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Seeking Art Submissions – Words Meet Art

Call for Submissions | DEADLINE Aug 15

The Ames Writers Collective is seeking “two-dimensional original art” submissions for an exhibition at Fifth Street Writers located at 612 5th Street in downtown Ames, Iowa.

Media can be oil, acrylic, watercolor, collage, or photography. Pieces chosen for the exhibition will be featured at Fifth Street Writers Art Meets Words events.

At Words Meet Art events, writers come together to write in community prose memoir or poetry in response to the art or photography submissions. A public event will feature both the art work and the writers reading their responses written at FIFTH STREET WRITERS. These in-person events will happen on Friday evening (writing), November 14th, Saturday morning (writing), November 15th, and an Open Mic featuring the writers and artists on Saturday evening, November 15th.

WE ARE ONLY ACCEPTING ART SUBMISSIONS AT THIS TIME – NO WRITING!

Words Meet Art is a literary arts event demonstrating through words how art evokes feelings, triggers memories and stories, and inspires conversations across divides and demographics.

Fall 2025 Exhibition date November 15th.
Each artist may submit ONE (1) PIECE for consideration.
Submission DEADLINE is AUGUST 15 at 5 PM.

Interested in submitting your 2-dimensional art. Click here to FILL OUT OUR SUBMISSION FORM. 

Thank you, Discover Ames for your grant supporting our event.

 

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Words Meet Art & Arts As Alchemy | Sept 13 & 14

Join Ames Writers Collective Founder, Ana McCracken for an evening of Words Meet Art held in partnership with “Arts As Alchemy Forgetting to Remember Pieces of Me” a collage exhibit titled, “Pieces of Me” by of artist, author, and musician, Deb Kline.

These events will be held in the Gallery in the Round located at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ames.

Words Meet Art is a literary arts event celebrating the intersection of words and art, which is referred to as ekphrastic response. Ekphrastic work combines vivid description by a writer of a piece of art, essentially representing a “painting in words.” During these two sessions, writers may write prose, memoir or poetry in response to the collages featured in the exhibit, “Pieces of Me.”

Writers are invited to read their work at the Arts as Alchemy Participant Showcase. Registration is free with RSVP requested. RSVP opportunities during the writing sessions.

Words Meet Art at Arts As Alchemy Forgetting to Remember Pieces of Me

Join Ames Writers Collective Founder, Ana McCracken for an evening of Words Meet Art held in partnership with “Arts As Alchemy Forgetting to Remember Pieces of Me” a collage exhibit titled, “Pieces of Me” by of artist, author, and musician, Deb Kline.

These events will be held in the Gallery in the Round located at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ames.

Words Meet Art is a literary arts event celebrating the intersection of words and art, which is referred to as ekphrastic response. Ekphrastic work combines vivid description by a writer of a piece of art, essentially representing a “painting in words.” During this evening’s event, writers may write prose, memoir or poetry in response to the collages featured in the exhibit, “Pieces of Me.”

 

Words Meet Art at Arts As Alchemy Forgetting to Remember Pieces of Me

Join Ames Writers Collective Founder, Ana McCracken for an evening of Words Meet Art held in partnership with “Arts As Alchemy Forgetting to Remember Pieces of Me” a collage exhibit titled, “Pieces of Me” by of artist, author, and musician, Deb Kline.

These events will be held in the Gallery in the Round located at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ames.

Words Meet Art is a literary arts event celebrating the intersection of words and art, which is referred to as ekphrastic response. Ekphrastic work combines vivid description by a writer of a piece of art, essentially representing a “painting in words.” During this evening’s event, writers may write prose, memoir or poetry in response to the collages featured in the exhibit, “Pieces of Me.”