Gallery Vertigo celebrates 25th anniversary with Poetry Parade

Gallery Vertigo is marking its 25th anniversary with the second annual Poetry Parade competition. The event invites poets from the North Okanagan and Shuswap regions to submit one-page poems by November 14.

Organizers have suggested a challenge for participants to write 25-line poems regarding 25th anniversaries or the color silver. The competition will award prizes of $100, $50, and $25. The event will conclude on November 21 at the Poets at the Silver Podium presentation, where winner announcements will take place.

Poet Harold Rhenish will serve as the judge for this year's competition, offering critiques to entrants. The gallery was founded by painter Judith Jurica and has since become a registered charity under the North Okanagan Artist’s Alternative.