Finding Yourself in Art: Ekphrastic Poetry Workshop with Tara Campbell

Bring your curiosity and imagination to the page at this FREE, interactive workshop in honor of National Poetry Month! Led by author, Tara Campbell, you'll exercise your world-building skills in an ekphrastic context, imagining new meanings behind what you see. Through guided observation and writing exercises, inspired by BIMA's exhibition, you will discover new ways of looking at an object, sculpture, or curated piece of art. Information about the artworks and artists will be shared along the way, but the focus is interactive: you’ll have opportunities to forge personal connections with the works, the museum, and each other.

Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau is made possible with support of the State of Washington via the Office of the Secretary of State, the Thomas S. Foley Institute of Public Policy and Public Service at Washington State University, 4Culture, the Wildhorse Foundation, and generous contributions from other businesses, foundations, and individuals.

Registration is FREE and open to writers and art enthusiasts of all levels.

Guest name:

Tara Campbell

Guest bio:

Tara Campbell is a writer, teacher, and fiction editor at Barrelhouse, and graduate of American University’s MFA. Her 2024 novel, City of Dancing Gargoyles, was a finalist for the 2025 Philip K. Dick Award. She’s the author of two novels, two hybrid collections of poetry and prose, and two short story collections.

Guest website/social:

https://www.taracampbell.com/home

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