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Writing & Art
A Workshop for Artists, Writers
and Lovers of Art

Saturday, April 3, 2010
1:00-5:30
Tawes Hall
Frostburg State University Campus
Cost: FREE

In conjunction with the Allegany Arts Council, the Frostburg Center for Creative Writing is proud to host its fourth annual Writing & Art Workshop--a program for artist who need to write, creative writers who love art, and lovers of art who want to write art reviews.

Featuring faculty who are practicing artists and writers in their own right, the workshops will provide students with the skills necessary to write about about their own art or about the art they love.

Registration can be done through emailing the Center at cwcenter@frostburg.edu.

The two workshops include:

Art as a Muse
How visual art can inspire and enhance the writing process. Workshop participants will learn how to interact with and respond to art of all mediums in order to create stories and poems. Students will also work with techniques that engage the artwork beyond responding to it or describing it. *Students are encouraged to bring in pictures of their favorite artwork.

Making Art from Literature
Workshop participants will create text and images pieces, primarily through drawing and hand-lettering. No drawing experience needed. Any drawing level is appropriate. Participants should bring pens, pencils, and erasers. Bring no-mess colors (colored pencils, colored markers, NOT paint) if you have them. Paper will be supplied, but participants can bring extra paper. Most important, participants should bring text sources (their own writing, or the writing of others): poetry collections, novels, essays, whatever inspires.

 

 

 
2010 Faculty
 

Art as a Muse - George Guida

George Guida has published two collections of poems, Low Italian (Bordighera Press, 2006) and New York and Other Lovers (Smalls Books, 2008). His poem "Left Behind" won a 2009 North Sea Poetry Scene Prize. His 2009 Pushcart Prize-nominated story, "Rome," part of a novel-in-progress, appears in J Journal (Spring 2008). His collection The Pope Chronicles will appear in 2011. His play, "The Pope Play," was given a 2009 workshop production in New York City by Teatromania and Theatreworks. His essays on popular culture appear in various journals.

George believes with all his heart that writers need to be immersed in world of art or a reasonable facsimile. His work includes poems that respond to countless paintings and sculptures, memorable and not; to films such as "Boom!" (the film version of Tennessee Williams The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here Anymore) and "Scarface" (Yes, the Pacino remake); to theatrical works such as Henry V and I Pagliacci; to the architecture of cities great and small.

Making Art from Literature - Bill Dunlap

Bill Dunlap splits his time between Western Maryland and New York City. Most of the art-making happens in Maryland. His work has been shown in galleries, museums, and art fairs across North America and Europe. His work is included in several permanent collections, including the New York Museum of Modern Art and a recent acquisition by the University of Wisconsin. He was also recently selected as one of six Maryland artists to participate in Aesthetically Lyrical in Rural Maryland, a statewide barn mural project to combine poetry and painting. In the Spring of 2006 he was a Fellow and Artist-in-Residence at The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. His work has been featured extensively in art magazines, books and on many art blogs. He also works as an illustrator, and his images and cartoons have appeared in magazines and newspapers nationwide.

 

 

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