Dress You Up, with Kate Copeland, and more upcoming workshops!

We are thrilled about this upcoming workshop with Ekphrastic editor Kate Copeland, on fashion in art and the writing world.

We also have a wine and art night with mermaids, and a whirlwind tour of Frida's world. Join us! Sign up below.

Dress You Up, Zoom Workshop with Kate Copeland

CA$35.00

Join us on Zoom on Saturday, March 9 from 10 am to noon eastern standard time, for a survey and discussion about fashion and its underlying subtexts and meanings that make their way into our poetry and stories.

Ekphrastic editor Kate Copeland will take us on a fashionable tour of art and clothing, with time to write our own artistic exploration of appearances. Weaving through personal and cultural meanings we attach to clothing, Kate will touch on poetry, research, linguistics, and Anne Sexton's iconic red reading dress.

Lorette will show us a brief survey of fashion in art history.

Virginia Woolf would sign off her invitation with "bring no clothes," but we invite you to dress up or bring your favourite garment, to inspire your own poem or story.

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The Mermaid Muses: writing with sea sirens in art history

CA$35.00

Join us for a deep sea dive into the story of mermaids in the visual arts. We will look at a variety of mermaid art and use it to inspire our own nostalgia, fantasy, and mythology.

Thursday, March 14 from 6 to 8 pm.

A wine and art write night! Bring your favourite wine (or a cup of tea) and we will relax together, look at amazing art, and get some ideas down for our poetry and stories.

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Frida's World: Mexico's Art Story

CA$35.00

Join us to explore the incredible story of Mexico's art history. It will be a whirlwind tour through time. Frida Kahlo was passionate about pre-Columbian artefacts and her husband was considered the master artist of Mexico. The couple were surrounded by art stars and brilliant creatives. Of course, Frida became the most beloved artist and icon. We will look at a wide variety of visual art through time. This session will focus on looking at and talking about visual art rather than on writing exercises, but writers will find a wealth of inspiration to be mined for their poetry and stories later.

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