Memory as Material: Developing Ideas Through Place, Observation, and Narrative

March 21 – May 15 | Taught by Erin Power 🎨


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How do memory, place, and lived experience shape the ideas behind our artwork? This multi-session workshop invites artists to explore memory as a creative and conceptual material through guided discussion, observation-based drawing, and peer exchange. Participants will work with prompts focused on atmosphere, narrative, and sensory recall, applying them in their own studio practice between sessions.

Online meetings include small-group discussion and in-process sharing, with an optional on-location drawing session at Luther Burbank Park. The series is designed to be taken as a complete sequence, with each session building on the last, and is intended for artists seeking to deepen the ideas behind their work while engaging in a thoughtful, supportive artist community. The program culminates in a group exhibition developed collaboratively with participating artists. Location and specific dates to be determined.

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See the full course description and more information in the Memory as Material supplies list.