Ludington Area Center for the Arts (LACA) and Ludington Writers (LW) are excited to announce a FREE Ekphrastic Poetry Workshop on Saturday, July 27, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The workshop will be held in the art center’s main gallery before moving to the Book Mark for further discussion and sharing.

This workshop is part of our ongoing collaboration to inspire poetry through original art, promoting literacy and supporting LACA’s exhibits. To register, please fill out the form at TinyUrl.com/July27Poetry.

The workshop will be co-hosted by Ludington Writers editors Kathlene Barrett and Nicole Birkett. Kathlene has selected five locally created artworks from LACA’s current exhibit, Guiding Light: An Exhibition Celebrating Area Lighthouses, as subject matter:

• “Dance Like No One Is Watching” by Lorn Bach

• “Heading Out Ludington” by Steve Begnoche

• “Autumn on Mt. Epworth” by Julie Strabel

• “Beside Still Waters” by Julie Snyder

• and “Bay” by Paul Carlson

Selected artwork is labeled in the gallery and electronic copies will be available for virtual participants.

We’re also hosting a public reading and open mic on Tuesday, July 30, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the art center’s performance hall. Attendees are invited to share their ekphrastic poetry, followed by a general poetry reading. This event is also FREE and open to all.

We hope to see you there!