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An online workshop exploring approaches to overcoming writer's block by integrating sensory awareness with writing.
(Limited spots available) Join us on Thursday 29th October at 12pm (UK time) for an online workshop exploring the practice of drawing inspiration from sound to influence writing.
Hosted by multidisciplinary artist, Nia Fekri, the online workshop will give attendees the opportunity to explore sensorially sensitive approaches to writing, bringing listening and writing together to generate new material in the session.
In light of the current events in Palestine, Nia's workshop will centre a meditative approach for those who seek re-grounding and processing through listening, writing, and sharing.
Through the medium of music and sound, attendees can attune their ears to the subtle nuances of soundscapes and rhythms, finding alternative ways to engage with the creative writing process and break that writers block.
Online Workshops are held monthly as part of Commun People, a programme that advocates for emerging BIPOC voices to participate in the Arts while strengthening their skills and widening their employment opportunities. By encouraging critical discourse, peer mentoring, practical and creative development, the programme will support BIPOC voices to develop their practice and overcome often exclusionary barriers to initiating or sustaining a career in the Arts.
Nia Fekri is an Iranian-British multidisciplinary artist and educator working primarily with moving-image, writing and performance. Her work often deals with modes of of storytelling and the ways stories structure everyday realities and fictions. She is driven by the need to register the fragmentary and ghostly nature of immigrant experiences, familial relationships and intimate spaces. As an educator-facilitator, Nia’s focus is on collaborative storytelling and speculative exercises through various mediums. Her most recent projects have been in collaboration with UCL Art Museum, The Mosaic Rooms and the British Film Institute.
Supported by Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Bagri Foundation
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MEMBERS NOTE: If you are a member of the 1 Year Plan on our website and all spots are taken for this online workshop, send us an email or dm on instagram and we’ll register you for free :)