NorthWind Fine Arts Member Shawn Halperin is seen at the Hotel Saranac on April 22, 2022 at last year’s Poetry Meet’s Art event, standing in front of work by Mary Woodcock Johnson (left), Catharine Moore (right) and her own sculpture (the bear). All art was created for the poetry opening, the poems are mounted and hung near the work. (Photo provided)

SARANAC LAKE — The annual “Poetry Meets Art” event returns to the Hotel Saranac’s Great Hall this Friday from 6-8 pm.

In its eighth year, “Poetry Meets Art” is the culmination of a months-long effort between area poets and NorthWind Fine Arts Gallery artists creating written and visual work together. The evening features poetry readings and an art exhibit.

Award-winning gallery artists include woodturner Damon Hartman, woodcarver and jewelry maker Shawn Halperin, glass artist Angela Nephew, and painters Heidi Gutersloh, Mary Woodcock Johnson, Lee Ann Sporn, and Susan Whiteman.

The written and spoken word is represented by esteemed area poets.

Roger Mitchell, of Jay, is the author of 12 books of poetry, most recently “Reason’s Dream” and “The One Good Bite in the Saw-Grass Plant.” David Crews hiked the 46 High Peaks and published “High Peaks,” a collection of poems about his experiences. He currently resides in southern Vermont, ancestral land of Mohican and Abenaki peoples. He serves as resident artist with ARTS By The People, and as a board member with The Waterman Fund. Jim Bourey is a poet from the northern edge of the Adirondacks. His new book, “Out There and Back Again,” was just published this spring by Cold River Press. Sylvia Karman is a poet and writer whose work appears in Delmarva Review, Blueline, Embark Literary Journal and Amethyst Review, among others. Craig Milewski resides in Paul Smiths and teaches at Paul Smith’s College in the Natural Science Department. Years after completing his science degrees, he pursued an MFA in Writing at Vermont College of Fine Arts. Saikat Chakraborty was born and raised in India and moved to the U.S. for graduate studies in 2013.

For more information visit northwindfineartsgallery.com/poetry-meets-art-2023. Guests will be able to order food and beverages during the event. The Great Hall is wheelchair accessible.