Guided Poetry Exhibitions Tour with Adetola Adedipe
About this Event
Using poetry as a vehicle for expression and connection, Adetola “aloT of Poetry” Adedipe will guide participants of all writing levels through an exploratory exhibitions tour of our spring/summer 2026 exhibitions ᐃᔨ – Eyes – Shirley Moorhouse and Zadie Xa with Benito Mayor Vallejo | Moonlit Confessions Across Deep Sea Echoes: Your Ancestors Are Whales, and Earth Remembers Everything, offering prompts and creative tools to help attendees discover their inner poet and create their own poetic responses to artwork.
This workshop is open to anyone with little to no experience in writing poetry. The goal is to respond to the exhibitions through creative expression. It’s perfect for individuals interested in exploring responsive poetry writing and who are open to being inspired and sharing their work.
There are some mauture themes in this program and is reccomended for ages 16+
Images:
aloT of Poetry. Photo by Esther Cho Photography.
Shirley Moorhouse, Beaded Glacial Rocks, 2020. Collection of the artist
Zadie Xa and Benito Mayor Vallejo, Moonlit Confessions Across Deep Sea Echoes: Your Ancestors Are Whales, and Earth Remembers Everything (detail), 2025. Courtesy of the artists and Thaddaeus Ropac. Photo by: Eva Herzog
Respect and Inclusion
By registering for this Program you agree to co-create, in collaboration with Esker Staff, Artists and Volunteers, an atmosphere of mutual inclusion and respect for all persons. This includes speaking, acting and behaving in a way that is absent of violence, harassment, racism, intimidation, bullying or discrimination of any kind regardless of, and not limited to gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, culture, age and ability. This includes in online/digital forums.
Should you require any support, or have any questions, please reach out to:
programs-at-eskerfoundation.com
Agenda
🕑: 05:30 PM
Doors
🕑: 06:00 PM
Opening Circle
Info: We will all share a little about ourselves and Tola will introduce the exhibitions.
🕑: 06:30 PM
Tour Begins
🕑: 07:00 PM
Finished Writing and Sharing
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
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