Event | Poetry Night - National Art Exhibition
Wednesday - March 18, 2026 | 6pm - 9pm
Visual Arts Center, 210 Maud St. Punta Gorda, Florida
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The Visual Arts Center in Punta Gorda is holding its 15th Biennial National Art Exhibit beginning February 13, 2026, and running through March 26, 2026. In connection with the exhibit, they will hold a special Evening of Poetry and Art on March 18 from 6:00-8:00pm.
If you would like to be a part of this evening, where the visual arts come together with poetry, you may submit a poem for consideration inspired by one of the works in the exhibit. Deadline for submission is March 12, 2026. A variety of poems will be selected to be read by the poets that evening.
We hope you will submit a poem, and that you will join us on the evening of March 18 for the event. Please feel free to pass this information on to any interested poets!