Led by artist and activist Saleem Hue Penny, this writing workshop will explore the ways different environments change the art making process. Inspired by the handmade and playful ethos of our current exhibition Don’t mind if I do, Participants will observe and explore objects as entry points to themes ranging from equity, isolation, & access, to Crip Time, rewilding, & remixing. The group will engage with a diverse library of print materials, co-create aspirational statements, and leave with a one-of-a-kind multisensory zine. Whether you write everyday or once a year, all are welcome! This workshop is for anyone interested in developing their writing practice and learning from one of the best, Saleem Hue Penny.

ABOUT

Saleem Hue Penny (him/friend) is a Black, disabled, “rural hip-hop blues” poet who punctuates his hybrid/mixed media work with drum loops, Jim Crow artifacts, and birch bark.  Saleem’s art and advocacy are inseparable. He is a proud Cave Canem Fellow, 2024 Disability Futures Fellow, and a member of O|Sessions Black Listening cohort, Saleem edits at Bellevue Literary Review and was a 2021 Poetry Coalition Fellow. Friend is a worker-owner of Cooperation Racine, L.W.C.A in Englewood, Chicago. 

ACCESS INFORMATION: This program is free and open to the public. For questions and access accommodations, email gallery400engagement@gmail.com