From: Cambridge Arts Council <cambridgearts=cambridgema.gov@mail187.atl81.rsgsv.net> on behalf of Cambridge Arts Council <cambridgearts@cambridgema.gov> Reply-To: Cambridge Arts Council <cambridgearts@cambridgema.gov> Date: Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at 2:01 PM To: Ruth Ryals <rryals@comcast.net> Subject: Sidewalk Poetry Contest: Writers, Get Your Words Immortalized In Concrete! Sidewalk Poetry Contest View this email in your browser Sidewalk Poetry Contest: Writers, Get Your Words Immortalized In Concrete! The City of Cambridge is seeking poems for its fourth annual Sidewalk Poetry Contest. Winning poems will be imprinted into the fresh concrete of new sidewalks around the city beginning in fall 2018. Cambridge residents of any age are invited to submit one poem of their own work to the 2018 Cambridge Sidewalk Poetry Contest between Feb. 20 to March 20, 2018. The inaugural contest attracted over 300 submissions from residents ranging in age from 4 to 95 years, demonstrating the ageless appeal of poetry. The deadline for submissions is 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, March 20, 2018. For more information and to submit a poem, please visit cambridgema.gov/sidewalkpoetry Poems will be reviewed by a selection committee composed of three past Cambridge Poets Populist, a student from Cambridge Rindge and Latin School, and representatives from Cambridge Public Works, Cambridge Public Library, and Cambridge Arts. Winning poets and runners up will be invited to read at the Poetry Tent at the annual Cambridge Arts River Festival on June 2, 2018. The Sidewalk Poetry Program is a collaborative project of the Department of Public Works, Cambridge Arts, and the Cambridge Public Library. ### Cambridge Department of Public Works - cambridgema.gov/theworks; 147 Hampshire Street, Cambridge, MA 02139; 617-349-4800 or TDD 617-499-9924 Cambridge Arts - cambridgeartscouncil.org; 344 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139; 617-349-4380 or TTY 617-349-4621 Cambridge Public Library - cambridgema.gov/cpl; 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138; 617-349-4040 Learn more about Cambridge's Sidewalk Poetry Contest About Cambridge Arts Cambridge Arts is the River Festival, Open Studios, Gallery 344, Sidewalk Poetry, Summer In The City, Community Supported Art, grants to artists, street performers, more than 230 works of contemporary public art in every neighborhood of the city, and a conservation program to preserve them for the future. We're the Cambridge Arts Council, a City agency that funds, promotes, and presents high-quality, community based arts programs for the benefit of artists, residents, and visitors in Cambridge. Active since 1974, Cambridge Arts is one of the most dynamic local arts agencies in the country. Cambridge Arts exists to ensure that the arts remain vital for people living, working and visiting Cambridge. The City of Cambridge does not discriminate on the basis of disability. We will provide auxiliary aids and services, written materials in alternate formats, and reasonable modifications in policies and procedures to persons with disabilities upon request. For information contact Cambridge Arts: cambridgearts@cambridgema.gov, 617­349­4380 or TTY: 617­349­4621 Share Tweet Forward Copyright © 2018 Cambridge Arts Council, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website. Our mailing address is: Cambridge Arts Council344 Broadway Cambridge, Ma 02139 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list