2005 WORKSHOPS and READINGS

by Akua Lezli Hope

Womens' History Month Poetry Writing Workshop

at the YWCA of Elmira and the Twin Tiers
211 Lake Street, Elmira, NY 14901, 607.733.5575
Dates: Thursday March 3,10, 17 and Tuesday, March 22
Fee:$10

Poetry Reading Wednesday, March 30

Poetry Reading for Women's History Month

at Mansfield University, March 16, 2005
4 p.m.

Poetry Reading for National Poetry Month

at Writers and Books
740 University Avenue, Rochester, New York 14607-1288
585.473.2590 http://www.wab.org
Tues. April 26, 2005 Time: 7:30 p.m.

Ways of Showing, Ways of Knowing

Poetry Writing Workshop
at the Southeast Steuben Public Library
Wednesday, April 6 and April 13 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Poetry Reading: Thursday, April 14, 7 to 8 pm
Poetry persists. Creating poetry opens up possibilities for communicating experience in new ways.
At the same time, it gives the person who works to create the poem new insight and the opportunity to make meaning.
This workshop will focus on generating new work. Several forms will be explored.
Workshop is free. Registration is required. Call 607.936.3713



At 171 Cedar Arts Center in Corning, New York http://www.171cedararts.com/splash.asp
Paste Papers: Finger Painting for Grown-Ups Ages: Teen/Adult
Wednesdays
July 20 6:30- 8.30 pm
July 27 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Course Fee: Members $22/Non-Members $25
Art Studio West - Drake House

Create unique paste papers for use as book covers, framing, gift wrapping, origami, stationary or background for other art and decorative work. You will experience an array of tools and learn how to create beautiful paste papers of your own.



Pour it On: Introduction to Simple Papermaking for Adults

Taste the delights of papermaking in this sample session.
This easy approach introduces papermaking and you will emerge with your own unique piece of handmade paper, perhaps even more!
July 13 from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

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Black History Month Poetry Writing Workshop

at the YWCA of Elmira and the Twin Tiers
211 Lake Street, Elmira, NY 14901
607.733.5575 http://www.ywcaelmira.org
Dates:
4 Thursdays: February 3, 10,17, 24
Fee:$10

Poetry Reading, Sunday February 27, 2 p.m. (no fee)

Celebrating Black History Month: African American Themes in Poetry

at Writers and Books
740 University Avenue, Rochester, New York 14607-1288
585.473.2590 http://www.wab.org
Dates 4 Saturdays: February 5, 12,19, 26
Time 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.

The saga of Africans in America offers an inexhaustible wealth of possibilities for poetic exploration. Each meeting, participants will consider historic African American themes and a canonical poem by an African American poet on this theme. These themes include resistance to bondage and enslavement, self-determination, freedom, double/multi-consciousness, and envisioning a new identity. Students will use readings and class discussion as prompts for generating new poems in this unique workshop that combines reading, learning, and creative writing.


At 171 Cedar Arts Center in Corning, New York http://www.171cedararts.com/splash.asp

The Joy of Papermaking
Ages: Adult/Teen (16 and up) March 1 - April 19
Fee: Members - $105 / Non-Members - $125
Art Studio West - Drake House

Make your own paper! Paper is a fun, flexible, and inexpensive medium. You will learn hand papermaking basics, including pulp preparation, western sheet formation, the use of shaped deckles, and casting to create your own paper. No experience necessary. Materials will be provided.


WORKSHOPS in 2004

At 171 Cedar Arts Center in Corning, New York. http://www.171cedararts.com/splash.asp

The Joy of Papermaking
Ages: Adult/Teen (16 and up)
Fall I: September 15 - October 20
I. Wednesdays, 6:30 - 8:30pm

Fall II: November 3 - December 15
I. Wednesdays, 6:30 - 8:30pm
Fee: Members - $105 / Non-Members - $125
Art Studio West - Drake House

Make your own paper! Paper is a fun, flexible, and inexpensive medium. You will learn hand papermaking basics, including pulp preparation, western sheet formation, the use of shaped deckles, and casting to create your own paper. No experience necessary. Materials will be provided.

Paper Beads
Ages: Adult/Teen (16 and up)
Fall I: October 28
I. Thursday, 6:30 - 9:00pm II.
Fee: Members - $22 / Non-Members - $26
Art Studio East - Drake House

Paper beads offer inventive and inexpensive possibilities for adornment and decoration. Participants will learn several paper bead forming techniques and will explore the possibilities of transforming any sheet of paper into a variety of beads. We will conclude with a "person bead" that may be worn as a pin or displayed as miniature sculpture.

Holiday Paper Star
Ages: Adult/Teen (16 and up)
Fall II: December 4 9:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Fee: Members - $35 / Non-Members - $42
Art Studio West - Drake House

Holidays are incomplete without something heartfelt and handmade. These stars will be joy in the making as well as in displaying. Participants will form and construct two types of stars using handmade paper pulp. As paper takes a while to dry, the full glory of your creation will be revealed after class.


WORKSHOPS in 2003
POETRY

Encountering the Immediate, Shaping the Personal
Creating Poetry from Daily Experience
Ages: Adult/Teen (16 and up)
Terms: III January 6-February 8
Mondays, 6:00-8:30 p.m.
Explore ways to create poetry using experience and self as a starting point. Through reading, writing exercises and mutual critique, participants will acquire tools for generating and improving their poetry.
Course Fee: Members-$58/Non-Members-$66
at 171 Cedar Arts Center in Corning, New York. http://www.171cedararts.com/splash.asp

PaperMaking

Introduction to Papermaking
January 15- February 19, 2003
6 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays at Horseheads High School Room 157
This workshop will include basic sheet forming techniques to make unique papers and paper objects.
Via SCT BOCES Adult Education and Training Services

Introduction to Papermaking
Ages: Adult/Teen (16 and up)
Terms: IV

March 3- April, 2003
Mondays, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Learn hand papermaking basics, including pulp preparation, western sheet formation, the use of shaped deckles and casting to create your own paper. No experience necessary. Materials will be provided
Course Fee: Members-$94/Non-Members-$104
at 171 Cedar Arts Center in Corning, New York. http://www.171cedararts.com/splash.asp

Handmade Paper for Valentines
Ages: Parent and Child, ages 6 and up
One-Day Workshop
Saturday, February 1, 2003
10 a.m.-2 p.m. (1/2 hour lunch break. Bring bag lunch)
Learn some of the basics of hand papermaking. For example, the use of shaped deckles and impressing textures to create your own unique paper
valentines. Students will create colored cotton-linter based pulps and add inclusions to make exciting papers.
Course Fee: Course Fee: Members-$45/Non-Members-$53
at 171 Cedar Arts Center in Corning, New York. http://www.171cedararts.com/splash.asp

< Papermaking with Natural Fibers
March 26- April 30 Wednesday 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Horseheads High School Room 157

Learn to make your own paper with natural fibers. Ths workshop will teach you how to prepare fibers from wild and waste plant materials such as teasel, corn husks, cattails, hostas and burdock and will cover basic Western sheet-forming techniques.
Via SCT BOCES Adult Education and Training Services


Handmade Paper for Gift Cards
Ages: Parent and Child, ages 6 and up
One-Day Workshop
Saturday, April 5, 2003
10 a.m. -2 p.m. (1/2 hour lunch break. Bring bag lunch))
Learn some of the basics of hand papermaking. For example, the use of shaped deckles and impressing textures to create your own unique paper gift
cards. Students will create colored cotton-linter based pulps and add inclusions to make exciting papers.
Course Fee: Members-$45/Non-Members-$53
at 171 Cedar Arts Center in Corning, New York. http://www.171cedararts.com/splash.asp


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