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An Paenhuysen, a Berlin-based writer, curator and arts educator, comes to Malta to present the workshop: Creative Writing in Art Criticism.
The workshop will appeal to all kinds of writers, who are either interested or already engaged in writing for the arts, from critics, journalists, curators, artists, students, academics, bloggers and commentators, to professionals responsible for creating content and communications for cultural organisations and institutions. This is an exciting opportunity for professional and aspiring writers and communicators to expand their skills and networks, under the expert tutelage of An Paenhuysen, who is highly regarded in her field. Through varied teaching and learning techniques, the workshop will provide much-needed skills and knowledge, paving the way for a new generation of professional arts writers and critics in Malta. It’s also an opportunity to simply improve your writing skills and meet others with a shared passion. Creative Writing in Art Criticism explores the art of writing about art, by combining seriousness with a dose of lightness and experimentation. The workshop begins and ends with an online session, with the main component taking place in Malta, over two days. Participants are expected to attend all online and offline sessions. The workshop will be presented in English, however support will be available for those who prefer to write in Maltese. |
DOMA, Valletta Vintage. Photo by Aldo Amoretti.
When & where
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WORKSHOP DATES:
30 November & 1 December, 10.30am to 4.30pm ONLINE SESSIONS: 21 November & 10 December (evenings, time to be confirmed) COST: €50 per person (payable once registration is accepted) |
The workshop takes place at DOMA, an eighteenth century townhouse on St Paul’s Street, Valletta, designed by architect Chris Briffa, and part of the Valletta Vintage portfolio of properties. More
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What to do next
Download the information pack and send your registration by 8 November to:
Nicole Bearman & Margerita Pulè
info.creativecriticalwriting@gmail.com
Nicole Bearman & Margerita Pulè
info.creativecriticalwriting@gmail.com
The Team
PRODUCERS
Nicole Bearman is a cultural producer, editor and writer with more than 20 years experience creating programmes, events and publications for visual arts and craft organisations, museums, universities and festivals, in Sydney and Malta, including ŻfinMalta National Dance Company, Blitz, Malta Design Week, the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (Powerhouse Museum), Sydney Design Festival, the Biennale of Sydney, and Object, Australian Centre for Craft and Design. She has edited and contributed to numerous art, architecture and design magazines, including Object, Australian Art Collector, Indesign, Monument, Vogue Living, POL Oxygen, Homeworks and Artpaper. Nicole holds degrees in Visual Arts and Museum Studies, both from the University of Sydney.
Margerita Pulè is an artist, writer and programmer. She holds a Masters in Fine Art in Digital Art from the University of Malta. She runs the independent organisation Unfinished Art Space and edits Malta’s quarterly contemporary art publication ArtPaper. She was responsible for much of the curation of the Cultural Programme of Valletta European Capital of Culture 2018 title 2012 – 2017, commissioning and coordinating a large number of projects and exhibitions within this programme. Margerita's artistic practice attempts to exist outside the conventional structure and aesthetic of the exhibition space and seeks to interact and gain meaning through other modes of existence such as interventions and temporal events. www.projectdisintegration.org
Nicole Bearman is a cultural producer, editor and writer with more than 20 years experience creating programmes, events and publications for visual arts and craft organisations, museums, universities and festivals, in Sydney and Malta, including ŻfinMalta National Dance Company, Blitz, Malta Design Week, the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (Powerhouse Museum), Sydney Design Festival, the Biennale of Sydney, and Object, Australian Centre for Craft and Design. She has edited and contributed to numerous art, architecture and design magazines, including Object, Australian Art Collector, Indesign, Monument, Vogue Living, POL Oxygen, Homeworks and Artpaper. Nicole holds degrees in Visual Arts and Museum Studies, both from the University of Sydney.
Margerita Pulè is an artist, writer and programmer. She holds a Masters in Fine Art in Digital Art from the University of Malta. She runs the independent organisation Unfinished Art Space and edits Malta’s quarterly contemporary art publication ArtPaper. She was responsible for much of the curation of the Cultural Programme of Valletta European Capital of Culture 2018 title 2012 – 2017, commissioning and coordinating a large number of projects and exhibitions within this programme. Margerita's artistic practice attempts to exist outside the conventional structure and aesthetic of the exhibition space and seeks to interact and gain meaning through other modes of existence such as interventions and temporal events. www.projectdisintegration.org
WORKSHOP LEADER
An Paenhuysen is a curator, art writer and educator living in Berlin. She studied cultural history at the University of Leuven, Belgium, where she obtained a PhD on the cultural criticism of the Belgian avant-garde in the 1920s. She continued as a post-doctoral fellow, researching 1920s Berlin urban photography, at UC Berkeley, Columbia University New York and Humboldt-University Berlin. An is a lecturer in art criticism and cultural theory at Node Center for Curatorial Studies. She is also coordinator of Node’s International Curatorial Programme. She has curated exhibitions at Hamburger Bahnhof - Museum of Contemporary Art, Berlin, and KINDL - Centre for Contemporary Art, among others. An was recently appointed Director of the art space The House of The Deadly Doris, in Berlin. You can follow her writing through her blog.
www.anpaenhuysen.de
www.dashausdertoedlichendoris.de
https://anpaenhuysen.blogspot.com
An Paenhuysen is a curator, art writer and educator living in Berlin. She studied cultural history at the University of Leuven, Belgium, where she obtained a PhD on the cultural criticism of the Belgian avant-garde in the 1920s. She continued as a post-doctoral fellow, researching 1920s Berlin urban photography, at UC Berkeley, Columbia University New York and Humboldt-University Berlin. An is a lecturer in art criticism and cultural theory at Node Center for Curatorial Studies. She is also coordinator of Node’s International Curatorial Programme. She has curated exhibitions at Hamburger Bahnhof - Museum of Contemporary Art, Berlin, and KINDL - Centre for Contemporary Art, among others. An was recently appointed Director of the art space The House of The Deadly Doris, in Berlin. You can follow her writing through her blog.
www.anpaenhuysen.de
www.dashausdertoedlichendoris.de
https://anpaenhuysen.blogspot.com
WORKSHOP LINGUIST
Francesca Mangion lives and works in Malta. Mangion is an independent curator, artist and writer with an academic background in contemporary and modern literature and theory. She writes regularly for art blogs and journals and her writing has also appeared in select Mousse publications, undo.net, The Art Markets and AQNB. In 2015 she co-founded and was curator at La Plage, a project space based in Paris. La Plage was invited to take part in several art and book fairs such as Paris Internationale, France, Material Art Fair, Mexico, Offprint Book Fair, France and Art Rotterdam, Netherlands. Francesca is currently studying Law at the University of Malta.
Francesca Mangion lives and works in Malta. Mangion is an independent curator, artist and writer with an academic background in contemporary and modern literature and theory. She writes regularly for art blogs and journals and her writing has also appeared in select Mousse publications, undo.net, The Art Markets and AQNB. In 2015 she co-founded and was curator at La Plage, a project space based in Paris. La Plage was invited to take part in several art and book fairs such as Paris Internationale, France, Material Art Fair, Mexico, Offprint Book Fair, France and Art Rotterdam, Netherlands. Francesca is currently studying Law at the University of Malta.
Creative Writing in Art Criticism: A Workshop with An Paenhuysen is supported by a Project Support Grant, Malta Arts Fund – Arts Council Malta, and by Valletta Vintage and Artpaper.
