On Sunday, May 19, 2019, Rick Black will be giving an artist talk, “The Amichai Windows”: A Morning of Poetry and Art” at the Highland Park Conservative Synagogue in Highland Park, NJ. To date, The Amichai Windows is in several major collections, including Yale University Library, the Rare Book Division of the Library of Congress […]
Events
Pyramid Atlantic Book Arts Fair
SPECIAL EVENT THIS WEEKEND! PYRAMID ATLANTIC BOOK ARTS FAIR – A weekend destination event for people passionate about books, poetry and book arts. Come visit our booth this weekend March 2 – 4 and check out the work of so many wonderful book artists. Pyramid Atlantic Art Center presents the 14th Biennial Book Arts Fair […]
Amichai Windows Book Launch at Pyramid Atlantic
Opening reception and panel discussion for the exhibition “A Light by the Window” at Pyramic Atlantic Art Center.
A Light By The Window
An exhibition opening and discussion of The Amichai Windows by artist Rick Black will be held from 1 – 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 18th, at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center in Hyattsville, MD. A bilingual Hebrew/English artist book that was 10 years in the making, The Amichai Windows features 18 poems by renown Israeli poet […]
Pyramid Atlantic Book Arts Fair
ARLINGTON, VA – Looking for a place to meet people passionate about book arts? The place to be is the upcoming Pyramid Atlantic Book Arts Fair in Hyattsville, MD. The fair is scheduled to run from Friday, March 2 until Sunday March 4. It will feature demonstrations, DC art tours, speakers, preview party, art raffle, […]
Open Studio
OPEN STUDIO – Oct. 22, Sunday, noon – 5 p.m. You’re invited to drop in for an Open Studio on Sunday, Oct. 22, noon – 5 p.m. We will be part of the Westover Open Studio Weekend — more info at the FB page: https://www.facebook.com/westoverstudiotour/ Visitors will have a chance to try their hand at […]
Poet-in-Residence
I’m honored to serve as poet-in-residence at an upcoming Jewish men’s club retreat in the Baltimore, MD area. It’s with the Seaboard Jewish Men’s Clubs in the Mid-Atlantic region. The theme […]
Brunch and Poetry
Come join us for Rick Black’s brunch and poetry talk on Sunday, February 21st, at Olam Tikvah synagogue in Fairfax, Virginia. For three years, Black did post-graduate work in Hebrew literature at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Subsequently, he was a reporter in the Jerusalem bureau of The New York Times. He covered the first intifada, […]
Westover Photo Show Library Reception
The sights and sounds of Westover will come alive this Saturday, November 22nd, at the Westover Branch Library. The library will be displaying artistic photo paintings of the Westover neighborhood and shopping district by Rick Black as well as hosting a sound show by Alex Braden, entitled “Piece & Quiet.” Black, a photographer, poet and […]
Falls Church Hilton Opening
The new Falls Church Hilton Garden Inn has selected Rick Black’s artistic photos to adorn its more than 100 guest rooms. Black’s colorful, playful paintings of The State Theatre and Clare & Don’s Beach Shack have been reproduced in a large format for guests to enjoy. A grand opening of the hotel was held on […]
Artistic Photos of Falls Church Exhibition
Rick Black’s photo paintings of Falls Church and Arlington, VA were featured at the Stifel & Capra Gallery in downtown Falls Church as part of the first Friday festivities. As the featured artist, Rick had a full panoply of shots for people to enjoy. If you missed the exhibit, you can take a look at the Falls […]
Grolier Poetry Book Shop Reading
Rick Black will be reading at Grolier Poetry Book Shop in Cambridge, Mass, this Saturday evening, June 21st, at 6:30 p.m. It will be a combined program with David McCann, who will feature some of his own sijo — a Korean short verse form. We will both read from a selection of TLP books featuring […]
New Falls Church and Arlington Photos
On Friday, May 2nd, Rick’s photo paintings of Falls Church and Arlington, VA will be featured at the Stifel & Capra Gallery in downtown Falls Church. It’s all part of the First Friday festivities. As the featured artist, Rick will have a full panoply of shots of these small towns for people to enjoy. For […]
Star of David by Rick Black
In November 2013, Rick had the honor of reading his award-winning, new poetry collection Star of David in the Hebraic Division of the Library of Congress. Winner of the 2012 Poetica Magazine poetry chapbook contest, Star of David contains a total of 20 poems that grapple with being Jewish today in both America and Israel. […]
24th Anniversary of Nick Virgilio’s death
On Sunday, June 30th, a crowd of family, friends and admirers will gather together at Harleigh Cemetery in Camden, NJ, to mark the 24th anniversary of Nick Virgilio’s death. A pioneer of haiku poetry, Virgilio wrote about family and those he loved, nature, and life on the streets of his hometown. He touched thousands of […]
