writing
Women in Art
February 27th to March 26th (five sessions).
6 - 7.15pm
Pay what you can afford £50/£100/£150
Tutor: Ruthie Collins
Women In Art are friendly creative writing courses and workshops suitable for writers of all backgrounds to support writing in response to women in art - all genders welcome. From women artists to muses, in these relaxed classes we will look at creative work by women artists and the stories of women to inspire our own poetry, fiction and creative works. We will explore the influences of gender fluidity, politics look at national and international collections and current major shows for inspiration.
We’ll also look at examples of literature inspired by women in art and fun creative writing techniques we can apply to our own writing. Cake and tea at each session.
Thanks to support from the Women’s Art Library at Goldsmiths University for these sessions and to Whitechapel Gallery for use of installation view at ‘Action. Gesture. Paint. Women in Gestural Abstraction, 1940-1970‘ Helen Frankenthaler, ‘April Mood’ (1974). There are also suggested reading lists and gallery visits, plus an opportunities to share some of the work produced on the course at an exhibition in Oxford in Spring 2024, exploring the life and work of Sophie Gaudier-Brzeska (1872-1925).
To book please email [email protected]
February 27th to March 26th (five sessions).
6 - 7.15pm
Pay what you can afford £50/£100/£150
Tutor: Ruthie Collins
Women In Art are friendly creative writing courses and workshops suitable for writers of all backgrounds to support writing in response to women in art - all genders welcome. From women artists to muses, in these relaxed classes we will look at creative work by women artists and the stories of women to inspire our own poetry, fiction and creative works. We will explore the influences of gender fluidity, politics look at national and international collections and current major shows for inspiration.
We’ll also look at examples of literature inspired by women in art and fun creative writing techniques we can apply to our own writing. Cake and tea at each session.
Thanks to support from the Women’s Art Library at Goldsmiths University for these sessions and to Whitechapel Gallery for use of installation view at ‘Action. Gesture. Paint. Women in Gestural Abstraction, 1940-1970‘ Helen Frankenthaler, ‘April Mood’ (1974). There are also suggested reading lists and gallery visits, plus an opportunities to share some of the work produced on the course at an exhibition in Oxford in Spring 2024, exploring the life and work of Sophie Gaudier-Brzeska (1872-1925).
To book please email [email protected]
Ruthie Collins is a feature writer, writer and educator who also fuses her writing with public and participatory arts. Her work has been commissioned by Norfolk County Council, RSPB, National Centre for Writing, Cambridge University Museums and many more.
She worked as an arts columnist for several years and produced a range of publicly funded arts festivals and socially inclusive feminist arts projects featuring some of the UK’s leading feminist artists. Over the years she’s facilitated women’s writing days and courses partnered with Waterstones Cambridge and worked as deputy editor and lead feature writer on a women’s international magazine.
Ruthie also works with artists and imaginative organisations on the writing and communications side of their work, too.
For more information visit www.ruthiecollins.co.uk
She worked as an arts columnist for several years and produced a range of publicly funded arts festivals and socially inclusive feminist arts projects featuring some of the UK’s leading feminist artists. Over the years she’s facilitated women’s writing days and courses partnered with Waterstones Cambridge and worked as deputy editor and lead feature writer on a women’s international magazine.
Ruthie also works with artists and imaginative organisations on the writing and communications side of their work, too.
For more information visit www.ruthiecollins.co.uk