9 artists I 3 galleries I 1 exhibition

CALL-OUT for POETS

Writers are invited to submit poems on the subject of the
'Spirit of Sydney', exploring its foreshores, bushland, harbour and urban landscape in what will be a unique event celebrating the spoken word. Twenty poems will be chosen by event curator Les Wicks, poet/publisher/editor for live-reading by the authors who will receive $50 each.

This project is supported by the D.I.G. (Dream. Inspire. Grow) Manly Sustainability Program at Manly Council.

o be emailed to meusepress@hotmail.com  by 5pm Friday 6 November 2015.

(Writers will be notified by 20/11/₁₅).

The selected poets will be invited to perform
their works on Sunday 6 December, 2- 4pm
Manly Art Gallery & Museum, West Esplanade Reserve, Manly
At the reading, there will also be an open mic section plus an
homage to a Manly favourite son, Bruce Beaver.

This event is part of Destination Sydney exhibition
at Manly Art Gallery & Museum (5 December 2015 - 14 February 2016).
In an unique collaboration, three major Sydney public galleries present the work of nine major artists to celebrate the important influence Sydney have had on some of Australia's greatest painters; Lloyd Rees, Brett Whiteley,
Elisabeth Cummings (Manly Art Gallery & Museum), John Olsen, Kevin Connor, Peter Kingston (Mosman Art Gallery) and Margaret Preston,Grace Cossington Smith, Cressida Campbell (S.H. Ervin Gallery). •