ONLINE: Introduction to Journaling for Artists, Writers + Photographers (offered twice a year)

This workshop is designed for anyone interested in the history and practice of visual journaling. Participants will be introduced to exercises which explore sequential text, automatic drawing and collage as aspects of the journaling process. We will begin the session with a short presentation on visual diarists, their techniques or significance.

Special Notes

• Students will receive a weekly email from the instructor which will include reminders and links that relate specifically to the medium and curriculum for the course. Each studio session will be preceded by an email which outlines the materials and techniques that will be introduced or referenced the following session. Each link included in these emails is an essential resource to complement the zoom studio experience. In addition, feedback and help regarding creative work produces during these sessions is enhances when participants photograph their work-in-progress and share it with the instructor using a free cloud based platform such as flickr or google drive.
  
  This class runs 10-4 Saturday, but with a 1 hour break between 12-1.
  
  Classes are confirmed one week prior to the start date. In order to help us confirm classes, please register as early as possible.
  
  This class is held online through Zoom; learn more about how online classes work <a href="https://www.visarts.org/classes-camps/visarts-online-class-support/">here

About the Instructor

Amie Oliver

Amie Oliver's artwork is in corporate and private collections including Try-Me Gallery, Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz, Delta State University, The LCVA, The Hampden-Sydney Poetry Review, Bowling Green State University, Capital One, Media General, VCU, Mississippi State University and the VCCA. Her work has been exhibited across the USA, Europe, China, S. Korea, Tibet and Australia. Fellowship and exchange opportunities at the Virginia Center for Creative Arts and it's exchange partners abroad, the Cite Internationale des Arts in Paris,the Metasenta Foundation and the Vermont Studio Center demonstrate her ability to connect to other people and places as an artist and teacher.

Website: www.amieoliver.info

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