Drew Dean (MFA) is an experimental poet and cinephile who suspends his disbelief as often as he can, or in Barabara Dilley’s words: “Let a soft gaze roam around in the space without naming.” In both his work and instruction, he seeks out the obscure, the double-takes, and the dialogues within. He wears a specific sweater for cloud-gazing.
Questions about the logistics? Please see our FAQ section below.
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Treasures for the Shelf: Framing the Personal Universe
with Drew Dean, MFA In these days of uncertainty, our sense of time and reality has morphed into now all-too-familiar phrasings: “the longest March ever”, “last winter ten years ago”, “the same day (x) months later”, and so on. Looking back on anything before this year can sometimes feel like peering into an alternate dimension; where folks could actually crowd together, embrace without worry, and sanitizer wasn’t comparable to gold. Pictures from this time will likely go without a time signature, as the masks are evidence enough. This workshop will attempt to foster subversive artifacts to this bleak narrative, constructed of pauses great and small throughout our isolated days. We will write/create/enact through and around pictures and videos, in order to tie together a glimpse of contentment. In this workshop, we will:
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Transitioning: Movement to Finding your Searchw/ Oganga Mangiti
The workshop involves digging deep into our creative side, by exploring prose, to better understand what searching/our search is, and how it’s directly intertwined to growth, by exploring the concepts of understanding our individual/creative voice; movement and growth.
The workshop will delve deep into understanding any trauma or fears that we might have from our past, that often hinder our own personal growth. Through understanding those emotions, we will be better placed to move into and understand our creative/individual voices and thus start exploring our search further. Lastly, the workshop will cover the deconstruction of the ego, the further understanding of what self-love means to us, and how we can make it more selfless. This workshop is meant to help spark and better understand what our individual search is and how to explore it further, as well as finding growth through appreciating the process. Questions about the logistics? Please see our FAQ section below.
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Oganga Mangiti, is a poet, born, raised and currently living in Nairobi, Kenya. He is also a creative with an interest in architecture, with a degree in Architectural Studies, from the University of Nairobi. He has been writing poetry from as early as 2010, and actively writing since 2018, with his debut poetry anthology, “Love and Pain,” coming out in late 2019. The book contains poems which focus on the emotions of love and those of pain, with the belief that going through each emotion individually, leads to the process of healing and growth through acceptance.
His work has been described as poetry of emotion, as it mainly focuses on the emotions of love, pain and heartbreak. He initially started writing, to express the emotions he felt; marking the important moments in his life, as well as appreciating those close to him; but that has morphed into a constant search, of using words to express different emotions and social issues, from a singular perspective. He draws a lot of his influence from African writers, such as Chinua Achebe, Francis Imbuga, Margaret Ogolla and Ijeoma Umbinyo; and poets such as R.H Sin and Rumi. |
FAQ
How do I sign up?
Sign up by clicking the corresponding link above, or
simply email us at collective.aporia@gmail.com indicating your interest.
$$$$$$?
Starting February 2021, we're revamping the payment structure of our workshops to a $40 minimum donation with the option to donate more if you're able. We believe this new payment structure more accurately values our offerings, allows our facilitators (all working artists) to be better paid, & fosters a heightened sense of collective exchange. More information about the donations, our Community Scholarship, & the Work Exchange Initiative can be found here.
How does it work?
These workshops are primarily self-directed. Since we're international (we've had people from all over the US, Scotland, France, England, Ireland, Italy, and India), there's no way to find a good time to do it live. We do have a Zoom gathering once during the month for anyone who can make it, but it's casual.
After signing up, you will receive a link to the private workshop landing page when the workshop begins. Make sure you are checking this, as videos aren't always emailed separately. Videos will be on YouTube (viewable with link only).
You will also get a Slack invite to participate in the community forum, and a Google Drive folder to share your work. Please let us know if you do not receive these materials via email.
How much time will I need to dedicate?
Details regarding dates, times, & submissions of work
are subject to each workshop facilitator. However,
each facilitator will provide at least one 45-60 minute video
once a week for each week of the month.
If you would like to know more information
about a workshop please email us.
What language are the workshops in?
For now, most workshops will be taught in English.
However, collective.aporia offers subtitles
for the workshop videos in over 60 languages.
If you have questions about language accommodations,
please feel free to email us at collective.aporia@gmail.com.
What if I don't want to create in English?
Then definitely don't.
I've never written/made art before or I don't consider myself an artist or I am nervous about my skill level. Is there a skill requirement?
No skill requirement whatsoever. Come as you are. Be as you are.
What materials will I need?
Just a notebook & writing utensil. However, if you wish to paint, draw, take photos, play music, dance, etc., please have your materials ready. Feel free to contact us with any questions at collective.aporia@gmail.com.
How do I sign up?
Sign up by clicking the corresponding link above, or
simply email us at collective.aporia@gmail.com indicating your interest.
$$$$$$?
Starting February 2021, we're revamping the payment structure of our workshops to a $40 minimum donation with the option to donate more if you're able. We believe this new payment structure more accurately values our offerings, allows our facilitators (all working artists) to be better paid, & fosters a heightened sense of collective exchange. More information about the donations, our Community Scholarship, & the Work Exchange Initiative can be found here.
How does it work?
These workshops are primarily self-directed. Since we're international (we've had people from all over the US, Scotland, France, England, Ireland, Italy, and India), there's no way to find a good time to do it live. We do have a Zoom gathering once during the month for anyone who can make it, but it's casual.
After signing up, you will receive a link to the private workshop landing page when the workshop begins. Make sure you are checking this, as videos aren't always emailed separately. Videos will be on YouTube (viewable with link only).
You will also get a Slack invite to participate in the community forum, and a Google Drive folder to share your work. Please let us know if you do not receive these materials via email.
How much time will I need to dedicate?
Details regarding dates, times, & submissions of work
are subject to each workshop facilitator. However,
each facilitator will provide at least one 45-60 minute video
once a week for each week of the month.
If you would like to know more information
about a workshop please email us.
What language are the workshops in?
For now, most workshops will be taught in English.
However, collective.aporia offers subtitles
for the workshop videos in over 60 languages.
If you have questions about language accommodations,
please feel free to email us at collective.aporia@gmail.com.
What if I don't want to create in English?
Then definitely don't.
I've never written/made art before or I don't consider myself an artist or I am nervous about my skill level. Is there a skill requirement?
No skill requirement whatsoever. Come as you are. Be as you are.
What materials will I need?
Just a notebook & writing utensil. However, if you wish to paint, draw, take photos, play music, dance, etc., please have your materials ready. Feel free to contact us with any questions at collective.aporia@gmail.com.
INTRODUCE YOURSELF
DONATE WHAT YOU CAN
The mission of collective.aporia is to create an international community of artists and thinkers through accessible and nurturing spaces. This is why we have set the base donation amount at $40. All of us at collective.aporia are working artists who believe that artists should be paid fairly for their time. The suggested donation amounts are based on a breakdown of hourly income for the facilitator per student with 30% going to back to collective.aporia to help with the costs of our offerings.
For example, if a participant donates $100 for a four week course, the facilitator will make $17.50 for each 1-hour class for that participant. All money that goes back to collective.aporia is used for organizing community events, printing our publications, website maintenance, and social justice outreach.
If you have any questions about donations, please feel free to reach out at any time to collective.aporia@gmail.com
For example, if a participant donates $100 for a four week course, the facilitator will make $17.50 for each 1-hour class for that participant. All money that goes back to collective.aporia is used for organizing community events, printing our publications, website maintenance, and social justice outreach.
If you have any questions about donations, please feel free to reach out at any time to collective.aporia@gmail.com
WORKSHOPS
Workshops have specific topics and themes based on collective.aporia's manifesto and mission, and are prepared by facilitating artists. If you are unsure if your theme aligns with our mission, please don't hesitate to contact us!
Facilitators record the allotted sessions each week of the workshop and, while the workshop is "in-session," will provide weekly updates, materials, and feedback for the participants.
Participants must sign up before the designated cut-off date. Participants are asked to donate to the artist and collective.aporia on a sliding scale. Collective.aporia splits the donations with the facilitator 70/30, as we believe in the co-op model of both supporting working artists, as well as using the funds to help with our various community projects.
Once the workshop is over, the videos and materials are still available to participants for another month. After the second month, the videos are archived in the commons and available for a discounted flat rate. Feedback is not available after the workshop ends.
If you are interested in facilitating a workshop, please send your workshop proposal, teaching statement, and CV to collective.aporia@gmail.com.
Facilitators record the allotted sessions each week of the workshop and, while the workshop is "in-session," will provide weekly updates, materials, and feedback for the participants.
Participants must sign up before the designated cut-off date. Participants are asked to donate to the artist and collective.aporia on a sliding scale. Collective.aporia splits the donations with the facilitator 70/30, as we believe in the co-op model of both supporting working artists, as well as using the funds to help with our various community projects.
Once the workshop is over, the videos and materials are still available to participants for another month. After the second month, the videos are archived in the commons and available for a discounted flat rate. Feedback is not available after the workshop ends.
If you are interested in facilitating a workshop, please send your workshop proposal, teaching statement, and CV to collective.aporia@gmail.com.
collective.aporia@gmail.com
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