Category: Event

When:  Thursdays, January 23rd – February 20th, 6-7:30pm

We are all haunted by images both light & dark. Images are powerful and linked to memory & emotion. This will be our jumping off place to dive into the musicality of language in its poetic form.

In this 4 week class we will:
-bring in poems by other writers to study image, musicality & form
-bring in images or music to write about and discuss
-Generate poems from prompts focusing on how image and form shape and influences our work & worldview
-Edit our poems focusing on line and musicality of language

This class is for all levels of writers. Adults and teens 16+ are welcome.

Important: Before class starts please order a copy of The Poet’s Companion by Kim Addonizio & Dorianne Laux and bring to class. This will be our main textbook. Also please bring notebook & pen/pencil, we will be writing & editing in class.

The 4 Week Class $135 & meets on Thursdays 6pm-730 starting Jan 23- Feb 13
at the Idea Garden 346 Broadway, Kingston, NY 12401 Deadline to sign up is Jan 15. This class is limited to 8 students.
Tix available: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4488636

Susie DeFord is the author of the poetry collection Dogs of Brooklyn. She studied poetry at Florida State University, and received her MFA from the New School University. Her work has appeared in BOMB, Poets and Artists, Mipoesias, Work Zine, Dog Fancy, Shampoo, the Anthology “Dogs Singing,” amongst others. She has taught writing at Brooklyn Friends School, Berkeley Carroll, and the College of New Rochelle. She currently lives in the Hudson Valley, NY where she is a real estate agent & dog trainer by day and a writer and and experimental musician of NEON GRLZ by night. www.susiedeford.net

Date: Saturday February 1st, 4pm – 7pm

Event Description:

“The Source of Self-Regard” is a multi-disciplinary arts exhibition hosted by FreedomWalker Dickerson, and the idea garden. Named after a collection of essays, speeches, and meditations by the late Toni Morrison, the show’s intention is to hold space for and highlight the voices of women, femme, and nonbinary people of color. The show will feature both visual and performing artists and will run for 2 months at the idea garden in Kingston NY to coincide with both Black History Month Kingston and Women’s History Month Kingston.

Artists exhibiting include: Stephanie Alinsug, AJ Aremu, Sadee Brathwaite, Dorothy Brodhead, Cassandra D. Clarke, K.C. Clarke, Nile ‘River’ Clarke, Andie Clarkson, Freedom Walker, Courtney Haeick, IONE, Dahlia Jarrett, Naira Luke-Aleman, Mumba, Yvonne Rojas-Cowan, Toni Thomas, and Cynthia Timms 

If you or someone you know might still be interested in creatively being a part of the 2 month show, through an event or performance, please let us know.  Thanks.

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Date and Time: Saturday, November 23rd, 12:30pm – 4pm

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Date and Time: Saturday, December 7th, 5pm – 7pm

Cost: Free

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“History does not repeat itself, but it rhymes.” -Mark Twain

Women’s Studio Workshop, in collaboration with Kingston City School District, is showcasing the work of local high school seniors who came to our studios as part of our Art-in-Education program. With history as a thematic guide, students used various printmaking and papermaking techniques to create a body of work that explore themes of narrative, biography, and repetition.

Art-in-Ed is a program that allows students to learn from working artists. This exhibition is an opportunity to see their work and our studios where it was created. This fall, students divided into small groups and spent full-day sessions in each studio: etching, silkscreen, and papermaking. Many of the classes are taught by artists-in-residence, who are developing projects of their own at WSW.

You can find the Facebook event here.

Date: Sunday October 20th, 10am – 12pm

Cost: $45

Event Description:

In this workshop, makers will work with locally foraged driftwood and a variety of textured and colored cotton string and rope to create mini (~10-12” driftwood) wall-hangings! These wall hangings will be made using scrap string and rope from Lindsay’s stash, accumulated from previous macramé projects, making them sustainable works of art! Lindsay will teach you the basic techniques and then give you creative freedom in choosing size, shape, and texture to create your leaf hanging.

All materials will be provided. However, if you feel inspired, feel free to bring your own driftwood or stash of scrap materials to incorporate or share. You may also bring an extra comb or hair straightener (though not necessary!).

Register for the Class:

Bio: 

Lindsay Welch of El Marie Macramé is a lifelong Hudson Valley resident who is energized by the opportunity to collaborate with her community through fiber art. Lindsay began crafting macramé in early 2017 out of her home in Highland and recently began the venture into turning her love of knots into a small business: offering workshops, attending craft markets, consigning pieces to local shops, and creating custom pieces. Lindsay features locally foraged driftwood and delicate cotton cord in her art that includes wall hangings, earrings, plant hangers, bunting, and accessories.

Cause:  Programs in the Crafts with a Cause! series combine the fun of creating and learning with the joy and fulfillment of giving back- to the earth, to a good cause, to a group doing good work.