Words on Canvas
2021 Spring Writing Competition Winners
We invite you to listen to poems and stories inspired by art and written by students at University of Florida and Santa Fe College for Words on Canvas.
The Words on Canvas writing competition takes place each spring, and is open to all UF and Santa Fe College students with a passion for art and writing.
Read and listen to their stories here, and download the entire booklet from our website at harn.ufl.edu/wordsoncanvas.
- Amada Tatiana Kaschkarow (UF English), "Stoned Pulp" - 1st Place
- William Carpenter (UF MFA Poetry), "Three Frames" - 2nd Place
- Dianne Radic (SFC Sport Management), "Just The Moon and Me" - 3rd Place
- Kayla Conde (UF English), "As Kenny Dries Off..." - Honorable Mention
- Sophia DeLeon (UF History and Visual Art Studies), "Perfect Thing" - Honorable Mention
- Madison Torrent (UF Visual Art Studies), "The Catalyst" - Honorable Mention
- Walker Wiggins (UF, College of Dentistry), "The Mechanic" - Honorable Mention
Click here to read the winning submissions.
"Stoned Pulp" by Amada Tatiana Kaschkarow
Inspired by: Anita Huffington. Kore. 1991.
"Three Frames" by William Carpenter
Inspired by: Rania Matar. Jen and Robbie, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2020. 2020
"Just The Moon and Me" by Dianne Radic
Inspired by: Toshiko Takaezu. Small Moon. 1980s.
"Perfect Thing" by Sophia DeLeon
Inspired by: Toshiko Takaezu. Small Moon. 1980s.
Walker Wiggins (UF, College of Dentistry), "The Mechanic"
Inspired by: Toshiko Takaezu. Small Moon. 1980s.
"As Kenny Dries Off..." by Kayla Conde
Inspired by: Dianora Niccolini. Leaping Kenny. 1982.
Madison Torrent (UF Visual Art Studies), "The Catalyst"
Inspired by: Graciela Iturbide. Mujer ángel, Desierto de Sonora, México/Angel Woman, Sonoran Desert, Mexico. 1979.
AUDIO NOT YET AVAILABLE
Words on Canvas 2021 was coordinated by Francis Cadavid, the Harn Museum Campus Engagement Intern.
We gratefully acknowledge the UF faculty members who graciously served as judges this year
- Derek Burdette, Assistant Professor of Art History
- Delia Steverson, Assistant Professor of English
- Phillip Wegner, Professor of English and Marston-Milbauer Eminent Scholar
Image Credits:
Anita Huffington.
Kore. 1991.
Bronze.
5 ft. 4 in. x 11 1/2 in. x 10 in.
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. David A. Cofrin. 2005.18
Graciela Iturbide.
Mujer ángel, Desierto de Sonora, México/Angel Woman, Sonoran Desert, Mexico. 1979.
Gelatin silver print.
16 × 20 in.
Museum purchase, funds provided by the David A. Cofrin Acquisition Endowment. 2020.2.1
Rania Matar.
Jen and Robbie, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2020. 2020
Archival pigment print.
19 3/16 × 24 in.
Museum purchase, funds provided by the David A. Cofrin Acquisition Endowment. 2020.6.2
Dianora Niccolini.
Leaping Kenny. 1982.
Gelatin silver print.
12 3/4 x 9 1/4 in.
Gift of the artist. 2008.2.8
Toshiko Takaezu.
Small Moon. 1980s.
Glazed stoneware.
6 x 6 in.
Gift of the artist in memory of Caroline J. Rister. 2007.17.13