"BLACK LAND / RED LAND" Exhibition of Art & Poetry

Open 12-5pm Saturday with "BLACK LAND / RED LAND" an exhibition of art and poetry curated by Margot Massey & David Coppin Lanegan in the Punch Gallery. With live performances on the Punch Stage 3-5pm.

This April, PUNCH handed the gallery space over to guest curators Margot Massey and David Coppin Lanegan for an exhibition that pairs visual art with written poems.

"BLACK LAND/RED LAND" invites the viewers to experience the natural alchemy between two given forms of art created separately from one another.

“Al-kimiya? is the Arabic word for ALCHEMY. It traces to the ancient Egyptian word kmt, simultaneously meaning ‘Egypt’ and…BLACK LAND. The nation of Egypt identified so heavily with the dark, fertile soil of the Nile Delta, that kmt also, in the ancient Egyptian context, implies a contrast to the empire’s surrounding desert, beyond the two literal meanings. Full of high strangeness, sand demons and demigods, this wasteland was called ‘deshret’, or…RED LAND.”

Margot Massey is a figurative artist based in Eastern Washington. She is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art at Central Washington University. Massey has exhibited her work at the New York Academy of Art SURP Exhibition (2025), the Sarah Spurgeon Gallery for the INTERSTATE: Where I-90 meets I-82 (2025), and a Gallery One exhibition in March 2025.
@margotmasseyart

David Coppin Lanegan is a writer and singer from Central Washington, currently serving as the Inland Poetry’s Poet Laureate, and performing with The Black Velvet Band. His work appears in the Heartworm Reader No. 2. His zine Tears For Achilles was published by Heartworm in 2025, and his debut collection Devotional (2024), and most recent zine Riverman (2025), were published by Snake Music.
@davidcoppinlanegan

Not to mention, we’ve got beverages and snacks in the Punch Snack Bar.

Plan to arrive early for a good seat!

Join us for this free, all-ages event at Punch Projects in Thorp, Washington.

4/04: The Purrs
(psych rock) and
Wolfpack Serenade
(relaxed indie)

4/11: Crone
(new americana)

4/18: Danbert Nobacon
(punk-folk)

4/25:  Fern Spores
(psychedelic folk-rock)