Hello,
After Mick O’Sheas’ great success last year now Marti and I are very pleased to announce the next fundraiser for the Yellow Ribbon Fund in remembrance of our son, Sgt. Scott Kirkpatrick.
As many of you know, Scott did Slam poetry for several years and won the DC Slam Poet Championship in 2000. He performed his spoken word poetry in venues not only here in Washington and Baltimore, but New York, Boston and Chicago. During this time the three of us were just starting to work on a collaborative exhibit of Scott’s poetry, Marti’s paintings and my photography for the Jo Ann Rose Gallery in Reston Virginia. Of course when Scott joined the Army we put our plans on hold.
Most of you are aware that Marti now works for the Lorton Arts Foundation as the Studio Manager & Exhibition Coordinator at the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton Virginia. When Scott was killed our planned collaboration became the catalyst for an exhibition which Marti proposed and was accepted wholeheartedly by her boss and the staff at the Workhouse.
This fall the Workhouse will present Poetic Art, A Benefit for the Yellow Ribbon Fund. Curated by Marti and juried by the two of us, the exhibit will feature both professional and amateur poets and artists, invited or juried, to work in collaboration. The work of art will inspire the poet’s words, or the poem will inspire the artist’s creation. The exhibition will open to the public October 21 – November 21, with an opening reception and reading of poetry October 25, 2009 2-5pm. All of the original artwork with its accompanying poem will of course be for sale. Also for sale will be a full color show catalog of the paired art & poem and wine by the glass and hopefully Guinness Draught.
Marti and I have also selected a couple of Scott’s poems and will have artwork in the exhibit too.
As an extra bit of fun (If the Virginia ABC rules can be worked out) there will be an auction of one bottle each of 10, 12, 17, 21 and 25 year old Glenfarclas Single Malt Scotch. Even more special, there will be a single bottle each of their 105 Cask Strength, 1981 Special Cask and 1974 Vintage whiskey!
If you can’t make it but would like to purchase a catalog please shoot me an email as it will help with our printing count. We do not have a price yet but believe it will be in the $13 to $18 range.
We would love to see you and hope you can join us in support of this very worthy cause.
Ed and Marti, Kevin too!
