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REVERSE EKPHRASIS EXHIBIT

For the second annual ALAS Festival, we shared poems from local and regional poets every two weeks throughout the spring and summer for use as inspiration to create new pieces of art telling powerful Appalachian stories. We especially highlighted the work of our two keynotes, which were author Ann Pancake and singer-songwriter Megan Bee. With two divisions available, we awarded a 1st and 2nd place in the adult division as well as a 1st place for student entries along with an award for a teacher that has inspired the student winner to keep creating.

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AWARDS BRUNCH HIGHLIGHTS

2025 Reverse Ekphrasis Exhibit Winners

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Adult Artist Winners:

  • Jelise Ballon, 1st place "A Color I Could Walk Into" inspired by Ann Pancake's Strange as This Weather Has Been

  • Tyler Barrett, 2nd place "Look Closer" inspired by Willie Edward Taylor Carver Junior's "The Power of Ain't"

 

Student Winner:

  • Olivia Moschell (1st-student) inspired by Megan Bee's "When the Beach is Asleep"

  • Sam Campbell (Teacher Award) chosen by Olivia Moschell

 

Finalists:

  • Leah Pusecker-Reynolds, "Immersed" inspired by Ann Pancake's Strange as This Weather Has Been and "One Man" inspired by Ron Rash's "Deep Waters"

  • Angie Romines, "The Persimmon," inspired by Ann Pancake's Strange as This Weather Has Been

  • Elise Romines, "Dandelion Greens," inspired by Marianne Worthingin's "Ars Poetica"

  • Tyler Barrett, "A Quiet Place," inspired by Marianne Worthington's "Ars Poetica"

  • Donna Wojnar Dzurilla, "Pressure," inspired by Megan Bee's "Fickle"

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