(Mission/description pulled from the ACCC website).
In-person art exhibit hosted by the Arts Consortium of Carver County (ACCC). This annual exhibition features a variety of artistic and literary mediums celebrating Pride.
Located in the Chaska Community Center
1661 Park Ridge Drive, Chaska, MN 55318
Exhibition Pieces:
"Body of Theseus: A Sestina"
-Sestina poem
"Community (I Will Let You Hold Me)"
-Ekphrastic poem referencing and building upon Keith Haring's "Untitled" (1985).
"Tea Tree Lake, known for its roots to the femme,"
-Free verse poem
"Ivy"
-Contemporary crown of sonnets
(Cerca Statement from the UW-Eau Claire website).
The Celebration of Excellence in Research and Creative Activity (CERCA) is a week-long conference hosted by UW- Eau Claire to showcase and celebrate student research and creative projects.
Located in Davies Student Center on the Third Floor
100 Roosevelt Ave, Eau Claire, WI 54701
Presentations
"3 Poems" April 29th, 3-5 pm
None of the Above's (NOTA's) student writing showcase. Cory will actually read two poems: "All We've Got Now" (After Brokeback Mountain, 2005), an ekphrastic bop form, and "Ivy", a crown of sonnets.
"Queer and Now: Reflecting on the 2025 Q-Fest Immersion" April 30th, 11:15 am.
Over the summer, 11 students travelled to San Francisco, California, as a part of the Q-Fest Immersion Program, one of the two flagship programs of the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center at UWEC. We visited Frameline, the world's oldest and largest queer film festival. After viewing films, we brought 32 back to Eau Claire to create Q-Fest, UW-Eau Claire's student-run film festival. Across the six months making up pre-trip, immersion, and post-trip work, students broke into research groups to explore issues affecting both San Francisco and Eau Claire. They were tasked with documenting the immersion through blog posts and short videos to share with the Eau Claire community. In this presentation, student programmers Cory Quinn and Audra Dyer will reflect on their experiences in San Francisco, as well as their time developing Q-Fest.
In-person art exhibit hosted by JONAH in collaboration with the Eau Claire Area Hmong Mutual Assistance Association (ECAHMAA) and UWEC Art Department.
1320 W Clairemont Ave, Eau Claire, WI, 45701
Exhibition Pieces:
"The Transgender Poet: Three Months In"
-Artist statement and prose poem sequence.
"Community (I Will Let You Hold Me)"
-Ekphrastic poem referencing and building upon Keith Haring's "Untitled" (1985).