Art & Poetry is our annual FREE celebration of the creative arts. Spend the day making art with friends, watch live performances throughout the day, and sign up to participate in the Poetry Slam.

Programming

Art in Poetry, Poetry in Art with Creative Asian Society | 10 AM - 2 PM

Local artist Priya Rama will teach participants how to create their very own abstract painting.

Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s Macbeth | 1 PM - 3 PM

Cincinnati Shakespeare Company presents Shakespeare's Macbeth, a supernatural thriller about free will and the price of ambition. Actors will put on 5-minute pop up performances from Macbeth around the Market.

Open Mic @ Jane’s | 4 PM - 5 PM

Featuring DJ Queen Celine and Emcee Gifted Johnson-Wilkinson

Poetry Slam @ Jane’s | 5 PM - 8 PM

Try your hand at our Poetry Slam for a chance to win one of the three top prizes!

Prizes:

• 1st Place - $250

• 2nd Place - $125

• 3rd Place - $100

Judges:

• Clarity Amerin, Community Content Creator, Cincinnati & Hamilton Co. Public Library

• Christine Wilson, Executive Director, Women Writing for (a) Change

• Millie Ferguson, Local Poet