CIRCLE CREATION EXPOSÉ
“Ascendance” — Lindsey Stirling
Photo above: Wikipedia — The Richat Structure (also known as the Eye of the Sahara and Guelb er Richat) is a prominent circular feature in the Sahara desert near Ouadane, west–central Mauritania.
PLAYKulture
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ZO Magazine
PRESENT
The
CIRCLE & SPHERE
EXPO
Photo: © Ralf Poppcke – FOTOGRAFIE
This Expo is in Development
Starting a brand new project is always exciting and sometimes just a little scary . . .
As submissions from around the world came into our first Poetry & ART Expo, we all wondered where the winners would come from. Our judging is blind, so upon finding out that we had a Gold winner from Italy, as well as the U.S., we were thoroughly jazzed and very pleased that we were indeed truly “international.” Silver winners were from Thailand, Latin America and the U.S.
2024-2025 marks our 10th year in publication. We have orchestrated annual Creative Expos (pivoting for such global contingencies as the worldwide pandemic in 2020) and have been truly blessed by the developing relationships and community ZO is connecting with.
We still haven’t structured this Circle Expo – but it’s coming . . . Stay tuned!
ZO CREATIVE EXPOS
2015 POETRY & ART JUDGES
All of us at ZO are so very grateful for the supportive artists and friends that we have made over the years in experimenting with these unique presentations. We not only love to promote artists but the creative side in everyone. Pierre Gable says it best on his website: “Photography is nothing, It’s life that interests me.” Pierre
SHIKHA MALAVIYA
POETRY JUDGE
Shikha (Saklani) Malaviya is a poet & writer, born in the U.K. and raised in Minnesota and India. Her book, Geography of Tongues, was launched in December 2013, in India, and featured in The Times of India Literary Carnival, Lit.mus & other festivals. Shikha is co-founder of The (Great) Indian Poetry Collective, a literary press.
JANE VARLEY
POETRY JUDGE
Jane Varley is the Chair of English and Coordinator of Creative Writing at Muskingum University in New Concord, Ohio. She teaches writing and literature, and writes and publishes poetry and nonfiction.
TONYA INGRAM
POETRY JUDGE
Connect with Tonya Ingram on Twitter — @TonyaSIngram
“Where The Wild Things Are … Lover of God and People. Performer. Writer. Accidental Hipster. NYU Alumna. Otis Grad Student. Cincinnati Native. Bronx-bred Introvert. LA Odd Soul.”
PIERRE GABLE
ART JUDGE
Pierre Gable is a photographer presently residing in France. He is a prolific creator of photo art, which can be seen at his French Art Site, P. Gable Facebook and P_Gable Instagram
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ABHAY K
ART JUDGE
Photo: Abhay K reading poetry in Gangtok, Sikkim,India by Kalhause
Wikipedia: Abhay K is an Indian poet-diplomat and artist. He has written several books including The Seduction of Delhi and River Valley to Silicon Valley.
SCOTT NAVICKY
ART JUDGE
Scott Navicky is the author of Humboldt: Or, The Power of Positive Thinking (Chicago Center for Literature and Photography, 2014). He attended Denison University and the University of Auckland, where he was awarded an Honors Master’s Degree in art history with a focus on photography theory.
ERICCO — Ericco Studio
ART JUDGE
Ericco is the principal for Ericco Studio (an Art Design firm in Los Angeles, CA). Ericco has been a supporter of ZO’s projects since its formation. He is continuing work in regard to developing Artists’ Creative Spaces in the Los Angeles and working on projects around the country and Puerto Rico.
TARA COTTER’ NESCI
ART JUDGE
Tara is an artist and entrepreneur. She has acted as a liaison between ZO and many of the artists it has connected with over the years.
