Left to right: Shana Thornton, Mitzi Cross, Kim Leavitt and Amy Wright
Photo by Christy O’Brien
Her Circle Ezine was pleased with the live reading on Saturday, March 5th in Tennessee as part of our International Women’s Day Virtual Festival. We thank Austin Peay State University for allowing us to use their Downtown Gallery space at 116 Strawberry Alley. The Gallery exhibition is from the Goldsmith Press and Rare Type Collection, Directed by Cindy Marsh and Curated by Barry Jones. We thank the community for supporting the arts and literature. And, we were grateful for the coincidence of a collaborative, community-based art exhibition.
Works in The Goldsmith Press Exhibition. Photo by Christy O’Brien
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Photo by Marna Maldavs
Gallery Exhibition: “True Stories from the Goldsmith Press”
March 3 – April 2, 2011
APSU Downtown Gallery
116 Strawberry Alley
Clarksville, TN 37040
Professor Cindy Marsh, Director of the Goldsmith Press projects.
Photo by Marna Maldavs
The Goldsmith Press exhibition “True Stories from the Goldsmith Press” offers a variety of artistic creations by members of the Clarksville community. Many fingers held thimbles and sewed quilts. One of the quilts chronicles the history of African-Americans within the community. Another was sewn as a tribute to women, and another for veterans. The Goldsmith Press is responsible for many community outreach programs in the arts. 100 t-shirts, created by children, line a small room of the gallery. From intimate journals to posters and framed incantations, many forms of community story-telling are represented in the exhibition.
Amy Wright reads from her prose translations of Emily Dickinson’s poems.
Photo by Christy O’Brien
Amy Wright is the author of two chapbooks, There Are No New Ways To Kill A Man, and Farm. She is the Nonfiction Editor of Zone 3 Press, and Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Austin Peay State University.
Kim Leavitt reading from her short story, “Slop Hollow”.
Photo by Christy O’Brien
Kim Leavitt holds a BA degree in Theatre Arts, and MA in Communication Arts, and an MA in English. Before joining the Tennessee Arts Commission in 2004, Kim served as Managing Director of Theatre Education and Community Outreach for the Renaissance Center in Dickson, TN. She currently serves as Director of Arts Education where she oversees and administers arts learning grant programs and initiatives statewide.
Mitzi Cross reading from her memoir.
Photo by Marna Maldavs
Mitzi Cross is an award-winning playwright. Her two act play In and Out of Boxes was recognized and produced in a national playwrighting competition. Her poetry, fiction, and photography have appeared in several publications including North Carolina Scenes, Number One, The Scribbling Mob, and Southern Land Poetry Review.
Photo by Christy O’Brien
For more information about Her Circle Ezine‘s International Women’s Day Virtual Festival, please check our Schedule of Events.
Shana Thornton serves as Managing Editor for Her Circle Ezine‘s Books and Literature section. In addition, she writes interviews, features and fiction. She also teaches composition and literature courses, chases her husband and daughter, and runs trails with her dog Mojo.
About Shana Thornton
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