The call for entries for ekphraestival 2025’s signature exhibition, intertwined, is now open!

Submission deadline: December 15, 2024

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ekphraestival is a collaboration between West Coast poets and artists to celebrate our joint creativity

2232 SE Clinton Street

Suite B, back of building

Portland, Oregon

@soliloquyfinearts on Instagram

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About

Soliloquy fine arts presents pairings of artists or group exhibitions to explore the dialogue that occurs among complementary styles of artwork. At times, these conversations include multidisciplinary collaborations to expand the creative experience.

Past Exhibitions

THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING

September, 2024

A group exhibition featuring 32 Portland area artists

SCREENING UNDER THE STARS

July 20, 2024

A program of video shorts by Portland and Bay Area artists

Production provided by Critical Stories. Click here for the event programme + artist descriptions.

Still from Hour of Nuke Screws by Benjy Young + Stephanie Baker + Calvin Jones

ENTERING INTO ELSEWHERE

May, 2024

Claudia Hollister + Ruth Meijer

TANGIBLE CADENCE

April, 2024

View the exhibition catalog here

Art/poetry collaboration with 26 pairs of artists and poets creating original artwork. Co-hosted by The Writers’ Block and part of the multi-gallery EKPHRAESTIVAL with Blackfish Gallery + The Lobby to celebrate National Poetry Month.

ORNAMENTS FOR A CAUSE

December, 2023

Artisan made ornament sale to benefit Bridge Meadows

Arrangement designed by Ellen Hansen of Mindful Flowers, Portland

Please visit mindfulflowers.com for more information

COUNTERPOINT

October/November, 2023

Fretta Cravens + Liz Dexter

EXPANSE

April, 2023

Julie Rall, Ruth Meijer + 16 poets

FLOWER POWER REDUX

October/November, 2022

Lauren Carrera, Alexandria Oesch, Ruth Meijer

LANDSCAPES: inside & out

May/June, 2022

Lynne Gillan, Ruth Meijer