The poet and photographer Petit Monstre. Courtesy of the artist.
May. 12, 2023
Poetry Promise Workshops at the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art. Summer 2023
Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art
June 3, 10, 17, 24, 2023
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Let our art inspire your poetry. Spend time discussing our exhibitions with a professional local poet before using the art to generate literary creations of your own.
Developed in partnership with Poetry Promise, Inc., a nonprofit organization that advocates for poetry and literature throughout the Las Vegas Valley, each workshop in this one-month series will run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday from June 3 through to June 24, 2023. Participants will consider artworks from one of the following exhibitions: Modern Desert Markings: An Homage to Las Vegas Area Land Art, Am I Your Type, and Crowd Burst. The artworks vary from cast metal sculptures to video, textile, painting, photography, and more. The discussions will cover a range of stimulating topics, including land use in the desert near Las Vegas and questions of identity and personal narrative.
Join us on one or all of these dates to meet the following poets:
June 3: Ms.AyeVee
June 10: SamRay
June 17: Petite Monstre
June 24: Charlene Stegman Moskal
About Ms. AyeVee
Ashley Vargas, also known by her stage name Ms.AyeVee, is an award-winning Afro-Latina literary artist from Las Vegas. Her work has been featured by the legendary All Def Poetry, Write About Now, and Button Poetry. She has been published by BookLeaf Publishing, The Red Rock Review, Zeitgeist Press, Hardy Publications, Tolsun Books, and Nevada State College. In 2020, Ms.AyeVee was recognized by NPR’s Desert Companion magazine for their annual “Ones to Watch” issue. Also in 2020, she founded an online poetry competition called, Beyond The Neon Poetry Slam, that has grown into a poetry anthology series and poetry festival. In 2021 she was nominated for The Crystal Bookmark Award from the Las Vegas Book Festival. That same year, she received Special Congressional Recognition from Rep. Susie Lee for Outstanding Poetry. In 2022 Ms.AyeVee released her new collection of poetry, Broken Silence.
About SamRay
SamRay is a fresh face to poetry, but growing up with the Strip as her backyard it's no wonder this poet knows how to captivate a crowd. The multi-talented 26-year-old has featured at places like Cork and Thorn and the Utah Arts Festival. Her poetry is truthful and raw, and she doesn’t shy away from heavy topics Whether it be acting, singing, or poetry, Sam is sure to tug at your heartstrings.
About Petit Monstre
Petit Monstre is a self-taught professional photographer and published poet from Las Vegas, NV.
About Charlene Stegman Moskal
Charlene Stegman Moskal is a Teaching Artist for Poetry Promise. She is published in numerous anthologies and magazines including: TAB: the Journal of Poetry and Poetics; Calyx: A Journal of Art and Literature by Women, Humana Obscura, The Dewdrop, and MacQueen’s Quinterly. Her chapbooks are One Bare Foot, (Zeitgeist Press), Leavings from My Table, (Finishing Line Press), Woman Who Dyes Her Hair (Kelsay Books), and a full-length poetry manuscript, Running the Gamut (Zeitgeist Press), Winter 2023.
The workshops will take place at the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art at UNLV on June 3, 10, 17, and 24, 2023. Participation is free and parking on the UNLV campus is free of charge on weekends. Masks are recommended. All of the Museum’s current exhibitions will be on view until July 8, 2023. This program is supported in part by Nevada Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
About Poetry Promise, Inc.
Poetry Promise, Inc. was incorporated in Las Vegas, NV in 2016. It was inspired and founded by Clark County’s first Poet Laureate, Bruce Isaacson. The second Poet Laureate of Clark County, Vogue Robinson, was its Executive Director. The organization is an advocate for the arts and provides a support system for poetry in the Las Vegas Valley. Poetry Promise’s mission is to advance the knowledge and practice of poetry and the literary arts in Clark County, the State of Nevada, and beyond. It provides educational programs, public readings, poetry awards, poetry contests, book publishing, writing workshops, and other related programs and services that advance the cause of literature, poetry, and the arts.
About the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art
The Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art believes everyone deserves access to art that challenges our understanding of the present and inspires us to create a future that holds space for us all. Located on the campus of one of the most racially diverse universities in the U.S., we strive to create a nourishing environment for those who continue to be neglected by contemporary art museums. As the only art museum in the city of Las Vegas, we commit ourselves to leveling barriers that limit access to the arts. Our collection of artworks offers an opportunity for everyone to develop a deeper knowledge of contemporary art in Southern Nevada. The Barrick Museum is part of the College of Fine Arts at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
Find Us
The Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art is located in the heart of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus. The museum is easily accessed from the west side of campus at the intersection of Harmon Avenue and University Center Drive. Drive east on East Harmon Ave until the road enters the campus and terminates in a parking lot. The Museum will be on your right, next to a desert landscape garden. Directions here.
Parking
Visitors may park in metered, staff, and student spots free of charge after 7 pm on weekdays, 1 pm on Fridays, and all day Saturday.
Daily, weekly, or monthly permits can be purchased from Parking and Transportation Services.
Metered parking spaces for visitors can be found in the parking lot outside the Barrick’s entrance, along East Harmon Ave, and in the lot behind the Lied Library. Other metered green zones are available in the Cottage Grove Avenue Parking Garage and parking areas throughout campus. Download the “PayByPhone Parking” app from Google Play or the iTunes app store.
Contact
702-895-3381