Art-writing course at PinchukartCentre

We invite you to join the art-writing program "How to Write About Art."

This is an opportunity for cultural professionals who want to develop their writing skills about art, find compelling ways to express their ideas and explore new ways of engaging with art through text.Participation is free. 10 motivated participants will be selected, who already have some experience writing about art or have a clear understanding of their development in this field.
Applications (in English) can be submitted until May 21: https://forms.gle/uyoN9CzLUNMVLtzZ9The course languages are Ukrainian and English.
Participants will be able to:● Expand their understanding of different approaches to interpreting art and the role of text in this process.● Develop analytical thinking skills, personal reflections, and critical comprehension of artistic practices, concepts, and projects.● Explore the relationship between form and content, experimenting with style, tone, rhythm, and structure.● Discover and shape their own voice in writing about art.
The study period lasts from the end of May to August and will include regular meetings at the PinchukArtCentre, individual work on texts, and feedback from mentors.
The program consists of three interconnected areas:
1. "How to Look at Art?" – a course on developing a critical perspective on art, approaches to analyzing and interpreting artworks. Mentor: Waldemar Tatarczuk – artist, curator, director of Galeria Labirynt (Lublin).
2. “The Tender Buttons of Art. What Does It Mean to Write About Art?” – a course exploring different formats of working with text and developing personal responses to art. Course mentor: Gianluigi Ricuperati – writer, essayist, curator. Editor-in-chief of Nova Express magazine.
3. "Style, Voice, and Narrative" – a course on how form and literary techniques influence the perception of a text.Mentor: Olena Huseynova – writer, radio host, and producer.
The course will also include meetings with invited guests – writers and editors who will share their approaches to working with texts.