Relationships between writing and visual arts. Workshops will be held in the Word & Image Lab. We will then develop a conceptually themed project that relates visual art to the concerns of writers. This will be followed by a drawing lesson that focuses on some fundamental elements of drawing. Quiet writing time or off-campus dinner/activities are on your own at your discretionĮach day will begin with a discussion of writers and art, with lots of examples.Participants may attend all Writing Seminars events.Housing is dormitory-style, single room on the Bennington College campus.
Includes tuition, plus room and board for four nights/five days.Payment: $200 non-refundable deposit to register, balance owed by Detailsĭates of Workshop: June 13-17, 2019 | Location: Bennington College campus Materials fee covers (per student): Sketchbook, Charcoal, Pencils, Conte crayons, Erasers, Glue, Paint brushes, Ink, FixativeĮnrollment deadline: May 30 (12 student maximum enrollment) Materials fee: $75 (approximate: for purchase in campus bookstore on arrival) Those with advanced skills as visual artists will also find new ways of entering into and revivifying their practice. No studio experience is necessary in fact, this course is designed as an opportunity for those who think they “can’t draw,” or who believe they are bad at it, but who wish to challenge themselves and learn new skills. Student will draw from a written text, combine images and text in hybrid forms, collage and fill notebooks with bold new work, all while looking at maps, manuscripts, illustrations and calligraphy that makes up the rich history of writers’ notebooks. Students will sharpen their skills of visual perception, develop visual and written narratives, and depict specific images from memories and their own imaginations.
A number of visual artists have also used text extensively-Jenny Holzer, Carrie Mae Weems, Sophie Calle and David Wojnarowicz, among many others. Writers such as Günter Grass, Emily Dickinson, Sylvia Plath, Teju Cole, Ann Carson and William Blake have all worked with visual forms that combine with their writing, and for some of these writers there is only the finest separation between their visual and written work.
In this five-day workshop designed for writers of all genres, students will work through a series of hands-on studio projects that will provide a foundation of drawing fundamentals, and address the keen interplay of drawing and written language. The practice of drawing develops powers of observation, grows the imagination and builds a person’s ability to compose visual memory. Center for the Advancement of Public Action.