November 7 – December 28, 2025​

 

Following the success of its 2023 debut, Broadsides No. 2 returns this fall to the gallery with a compelling exhibition that explores the connections between poetry and visual art. Nine nationally recognized poets are paired with nine equally distinguished visual artists, presenting collaborative works that reveal the interplay between image and language.​

 

The exhibition showcases visual artists: Randy Beckelheimer, Glenn Carter, Linda Christensen, David Fleming, Melissa Kreisa, Quinn Peck, Margaret Rinkovsky, Rose Sellery, and Bobby Williams.

 

The artwork has been paired with poetry by: Killarney Clary, Nancy Miller Gomez, Lee Herrick, Stephen Kessler, Robin Magowan, Tom Meschery, Magdalena Montagne, Ayaz Pirani, and Todd Turnidge.

 

Many of the poets are connected to the Annual Morton Marcus Poetry Reading, which this year takes place November 20 at UC Santa Cruz, featuring writer and poet Ellen Bass. Find out more here!

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EXHIBITION EVENTS

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November 7th, 6–8pm

First Friday Reception

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Saturday, November 15th, 4–6pm 
Opening Reception, Poetry Reading & Artist Talk

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Saturday, December 20th, 4–6pm

Teen Poetry Reading featuring Santa Cruz County Youth Poet Laureate Finn Maxwell, with fellow Youth Laureates; hosted by Farnaz Fatemi, Poet Laureate Emerita of Santa Cruz County​

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December 5th, 6–8pm

First Friday Reception

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Curated by Donna Mekis (poetry) and Rose Sellery (visual art), with broadside design by Gary Young, Director of the Cowell Press at UC Santa Cruz, Broadsides No. 2 invites audiences to experience how the union of word and image can expand the possibilities of both forms.​​​ 

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Link to view the online gallery of the art,

poetry in the exhibition, and

here to view the Broadsides.

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The Broadsides No. 2 exhibition is presented with support from: The Humanities Institute; Special Collections & Archives at UC Santa Cruz; Arts Council Santa Cruz County; and Community Printers.