Breaking Through the Vault: Open Mic & Poetry Slam
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Tickets Required
Location: Pavilion, Art Gallery of Hamilton
Come celebrate International Poetry Month with us on the last day…closing it out the way we began – with a poetry slam!
All voices welcome.
Storytellers. Poets. Griots.
Bohemian drifters. Freestyle rappers.
First-timers. Ranting hipsters…
Slam Details:
- 2 rounds
- 3:10 time limit
- Original work only
- Cumulative scoring
- No props. No costumes. No hate. Just you and the mic
- Winner takes home $100
Want to hit the mic or compete?
Reach out to hamiltonyoupoets@gmail.com
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Tickets
General Admission: $10
Event Schedule
Doors: 6:30 PM
Open Mic: 7:00 PM
Slam: 7:30 PM
In Partnership with Hamilton You Poets
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From the Contemporary Art Collection
Resting with Warriors 2001
Shelley Niro (Mohawk b. 1954)
series of 4 woodcuts on wove paper, Purchase, Permanent Collection Fund, 2016
© Courtesy Shelley Niro