Â鶹ËÞÉáµçÊÓ¾ç

Ekphrasis for Beginners: Creative Writing and Â鶹ËÞÉáµçÊÓ¾çArt

Paintings in the Old Combination Room
Joy McAlpine-Black
Date 28/02/2024 at 17.00 - 28/02/2024 at 18.30 Where Combination Room

What do writing and the visual arts give to each other?

Paintings in the Old Combination Room

Come to the Combination Room, Wednesday evenings in February, for a time of playful learning, creative writing, and relaxation before dinner, facilitated by writer-teacher Joy McAlpine-Black. You do not have to attend all sessions, but each workshop will focus on different aspects of the creative writing process.

Responding to the college’s portraits, murals, landscapes, as well as notional paintings, we will engage in writing which facilitates readers to see.

Joy has a BA in Fine Art and Education from Cambridge and a Masters in Museums and Galleries in Education from the University of London, as well as a Masters in Creative Writing from Cambridge. She has been a teacher, part-time lecturer at Homerton College in Art and Education, a museum education officer, a researcher, an independent consultant on creativity and learning in museums and galleries, and an Access and Learning Advisor to museums, libraries, and archives in the Southeast of England. Joy is currently undertating the Certificate in Teaching Creative Writing at ICE. 

Access

The workshops will take place in the Combination Room on the first floor of our main building. For the first three dates, it has step-free access with a lift and there is an accessible toilet located on the first floor of the building. On 28 February, the lift will be out of order. If you need to use the lift, please let Laura Jeffrey know, and we will arrange an alternative venue for that date. 

For more details please view our .

What's on

A triptych of three plant-themed paintings: the left shows large leaves, the center features a dark forest scene, and the right depicts vibrant, stylized foliage and flowers.

Art Exhibition: 'Life Within Landscapes'

27/07/2024 at 10.00

Explore Wolfson's newest exhibition, 'Life Within Landscapes', showcasing works by three Cambridge-based female contemporary artists, inspired by their Caribbean heritage.

A group of individuals is seated and attentively listening, facing forward. The setting appears to be an indoor lecture or seminar room.

Research Appetisers

30/07/2024 at 18.00

Come and hear our postgraduate part-time students talk about their research at this informal evening of short presentations and friendly discussion.

A group of people dressed in formal academic attire, including black robes and white bow ties, walking outside in a procession.

Graduation Ceremony

26/10/2024 at 09.00

Graduation ceremonies are the culmination of students’ hard work and commitment, and a moment to celebrate the completion of their Cambridge degree.

A graduate in academic dress takes a selfie with an older man, both smiling, in front of a backdrop of blooming magnolia trees.

Graduation Ceremony

30/11/2024 at 09.00

Graduation ceremonies are the culmination of students’ hard work and commitment, and a moment to celebrate the completion of their Cambridge degree.

Graduands wearing black gowns and white shirts walk in a procession.

Graduation Ceremony

01/03/2025 at 09.00

Graduation ceremonies are the culmination of students’ hard work and commitment, and a moment to celebrate the completion of their Cambridge degree.

News