BIG IDEAS
Saturday, October 19, 2024  3:00 – 4:30 PM ET (eastern time, USA)

Agnes Martin perfected the art of the penciled grid on large square canvases. Mark Rothko covered his canvases with fields of color. Robert Rauschenberg “reinvented,” in the words of critics, the art of the mixed-media collage. Line, color, and unexpected intersections and intrusions are also essential tools for writers seeking stories that transcend that who, what, when—stories that ultimately mean something.

What can we learn from these artists as we work toward our big ideas? What new tools and wisdoms can we apply to the stories that we tell? In this one-of-a-kind masterclass, Beth Kephart presents brand new possibilities, offers original prompts inspired by the art, and deconstructs her own approach to writing the universal.

One hour and fifteen minute lecture / fifteen minute Q and A session.