October 17, 2009
During graduate school I wasn’t writing poetry as much as I wanted to. Not only did it consume my time but also my creative energy. There were moments I doubted if I was a “true” writer. My self-concept didn’t match the image I had of other writers. I wondered what it would take for these two things to reconcile. This prompted me to think of myself as a writer in similar iconic poses.
November 14, 2007
Presented at ArtExplosion2007, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 6:00 to 9:00 PM at ArtServe. The unique combination of a visual art exhibit, live theatre, vocals, music, dance, poetry and book signings makes ArtExplosion a very popular one-night event each year. ArtsUnited 954-530-2723.
The subject matter doesn't reflect anything depressing. These images show a young gay couple living life; it makes a...
May 31, 2007
I’m interested in gays social placement in society but also about the physical locations of where we have received harm. I think we are a thriving culture of sorts but don’t think that we have been positioned for success. I created blueprints of the locations where violence against GLBT persons has been committed.
Rainbow Goblins
Curated by: Darin Klein
Advocate & Gochis Galleries
November 15, 2006
Poet Steven Reigns, author of Your Dead Body is My Welcome Mat, has reshaped an old concept. Broadsides. Broadsides are large format paper sheets printed on only one side. It consists of text with basic woodcut illustrations. Broadsides' popularity increased after the invention of the printing press. Some broadside collections date from the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. Broadsides were...
November 10, 2004
For the month of December, Sacred Grounds coffee shop exhibited two pieces of artwork dealing with HIV/AIDs. The opening for the exhibit coincided with World AIDS Day. Heidi Arnott, an outreach counselor with Youth Education Services (YES) headed the event. "YES's focus is on youth ages 13-24, I wanted to make sure there was an event for World AIDS Day that reached out to our clients and the...
November 12, 2003
GULFPORT—Local writer and artist Steven Reigns will be displaying his latest work, "Stopping Patterns," as part of a new exhibit, City of Imagination: Total Risk II, at the Gulfport Library for three weeks beginning September 6. The exhibit is coordinated by Frank Hibrant.
Reigns, author of Your Dead Body is My Welcome Mat, has a reputation for putting the his life into his art. Welcome Mat is a...
May 2, 2002
Michael Church was one of those light-up-the-room people, a man with a sparkling personality and a theatrical bearing. The Naples man lived a life of laughter and joy. When Church died in late 2000 of an AIDS-related illness, with him went the font of delightful enthusiasm and joie de vivre he brought to all he did and everyone he knew, those who knew him say. Loss of a loved one is painful in...