C Pirloul-Broshi guides viewers through one of her visual poems at Pajarito Literary Festival, as poets Mary Cisper and Jane Lin look on. Pirloul-Broshi is currently showing her artwork in Step Up Gallery. Courtesy Photo
STEP UP GALLERY NEWS RELEASE
The public is invited to a guided tour of artist C Pirloul- Broshi’s artwork called
“WordArtWord: Starfabric Domes Spindle” in Step Up Gallery Sunday, October 18,
2:30 to 4 p.m. The visual poetry of the exhibit will be accompanied on Sunday by
spoken poetry readings with Mary Cisper and Jane Lin.
The exhibit consists of 40 large panels and scrolls containing written and painted
stories, laid out in a circuitous path to tell a story of growth. Also on view are paintings
and drawings by the late Brian Shields, which inspired even more poetry from several
distinguished poets.
WordArtWord is on view in Step Up Gallery through October 21. Following this
exhibit, and opening October 26, is a retrospective of Marianne Hornbuckle’s work
called Then and Now- Dreaming an Art Life.
Step Up Gallery (https://stepupgallery.org) is on the top level of Mesa Public Library at
2400 Central Ave., Los Alamos NM. The gallery is open the same hours as the library:
10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday.