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Events in May 2022

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May 1, 2022
May 2, 2022
May 3, 2022(2 events)

11:30 am: Celena’s Scribes with Wil Clarke (Riverside)


May 3, 2022

Named in honor of beloved workshop leader CelenaDiana Bumpus, this group meets weekly on Tuesdays from 11:30 AM-1:00 PM on Zoom. All genres. Participants are encouraged to write from a prompt and share their work, with friendly critiques offered by workshop members. Enrollment is limited.

Click here to register: https://tinyurl.com/Spring2022CWW

6:00 pm: Creative Writing POETRY Workshop with Romaine Washington (Redlands)


May 3, 2022

This Beginning/Intermediate POETRY workshop with Romaine Washington is based in Redlands but will take place on Zoom. Workshop sessions are scheduled for alternating Tuesdays – 4/5, 4/19, 5/3, 5/17, and 5/31/22 – from 6:30-8:30 PM.

Registration for all workshops is now open.

Click here to enroll: https://tinyurl.com/Spring2022CWW

 

May 4, 2022
May 5, 2022
May 6, 2022
May 7, 2022(2 events)

10:00 am: Creative Writing Workshop with Renee Gurley (Corona)


May 7, 2022

This Beginning/Intermediate ALL GENRES workshop with Renee Gurley is based in Corona but will take place on Zoom. Workshop sessions are scheduled for alternating Saturdays – 4/9, 4/23, 5/7, 5/21, and 6/4/22 – from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM.

Registration for all workshops is now open.

Click here to enroll: https://tinyurl.com/Spring2022CWW

4:00 pm: Writing About Black Art with Richard Allen May III


May 7, 2022

Saturdays, May 7, 14, and 21, 2022 (4:00-5:30 PM PST)

Inlandia’s Blacklandia Event Series Presents

Writing About Black Art with Richard Allen May III

May Focus: Writing About Black Art Through a Psychoanalytical Lens

On Zoom. Registration is required.

To register: https://tinyurl.com/WritingAboutBlackArt2022

Workshops are free. All are welcome.

This month, three “Writing About Black Art” workshops (May 7, 14, and 21) will explore writing about Black art from a psychoanalytical perspective, with specific attention devoted to how theories related to Black psychology correlate to Black art. Through class lectures, Zoom discussion groups, and homework exercises, participants will become familiar with African American artists whose work connects to issues related to Black psychology.

May 8, 2022
May 9, 2022
May 10, 2022(2 events)

11:30 am: Celena’s Scribes with Wil Clarke (Riverside)


May 10, 2022

Named in honor of beloved workshop leader CelenaDiana Bumpus, this group meets weekly on Tuesdays from 11:30 AM-1:00 PM on Zoom. All genres. Participants are encouraged to write from a prompt and share their work, with friendly critiques offered by workshop members. Enrollment is limited.

Click here to register: https://tinyurl.com/Spring2022CWW

6:00 pm: Creative Writing Workshop with Allyson Jeffredo (San Bernardino)


May 10, 2022

Creative Writing Workshop with Allyson Jeffredo (San Bernardino)

This Beginning ALL GENRES workshop with Allyson Jeffredo is based in San Bernardino but will take place on Zoom. Workshop sessions are scheduled for alternating Tuesdays – 4/12, 4/26, 5/10, 5/24, and 6/7/22 – from 6:00-8:00 PM.

Registration is now open.

Click here to enroll: https://tinyurl.com/Spring2022CWW

 

May 11, 2022(1 event)

6:30 pm: Creative Writing Workshop with Victoria Waddle (Ontario)


May 11, 2022

This Intermediate/Advanced ALL GENRES workshop with Victoria Waddle is based in Ontario but will take place on Zoom. Workshop sessions are scheduled for alternating Wednesdays – 4/13, 4/27, 5/11, 5/25, and 6/8/22– from 6:30-8:30 PM.

Registration is now open.

Click here to enroll: https://tinyurl.com/Spring2022CWW

May 12, 2022(1 event)

6:30 pm: Creative Writing NONFICTION Workshop with Jo Scott-Coe (Riverside)


May 12, 2022

This Intermediate/Advanced NONFICTION workshop with Jo Scott-Coe is based in Riverside but will take place on Zoom. “Opening the Research Doorway PART TWO: Deepening Your Creative Nonfiction Voice” sessions are scheduled for alternating Thursdays – 4/28, 5/12, 5/26, 6/9, and 6/23/22 – from 6:30-8:30 PM.

Registration is now open.

Click here to enroll: https://tinyurl.com/Spring2022CWW

May 13, 2022
May 14, 2022(1 event)

4:00 pm: Writing About Black Art with Richard Allen May III


May 14, 2022

Saturdays, May 7, 14, and 21, 2022 (4:00-5:30 PM PST)

Inlandia’s Blacklandia Event Series Presents

Writing About Black Art with Richard Allen May III

May Focus: Writing About Black Art Through a Psychoanalytical Lens

On Zoom. Registration is required.

To register: https://tinyurl.com/WritingAboutBlackArt2022

Workshops are free. All are welcome.

This month, three “Writing About Black Art” workshops (May 7, 14, and 21) will explore writing about Black art from a psychoanalytical perspective, with specific attention devoted to how theories related to Black psychology correlate to Black art. Through class lectures, Zoom discussion groups, and homework exercises, participants will become familiar with African American artists whose work connects to issues related to Black psychology.

May 15, 2022
May 16, 2022
May 17, 2022(2 events)

11:30 am: Celena’s Scribes with Wil Clarke (Riverside)


May 17, 2022

Named in honor of beloved workshop leader CelenaDiana Bumpus, this group meets weekly on Tuesdays from 11:30 AM-1:00 PM on Zoom. All genres. Participants are encouraged to write from a prompt and share their work, with friendly critiques offered by workshop members. Enrollment is limited.

Click here to register: https://tinyurl.com/Spring2022CWW

6:00 pm: Creative Writing POETRY Workshop with Romaine Washington (Redlands)


May 17, 2022

This Beginning/Intermediate POETRY workshop with Romaine Washington is based in Redlands but will take place on Zoom. Workshop sessions are scheduled for alternating Tuesdays – 4/5, 4/19, 5/3, 5/17, and 5/31/22 – from 6:30-8:30 PM.

Registration for all workshops is now open.

Click here to enroll: https://tinyurl.com/Spring2022CWW

 

May 18, 2022
May 19, 2022
May 20, 2022
May 21, 2022(2 events)

10:00 am: Creative Writing Workshop with Renee Gurley (Corona)


May 21, 2022

This Beginning/Intermediate ALL GENRES workshop with Renee Gurley is based in Corona but will take place on Zoom. Workshop sessions are scheduled for alternating Saturdays – 4/9, 4/23, 5/7, 5/21, and 6/4/22 – from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM.

Registration for all workshops is now open.

Click here to enroll: https://tinyurl.com/Spring2022CWW

4:00 pm: Writing About Black Art with Richard Allen May III


May 21, 2022

Saturdays, May 7, 14, and 21, 2022 (4:00-5:30 PM PST)

Inlandia’s Blacklandia Event Series Presents

Writing About Black Art with Richard Allen May III

May Focus: Writing About Black Art Through a Psychoanalytical Lens

On Zoom. Registration is required.

To register: https://tinyurl.com/WritingAboutBlackArt2022

Workshops are free. All are welcome.

This month, three “Writing About Black Art” workshops (May 7, 14, and 21) will explore writing about Black art from a psychoanalytical perspective, with specific attention devoted to how theories related to Black psychology correlate to Black art. Through class lectures, Zoom discussion groups, and homework exercises, participants will become familiar with African American artists whose work connects to issues related to Black psychology.

May 22, 2022
May 23, 2022
May 24, 2022(2 events)

11:30 am: Celena’s Scribes with Wil Clarke (Riverside)


May 24, 2022

Named in honor of beloved workshop leader CelenaDiana Bumpus, this group meets weekly on Tuesdays from 11:30 AM-1:00 PM on Zoom. All genres. Participants are encouraged to write from a prompt and share their work, with friendly critiques offered by workshop members. Enrollment is limited.

Click here to register: https://tinyurl.com/Spring2022CWW

6:00 pm: Creative Writing Workshop with Allyson Jeffredo (San Bernardino)


May 24, 2022

Creative Writing Workshop with Allyson Jeffredo (San Bernardino)

This Beginning ALL GENRES workshop with Allyson Jeffredo is based in San Bernardino but will take place on Zoom. Workshop sessions are scheduled for alternating Tuesdays – 4/12, 4/26, 5/10, 5/24, and 6/7/22 – from 6:00-8:00 PM.

Registration is now open.

Click here to enroll: https://tinyurl.com/Spring2022CWW

 

May 25, 2022(1 event)

6:30 pm: Creative Writing Workshop with Victoria Waddle (Ontario)


May 25, 2022

This Intermediate/Advanced ALL GENRES workshop with Victoria Waddle is based in Ontario but will take place on Zoom. Workshop sessions are scheduled for alternating Wednesdays – 4/13, 4/27, 5/11, 5/25, and 6/8/22– from 6:30-8:30 PM.

Registration is now open.

Click here to enroll: https://tinyurl.com/Spring2022CWW

May 26, 2022(1 event)

6:30 pm: Creative Writing NONFICTION Workshop with Jo Scott-Coe (Riverside)


May 26, 2022

This Intermediate/Advanced NONFICTION workshop with Jo Scott-Coe is based in Riverside but will take place on Zoom. “Opening the Research Doorway PART TWO: Deepening Your Creative Nonfiction Voice” sessions are scheduled for alternating Thursdays – 4/28, 5/12, 5/26, 6/9, and 6/23/22 – from 6:30-8:30 PM.

Registration is now open.

Click here to enroll: https://tinyurl.com/Spring2022CWW

May 27, 2022
May 28, 2022(1 event)

3:00 pm: 5th Annual All-Teen Issue of Inlandia: A Literary Journey


May 28, 2022

Saturday, May 28 (3-4:30 PM)

5th Annual All-Teen Issue of Inlandia: A Literary Journey

On Zoom. RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/ILJAllTeenIssue

Join Inlandia and teen-aged guest editors of the 5th Annual All-Teen Issue of Inlandia: A Literary Journey for a reading and discussion of works created exclusively by teens. Emceed by the journal’s founding editor Cati Porter with managing editor Erin Michaela Sweeney, hear and see these engaging new works. Featuring special Katie Xin, Riverside County’s inaugural Teen Poet Laureate and other special guests. Free and open to the public but registration required.

May 29, 2022
May 30, 2022
May 31, 2022(1 event)

11:30 am: Celena’s Scribes with Wil Clarke (Riverside)


May 31, 2022

Named in honor of beloved workshop leader CelenaDiana Bumpus, this group meets weekly on Tuesdays from 11:30 AM-1:00 PM on Zoom. All genres. Participants are encouraged to write from a prompt and share their work, with friendly critiques offered by workshop members. Enrollment is limited.

Click here to register: https://tinyurl.com/Spring2022CWW

June 1, 2022
June 2, 2022
June 3, 2022
June 4, 2022(2 events)

10:00 am: Creative Writing Workshop with Renee Gurley (Corona)


June 4, 2022

This Beginning/Intermediate ALL GENRES workshop with Renee Gurley is based in Corona but will take place on Zoom. Workshop sessions are scheduled for alternating Saturdays – 4/9, 4/23, 5/7, 5/21, and 6/4/22 – from 10:00 AM-12:00 PM.

Registration for all workshops is now open.

Click here to enroll: https://tinyurl.com/Spring2022CWW

4:00 pm: Writing About Black Art with Richard Allen May III


June 4, 2022

Saturdays in June, July, and August! (Date and times below)

Inlandia’s Blacklandia Event Series Presents

Writing About Black Art with Richard Allen May III

On Zoom. Registration is required.

To register: https://tinyurl.com/WritingAboutBlackArt2022

Workshops are free. All are welcome.Just in time for summer, Inlandia’s Blacklandia Event Series is proud to announce three NEW “Writing About Black Art” workshops led by esteemed artist and educator Richard Allen May III. Sign up for one, two, or all three!

Free and open to all.

All sessions will be held on Zoom. To register: https://tinyurl.com/WritingAboutBlackArt2022

June – Writing about Black Art: The Curator Profile

Curators play an essential role in how Black art is organized for viewership – and how it’s interpreted. This workshop will give participants a basic understanding of what it means to curate an exhibition, how to prepare questions for the art curator, and how to organize those responses into a curator profile essay ready for publication.  Saturdays: June 4, 11, and 25, from 4:00-5:30 PM (PT).

July – Writing about Black Art: The Artist Interview

Artists create the work that is exhibited, collected, and written about in various publications. This workshop will give participants a basic understanding about the role of the artist in society, how to prepare questions for the artist, and how to organize those responses into an artist profile essay ready for publication. Saturdays: July 9, 16, and 23, from 4:00-5:30 PM (PT).

August – Writing about Black Art: The Book Review

Learn the process and form behind writing a review of a published work about art. This workshop will give participants a basic understanding about the craft of writing as it pertains to summarizing and evaluating – and shed light on the difference between editing and revising. Saturdays: August 6, 20, and 27, from 4:00-5:30 PM (PT).

Artist and educator, Richard Allen May III comes with a wealth of knowledge about the AfriCOBRA Movement, having written the forward to AfriCOBRA: Experimental Art Toward a School of Thought, published by Duke University, 2020. He is a staff writer at Artillery magazine and his work has been displayed in art galleries throughout the Inland Empire, as well as exhibits throughout the United States. May has taught courses in community colleges, universities, and prisons.