Carteret Writers is holding an ekphrastic writing contest in conjunction with the Arts Council of Carteret County’s Art from the Heart Event. Ekphrastic writing aims to vividly describe visual art pieces in literary form, creating another representation of the visual art piece in writing.

Participants in the ekphrastic writing contest may view visual art submissions before the Art from the Heart event officially opens  on Saturday, February 4th from 12pm until 2pm in order to begin formulating their ekphrastic responses in time for the February 8, 8am contest submission deadline.

Ekphrastic entries will be displayed for the entirety of the Art from the Heart show, and attendees to the show throughout the event will vote to determine the top three ekphrastic responses.