: infor@upstateartistsguild.org
Public Reception and Poetry Reading/Open Mic: Friday, November 7 from 5:00-8:00 PM, Community Room
Join the artists and poets, who made Poetic License 2025 possible, for a reception, poetry reading and open mic, all rolled into one fantastic evening.
The Hudson Valley Writers Guild (https://hvwg.org) supports the efforts of writers in all genres by sponsoring readings, workshops and contests and by providing a number of valuable resources for the literary community.
The Upstate Artists Guild (https://upstateartistsguild.org) is a not-for-profit volunteer organization, open to all, which promotes the appreciation, practice, and enjoyment of art.
Interested in learning more, or joining the committee?
Committee Email: HonestArtsCommittee-AT-honestweight.coop
Regularly Meets: Fourth Wednesday of the month at 7:00 via Zoom -
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