We are seeking crankies for display and/or performance as part of the 2nd Annual Crankie Matinee, which will take place on Saturday, October 18 from 12:30-1:45 at Waterfall Arts in Belfast, ME during the Belfast Poetry Festival. Interested artists should complete this form; crankies may be performed, or displayed for the public to interact with, during the event.  Call opened August 1 and closes October 12 (please sign up by October 12!). Exhibitors and performers will bring their crankies to the Matinee in most cases; please contact me (Lucky) if you need to make any special arrangements.

Crankies - aka scrolls or panoramas turned by a crank-- are popular with poets, musicians, and artists looking for new ways to showcase their poems or lyrics and display their artwork in a performance context. Crankies can be any size, including miniature! In addition to bringing new crankie art to Belfast, the Crankie Matinee hopes to reach new audiences of makers and thinkers who have never seen a crankie show before, inspiring amateurs to experiment with the form and invent fresh approaches to the magic of the picture story.