LOCATION:
Adams County
CATEGORY: Call For Artists
UPCOMING DATES AND TIMES:
Entry Deadline: 3/9/25
Compensation (Budget, Stipend, etc):
$50,000
Adams County Parks, Open Space & Cultural Arts (POSCA) in collaboration with Anythink Libraries seeks an experienced poet, performer, and artist to serve as the Adams County Poet Laureate and idea ambassador for a two-year residency. The Poet Laureate Residency is a highly visible role and provides a local, recognized poet an opportunity to advance their art practice, advocate and promote their work, and to serve as a public face for Adams County, Colorado.
The selected poet will engage directly with Adams County residents of all ages and backgrounds to mobilize communities through poetry, and create original works inspired by their experience. The Poet Laureate will serve a twenty-four (24) month term and will receive a stipend to develop and execute this residency in locations across the county. The program will have three main components: community programming, creation of original works, and performances.
Adams County is a rapidly growing minority-majority county and draws people from all over the globe to lay down their roots. Sixty percent of residents are bilingual and we welcome poets who write and perform in multiple languages. As we look to the future, celebrating the history, people and places of Adams County is paramount to our civic pride, and who we, as a county, want to be.