Adrienne Adams
Social Media
Published Poetry
“Chestnut Cherry Fever” NōD Magazine No. 26 Forthcoming TBA
“Sliver Tip” New Forum magazine Volume 2 June 2020
“I Seek” in the anthology “Mothering” edited by Anne Sorbie and Heidi Grogan published by Innana Press Forthcoming Spring 2022
TBA “I Once made a heart our of needles and pins – you prick” in The Last Petal published by Suburban Springtime/Sword & Kettle Press
“Hustle The Bitter Skin” in NOD Magazine Fall 2019
“Cayenne” and “Whole” Rose Quartz Magazine March 2019 https://rosequartzmagazine.wixsite.com/magazine/post/2-poems-by-adrienne-adams
“Cardamon Coffe Wakes” The Polyglot Magazine Issue 4: Lunch Box Spring 2019http://www.thepolyglotmagazine.com/issues/issue-4-lunch-box
“Hatred Blanks” and Rusty Blinks” Politicsslashletterslive – Car Poems http://politicsslashletters.org/literary/autoverse/hatred-blanks-and-rusty-blinks-by-adrienne-adams/
“Origins” antilang 3 Winter 2019 https://antilang.ca/antilang3/
“How the Place You Own Becomes You” Calgary Poetry Magazine – Wax Poetry and Art Magazine November 2018 http://waxpoetryart.com/calgary/2018/adams.html
“Birds Population” FreeFall Magazine May 2017. https://www.freefallmagazine.ca/events.html
“Worship” Wax’s On-line Poetry Magazine’s Weekly Poem http://waxpoetryart.com/weeklypoem/issues/02.html
Visual Arts
Solo Shows
“Written In The Bones” at The Epcor Center – 2008
mmmmmMoving Mountains… The New Gallery’s +15 – 2003
Group shows
Many (1998- Present); including at Untitled Art Society, Mount Royal College Library and Oolong Tea House
Education
ACAD in 2002, BFA in Drawing 2002
2003 Studies in Psychology at Mount Royal University
Curation
Woolf’s Voices at Shelf Life Books 2013- Present – Organizer and Curator – a quarterly community event featuring poets, spoken word artists, musicians, writers, storytellers, etc. and visual artists whose work honours the feminine from multiple personal perspectives creating our own collective Woolf Pack! https://woolfsvoices.wordpress.com https://www.facebook.com/woolfsvoices/ @woolfsvoices
Storytellers by The Indie YYC Hostess and Co-curator for the 2019/2020 season.
Performance
January 30th 2020 Process in Process curated by Helen Hajnockzy of ateacozyisasometimes Adrienne talked about her processes juggling her art and poetry making with curating Woolf’s Voices and The Storytellers at a conversation with Kyle Flemmer of The Blasted Tree, Kit Dobson, Kevin Stebner, Lisa Murphy Lamb, and Stacey Walyuchow at Loft 112
December 15th 2019 Sharp Edge Poetry curated by Franchesco at The Blind Beggar Pub. Featuring Adrienne Adams along with other fantastic poets Josie Veness. John Williamson, Zaire Ink and more.
CKXU 88.3 FM Radio from Saturday August 17th 2019 at 10:00 am on Not Your Mother’s Poetry by Blaine Greenwood https://www.mixcloud.com/BlaineGreenwood/adamsel-adams-at-the-south-country-fair/?fbclid=IwAR2VVdBQFGuxIlIJe6RDhl6qgFEt8LUUBDacj1ttjbAIARI-ET6dIC-c1VE
South Country Fair Lotusland Stage July 20th 2019 http://southcountryfair.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/SCF2019Program_Web.pdf
South Country Fair Main Stage Spotlight July 19th 2019 http://southcountryfair.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/SCF-2019-Master-Schedule-final.pdf
The New Beat @ Village Brewery July 18th 2019 – Featured Poet https://www.facebook.com/events/763156410764982/Performance and Curation
The Storyteller’s by The Indie YYC March 6th 2019 with Cobra Collins and Anni DaSilva hosted by Lisa Murphy Lamb at Cafe Koi
The People’s Poetry Festival Art Opening October 19, 2018 from 7pm-9pm Poetry inspired Art Show and Sale at Loft 112 https://shoutout.wix.com/so/66MOorGjD?cid=59a29800-5917-454f-a881-e27cf6ffc3e7#/main
Freefall Magazine Launch 25th May 2017 7:00 PM Pages on Kensington. Readers: Adrienne Adams, Alison Wattie, Laurie Fuhr, Matt Sutton and Sarah Frayn Live Music: Other Daughters
Expressions Poetry at Cafe Koi feature May 2015
FlyWheel Reading Series at Pages feature June 2016
University of Calgary Spoken Word Co-Feature – Feminism Speaks March 2017
YYCSPEAK at The Tea Factory Feature August 2014
Expressions at Cafe Koi December 12th 2017 – Les Noiselles performance with Josephine Lore.
Single Onion Open Mic #11 at Cafe Blanca – Host/Feature November 2016
Woolf’s Voices at Shelf Life Books 2013- Present – Organizer and Curator – a quarterly community event featuring poets, spoken word artists, musicians, writers, storytellers, etc. and visual artists whose work honours the feminine from multiple personal perspectives creating our own collective Woolf Pack!
The People’s Poetry Festival – 2012 (poetry performance) and 2017(poetry performance and workshop)
The Calgary International Spoken Word Festival Open Mic Host 2013
Edgy Women Howl Co-Curator/ Performer 2014
Wild Women Howl Co-Curator/ Poetry Performer (2017) http://www.calgaryspokenwordfestival.com/festival
Single Onion #137 Lecture Series III Curator – Woolf’s Mountain March 2017
Ignite Festival – Cabaret 1 & 2 June 2016
Plus MANY Open Mic stages around YYC, YEG & YVR including; The Calgary Slam, Expressions, YYCSPEAK, RAW Voices, The Unitarian Church, etc.
Professional Experience (Brief)
Self Employed at Pinkmittens2 – Putting The Heat Back Into Art – Artist in residence and Art Teacher in school’s and public institutions such as the Epcor Centre and Telus SPARK, CAPES and many exploring connections between art and movement, Chinese Brush Painting, and art and the curriculum. And organizing running a yearly Fairy and Goblin Summer Children’s Art Camp for 7 summers (2004-2011). Part time from 2010-present.
Public Library Work– Library Experience Facilitator – assisting patrons with refrence and computer inquiries, teaching storytimes, Parent Child Mother Goose programs, Baby Rhyme Time, Digital Literacy in the Community, Teen School’s Out programs etc.
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