May 21 - Jul 1
All Day
Fee: No fee – enter as many as you like!
The meals we consume – alone or with others, at home or far afield – do much more than just satisfy our appetites. They also provide a portal to some of our most deeply-felt personal experiences: memory, family, sense of place, culture. Like Proust’s madeleine, the flavors, aromas, and preparations of certain foods have a unique power to bring these associations to immediate and vivid life.
Is there a particular dish or ingredient, cooking tradition or dining ritual, that unlocks these doors for you? We would love to read about it. To that end, RAC is running a food-themed writing contest as part of a celebration of all things culinary. Winners will be awarded prizes, and their work will be shared during the upcoming exhibition At the Table.
This writing contest is open to all ages. The judge, Sarah Gold, is an award-winning food and culture 
journalist and former Connecticut dining critic for The New York Times. Submission requirements: stories, essays, and poems of up to 1,000 words must be received by July 1 for consideration. Email writing@rowaytonarts.org or drop off a hard copy at the gallery.