WORKSHOPS

TAKE A LOOK AT OUR SPRING 2024 WORKSHOPS.

Our workshop experiences will take place at various locations, so please make note of where your favorites are happening. We’re so excited to write with you!

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AGES 9-12:

Zine Making!

Mon. April 22nd, 29th, & May 6th 4:30-6PM

$100, with self-assessed tuition assistance available

Do you have a niche interest that you want to share with the world? Any chance you make up little stories for bugs you find on the sidewalk or strangers at the grocery store? Do you have an opinion that you feel really strongly about? In this workshop, students will learn the history of zine making and then get to make their own.

AGES 12-15:

Collaging & Writing

UPDATED TO ALLOW AGES 9-15

Tues. April 16th, 4:30-6PM

$35, with self-assessed tuition assistance available

Ever had the sudden urge to tear a page out of a book you're reading? Rip it into a dozen pieces? Students will make collages using tearings from books, magazines, and newspapers. As a group, we will practice using descriptive imagery to capture the “essence” of each piece. Re-inspired by their own art, students will use the "essence" of their collage to craft poems or short stories.

Ekphrastic Writing at the VMFA

Wed. May 1st, 5-6:30pm

$35, with self-assessed tuition assistance available

An “ekphrastic” piece of writing is a vivid description of a scene or a work of art through the imaginative act of narrating and reflecting on the “action” of the image. In this workshop, students will tour a select number of gallery rooms at the VMFA and write creative poems or short stories inspired by the scenes in front of them..

AGES 15-18:

Poetry Sesh

Sat. May 11th 10AM-1PM

$65, with self-assessed tuition assistance available

Does the poetry muse secretly call you occasionally, but you aren’t sure how to get it on the page? Do you write poetry but no one around you understands it? Have you heard of sonnets and odes and lyrics and want to spin some of your thoughts and feelings into verse? This one-day poetry workshop is your chance to explore the power of words.