great river arts institute - press release
GREAT RIVER ARTS INSTITUTE
PO BOX 48 95 ROCKINGHAM STREET
BELLOWS FALLS, VERMONT 05101
802-463-3330
grai@ sover.net greatriverarts.org
July 23, 2007
For Immediate Release
Contact: Tonia Fleming
GRAI OFFERS FREE WORKSHOP TO REGIONAL EDUCATORS
Bellows Falls, Vt. – The Great River Arts Institute announces that it is offering a free weekend workshop entitled, “ Switching Gears: Exploring Language and Image ” with Tracey Anderson and Lynn Stanley on August 18th and 19th at their studio in Bellows Falls. Great River Arts Institute is a professional development point provider.
This workshop is for individuals interested in working imaginatively across genres and media : all those who’d like to explore the creation and interplay of image and language are welcome. Workshop time will be split: students will participate in accessible creative writing exercises to stimulate and generate written work. Students will then move into the art studio to create two and three-dimensional works of art in response to poems or other texts; participants may choose to respond to their own newly written work, or a favorite poem or section of prose. Additional texts will be supplied by instructors.
Educators who ’d like to develop new ways to engage in the written word through art and art-making are encouraged to participate. Register by calling 802-463-3330 or via e-mail at jackie@greatriverarts.org.
This program is offered free of charge to local educators thanks to funding from the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, the A.D. Henderson Foundation, the Turrell Fund and the Henry L. and Patricia J. Nielsen Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation.
Work by Lynn and Tracey can be found on their respective Web sites: www.lynn-stanley.com and www.traceysandfordanderson.com.
The Great River Arts Institute is a nonprofit arts education organization offering classes in the visual and literary arts for both children and adults. GRAI is located at 33 Bridge Street in Bellows Falls across from The Framery of Vermont. For more information or to register, contact GRAI at 802-463-3330 or via email at info @ greatriverarts.org.
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