Upcoming Workshops


Workshop Policy: Participants must arrive on time. Classes begin at 10am, after 10:30am no-shows are considered a cancellation without refund. Late arrivals cause disruption and ask too much of the teacher to re-teach concepts already covered. If you need to cancel your spot in the class, please give two weeks notice. No refunds for less than two weeks notice.

Ekphrastic Poetry Writing Workshop

with Tina Mozelle Braziel

When: Tuesday, April 22, 6-8 pm

Fee: $25

Ekphrastic Poetry Writing Workshop: Take inspiration from the artwork in the exhibit of PaperWorkers Local members to write an original poem. Whether you are new to writing poetry or an established poet, you will enjoy this guided writing exercise led by Poet Tina Mozelle Braziel. Light refreshments provided.  

Here's how the Poetry Foundation describes ekphrasis:https://www.poetryfoundation.org/education/glossary/ekphrasis


BIO:  Tina Mozelle Braziel won the Philip Levine Prize for Poetry for Known by Salt (Anhinga Press), and her book Glass Cabin (Pulley Press), co-authored by her husband James Braziel, was named Southern Literary Review’s 2024 Poetry Book of the Year. She has been awarded a fellowship from the Alabama State Council on the Arts, an artist residency at Hot Springs National Park, the first Eco-Poetry Fellowship for Magic City Poetry Festival, and the 2022 Alabama Author Award from the Alabama Library Association. She directs the Ada Long Creative Writing Workshop for high school students at UAB.

Tuesday, April 22, 6-8 pm. $25

If this is your first workshop, please submit the workshop participant form.

 

Polyester Plate Lithography

with Nic Tisdale

When: Saturday, May 17th, 10 am - 4pm, & Sunday May 18th 10 am - 4pm

Fee: $175

Join us for a 2-day lithography workshop designed to work with various processes for polyester plates. Polyester litho plates can be drawn or painted directly on or printed with a laser printer to produce photographic effects. You will learn to create two-layer lithographic prints using either hand-drawn methods or digitally generated designs. Participants will also learn the basics of lithography, how to control various lithographic materials, and how to register images across multiple litho plates. Participants will be provided with litho plates and a modest selection of inks.


When: Saturday, May 17th, 10 am - 4pm, & Sunday May 18th 10 am - 4pm $175

If this is your first workshop, please submit the workshop participant form.