Fleisher Art Memorial | Art Writing and Ekphrastic Poetry

Art Writing and Ekphrastic Poetry

Adult Summer Class | Available

Level

New offering! All levels welcome.

Date

7/3/2024-7/31/2024

Time

1:00 PM-4:00 PM EDT on Wed

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Tuition

$195.00

Member Tuition

$175.00

Studio Fee

$20.00

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Program Description

Art Writing and Ekphastric Poetry uses fandom as a guiding principle. Allowing ourselves space to be enthusiastic about art we will go see together, poems we read aloud in class, and songs that have come up synchronistically, we will scaffold towards ekphrastic poetry, or put plainly, a poetics of response. Taking cues from the formal inventiveness of visual poetry like Douglas Kearney's and Danez Smith's, as well as from the artistic dialogues within Richard Siken's, Anne Carson's and Jessica Q. Stark's poetry, what began as dialogues with visual and performance art, we will deepen our understanding of the interdisciplinary, and sharpen the tools in our own writerly kits.

Meeting Locations
Wednesday, 7/3: Fleisher Art Memorial
Wednesday, 7/10: Philadelphia Museum of Art
Wednesday, 7/17: Resource Exchange
Wednesday, 7/24: Fabric Workshop and Museum
Wednesday, 7/31: Launderette Records + Port Richmond Library

Special Notes

This is an in-person class. Please review our Safety Policies and Community Guidelines. This class will meet onsite at Fleisher, and offsite at various exhibitions throughout the city. Meeting locations will be announced closer to the start of class.

To make our classes and workshops accessible to everyone, Fleisher offers tuition assistance every term so that everyone can join our creative community. Tuition assistance applications can be completed once registration is open by clicking here.

Required Supplies

• A notebook and something to write with
• Collage materials from Resource Exchange (to be purchased during class on July 10)

Instructor(s)

Sara Mae Henke