Frames of Reference

The End

 

We are delighted to welcome award winning poet and artist Justin Hamm to The Hub Gallery this May and April to share Frames of Reference.  The exhibit features a series of Hamm’s digital collages paired with poems written by 17 poets from around the country.

The opening reception will include a Poetry Reading that will be available both in-person and online. To request virtual access to the Poetry Reading, follow this link.

 

Bio:

Originally from the flatlands of central Illinois, Justin Hamm now lives near Twain territory in Missouri. He is the author of four books of poetry, Drinking Guinness With the Dead: Poems 2007-2021, The Inheritance, American Ephemeral, and Lessons in Ruin, and a book of photographs entitled Midwestern. He is also the creator of Poet Baseball Cards and the founding editor of the museum of americana.

Justin has been chosen as a 2022 Woody Guthrie Poet, a 2020 Missouri Arts Council Featured Artist, a finalist for the 2018 River Styx International Poetry Prize, and the winner of the 2014 Stanley Hanks Memorial Poetry Prize. In 2022 he delivered a performance entitled “The American Midwest: a Story in Poems” at TEDx Oshkosh. The recording can be viewed on YouTube. In 2019, Justin’s poem “Goodbye, Sancho Panza” was studied by approximately 50,000 students worldwide as a part of the World Scholar’s Cup curriculum.

Justin’s poems, stories, photographs, collages, and reviews have appeared in River Styx, Nimrod International Journal, The Midwest Quarterly, Sugar House Review, Verse Daily, Southern Indiana Review, New Poetry from the Midwest, and many other publications. Additionally, his award-winning photographs have featured in numerous solo gallery shows. His poetry/photography hybrid exhibition “Midwestern” traveled the Midwest region from 2018-2020.

Poets:

Jennifer Lemming, Cherie Madigan, Kelly Belmonte, Alison Lubar, Marybeth Niederkorn, Craig Phillips, Luanne Castle, Jessica Purdy, Arden Levine, John Freeman, Donora Shaw, Tony Brewer, Curtis L. Crisler, Beth Gruver Gulley, W. Joe Hoppe, Francine Witte, Jennifer Met


Opening  Reception | May 4, 2024  12:00 – 2:00 pm
In-person and Virtual Artist Talk and Poetry Reading  at 1:00 pm

Installation Available for Viewing | May 4 – June 21

Gallery Hours |

Tuesday 1:00 – 5:00 pm
Wednesday 1:00 – 5:00 pm
Thursday 1:00 – 7:00 pm
Friday 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Have a group or class that would like to visit? Contact us to make a reservation. Email erin@thehubart or call (217)216-5032.

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This exhibition is sponsored by The Comfortman: Scranton Heating and Cooling.