BE THE FIRST TO step into former Seattle resident, now Chair of Interdisciplinary Studies
at Kansas City Art Institute, Julia Cole’s latest mobile, interactive public art installation –

THE POETRY MACHINE!

Try out the artwork before it embarks on its week-long tour of public venues in and
around Seattle, from SeaTac International Airport to Seattle Center! Reconstruct
couplets of famous poets with words from daily life, or improvise your own poetry
through the movements of your body inside the booth!

ALSO

Join a lively panel discussion on public art in this region! Moderated by writer and
activist JOHN BOYLAN, hear public artists with 100 YEARS OF COMBINED EXPERIENCE
in both creating and commissioning works of art in public places and spaces in Seattle,
the West Coast and beyond discuss the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and
challenges facing artists and administrators in this field. YOUR COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS
are a huge part of the conversation: have an opinion? BRING IT to the discussion –
and read Sheila Farr’s Seattle Times article to get you thinking!

PANELISTS:

Artist ELIZABETH CONNER	University of Washington’s Campus Art Administrator KURT KIEFER

Writer, editor and activist JOHN BOYLAN moderates the discussion	Public artist and arts educator TINA HOGGATT

Industrial artist RIES NIEMI	Public artist, educator and commissioner PETER REIQUAM

AND…

THREE AMAZING
SPOKEN WORD ARTISTS


Writer, poet, spoken word
artist, arts educator
and cultural activist
CHRISTA BELL



Compassionate, caring,
considerate poet
IESE IONATANA


Creating her own style of
spoken word poetry,
emceeing and vocals
LAURA ‘PIECE’ KELLY


WITH


music from
KCBS 91.3 FM’s
World Music Director
DJ gLoRy B!
“Music from the World, for the World”…


ALSO FEATURING


an additional interactive spoken word
installation by artist JESSE ALLISON


AND…

COCKTAILS
CONVIVIALITY

AND MORE AND MORE AND MORE!!!


PRESS:
Seattle Times: Critics’ Pick
(alternate link, requires registration)


The organizers would like to thank:
Heather Dwyer of 4Culture
Sheila Farr of The Seattle Times
Vicki Scuri
Dan Corson
Richard Andrews
Chris Bruce
Jack Mackie

This event is co-sponsored by the Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs, City of Seattle,
and is partially funded by Artist Trust, Seattle