Pen to Paper: A Gestural Drawing Practice for Creative Flow

Take one hour to step away from perfectionism and rediscover the pleasure of creating without expectation!
About this Event

Pen to Paper: A Gestural Drawing Practice for Creative Flow
by Amy Rose Khoshbin
Pen to Paper is an accessible workshop designed to help participants of all ages move beyond perfectionism and reconnect with creativity as a living, embodied practice. Through gestural drawing exercises, mindfulness prompts, and intuitive mark-making, participants learn to trust process over product, discovering how the act of creation itself can become a path to insight.
Drawing is approached expansively: as movement, sensation, rhythm, curiosity, and experimentation. Together we'll explore a lineage that includes automatic drawing, alchemical diagrams, mandalas, and ritual mark-making, practices that trust the hand as a way of reaching what the conscious mind alone cannot. Participants are encouraged to work quickly, playfully, and without judgment, discovering how creative flow emerges when we release expectation and follow impulse.
No prior drawing experience is necessary. This workshop is open to all levels and ages.

We want to welcome families, so please reach out with any questions about family participation. Children 7 and under are free with the purchase of an adult ticket.

Tickets: $45 (in person only)

Early bird ticket $35

Please email [email protected] or phone 323-663-2167 with any questions.

Please Note: This event will be hosted in the PRS Lecture Room which is only accessible via stairs. PRS wants all guests to be able to enjoy our events safely and comfortably. If you require any accessibility accommodation, please reach out to [email protected] before showtime and we will be happy to assist you.

About the Facilitator:

Amy Rose Khoshbin is an artist, performer, educator, and energy worker who creates participatory experiences rooted in sensory awareness, ritual, and collective liberatory imagination. Her work has been presented at institutions including the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Guggenheim Museum, LACMA, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, and Times Square Arts. She has taught at universities, museums, and community spaces, including NYU, Pratt Institute, The New School, and the University of Nevada, Reno.

CONTENT DISCLAIMER: The views, opinions, and thoughts expressed by the presenters are solely those of the presenter and may not represent those of the Philosophical Research Society (PRS), its affiliates, or any individuals associated with PRS. Presentations are intended for informational and entertainment purposes.

ACCESSIBILITY

PRS wants all guests to be able to enjoy our events safely and comfortably. If you require any accessibility accommodation, please reach out to [email protected] before showtime and we will be happy to assist you.

REFUND POLICIES

All sales are final. There are no refunds or exchanges for PRS events, except in the event of a medical emergency, including but not limited to a positive COVID-19 test.

In the event that PRS is forced to cancel an event entirely, tickets will be refunded or vouchers offered for a rescheduled event.

PARKING​

We encourage attendees to consider carpooling, walking or biking to events if possible, and please be considerate of our Los Feliz neighbors when parking. Street parking is available on Griffith Park Blvd. and (after 7 PM) on Los Feliz Blvd. Limited parking is available onsite at PRS in the front lot (entry from Los Feliz Blvd. when heading east). For ADA assistance, please reach out to us in advance via email ([email protected]) or phone (323.663.2167) and provide an email or number we can contact you at.

PRS EVENT POLICIES

• We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone.
• Events are subject to change without notice, including guest speakers and/or performers.
• We encourage you to arrive at least 30 min. before the scheduled event start time to find parking, enjoy the Bookstore and take your seats.
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• There is no smoking permitted on PRS grounds.
• We strongly encourage guests to wear masks to PRS events to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
• PRS allows Service Animals into the facility under ADA and state guidelines. For further details please visit www.ADA.gov. No animals permitted whose sole function is to provide comfort or emotional support, under ADA guidelines and CA Health Code.
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