Yeovil Art Weekender Events, Anthology & Window Trail.

We are delighted to collaborate with the Yeovil Poets Society to present OUR TOWN Poetry at the Yeovil Art Weekender.

Our brand new Art and Culture festival for Yeovil features an exciting new collaboration with the Yeovil Poets Society including a window art trail around the town centre, poetry events and a beautiful new anthology featuring sixteen new poems about our home town of Yeovil, each poem has an artwork response by a Yeovil Creative. The artworks

This project really highlights the creative talents in Yeovil and the pride of those who have made Yeovil their home!

Events

Poetry Chit Chat / Sat 28 / 1 – 3pm / Yeovil Art Space

Drop in and chat about all things poetry with our Yeovil Poets Lee Chapman and Mike Howard. Talk about ideas on how to get started, how to finish that poem or just come and write with new friends. Free to come along and no need to book!

Poetry Glow / Sat 28 / 4 – 5.30pm / Yeovil Art Space

A new event from the Yeovil Poets Society with headliner poet Becky Brine that will leave you feeling warm! With read aloud poems to make you think, smile and ponder in this ever-so-lovely late afternoon treat.

Poetry Trail / Across the weekend / Locations around town

Follow the OUR TOWN poetry trail on display across the town centre. Sixteen locations will be displaying a poem from the Anthology and feature a print of it’s accompanying artwork alongside it.

OUR TOWN Poetry Anthology

In this brand new anthology, produced as part of the Our Town project, we celebrate collaboration and feature sixteen local poets inspired to write about Yeovil. From memories and themes of belonging to sights and sounds around town the poems bring beautiful, interesting perspectives and in turn have inspired 16 artists and members of the Yeovil Creatives.

Poets featured are: Anna Philips / David Cloke / F. J. Parsons / Hannah Rowden / John Wesley / Julian Bird / Kara Bignell Bird / Lee Chapman / Maux Zalik / Michael Vickery / Mike Howard / Nerys Bird / Prabir Kumar Rath / Sheila Hopkins / Stuart Smith / Trevor Pearce

Artists featured are: Alex Botezatu / Alex Young / Ali Mauger / Emily Duchscherer Kirk / Georgina Conroy / Giles Bennett / Hannah Bottomley / Jackie Hughes / Jenna Powell / Jill Preston / Mia Taylor / Mick Whitworth / Mimi Gafney / Sam Hann / Sue Belfrage / Tara Gibson

Anthology forward by Liz Pike

“It is a joy and honour being invited to write an introduction to this Anthology.  The reason? I have an honest love of ‘Our Town’ of Yeovil.  In my lifetime it has continually evolved, but at its heart there is a solid, friendly West Country town full of character and history. In this delightful Anthology where words and pictures come together, to bring us heartfelt images of ‘Our Town’ as we see it now, is inspiring.  Enjoy the feelings generated by the written word of our poets and creative images by our artists.

What the future holds for this magical place called Yeovil as she transitions, is an open and truly exciting question. Creativity always drives natural evolution forward. Yeovil Art Space is part of the equation with art and culture at its heart.”

Art in the Anthology!