# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Ekphrastic Poetry with Ali Jane Smith
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 14 Feb, 2026 at 02:30 am – Sat, 14 Feb, 2026 at 04:45 am
- **Event Description**: Poet Ali Jane Smith leads a poetry workshop responding to the gallery exhibition "Kate Mitchell - Set States": states of mind, states of action, states of play, states of being. 

Participants will read and discuss examples of poetry that responds to both art and artist as a springboard for inspiring their own new works of poetry. This workshop will include a 30-minute exhibition tour led by gallery staff.

Poetry Workshop introductory talk 12:30 - 12:45

Gallery-Volunteer-Led Set States Exhibitions Tour 12:45 - 1:15

Poetry Workshop 1:15 - 2:45

This workshop is designed alongside our SCWC 2026 Poetry Award, open 2 December – 22 March 2026.

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Ali Jane Smith’s poems have been published in literary journals, including Southerly, Cordite, Australian Poetry Journal and Overland. She is a Red Room Poetry and Varuna Alumni. In 2018 she was shortlisted for the David Harold Tribe Poetry Prize and in 2016 she was one of three writers selected for the inaugural Sydney Review of Books Emerging Critics program.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wollongong/ekphrastic-poetry-with-ali-jane-smith/200029392596531
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, workshops, exhibitions, volunteering
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 6

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Wollongong
- **state**: NS
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: Wollongong Art Gallery
- **lat**: -34.42641
- **long**: 150.89757
- **full address**: Wollongong Art Gallery, 46 Burelli Street,Wollongong,NSW,Australia

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Ekphrastic Poetry with Ali Jane Smith being held?
  - **A:** Ekphrastic Poetry with Ali Jane Smith takes place on Sat, 14 Feb, 2026 at 02:30 am to Sat, 14 Feb, 2026 at 04:45 am at Wollongong Art Gallery, 46 Burelli Street,Wollongong,NSW,Australia.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Ekphrastic Poetry with Ali Jane Smith?
  - **A:** Ekphrastic Poetry with Ali Jane Smith is organized by South Coast Writers Centre.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Ekphrastic Poetry with Ali Jane Smith is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Wollongong, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Ekphrastic Poetry with Ali Jane Smith sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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