I was recently referred to a New Jersey based organization called ARTS by the People. They describe themselves as follows:
“ARTS by the People is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Our mission is to establish, operate, promote, and conduct educational programs, opportunities, classes, and sessions in the creative arts for the public, especially older adults and youth.” Their Executive Director is writer and photographer Paul Rabinowitz.
They provide classes and workshops in a variety of disciplines. One of these is The Writing Lab, which is funded by a grant from the Santiago Abut Foundation. This summer, 2022, they are offering, to a selected group of 12 writers, an ekphrastic writing session. In this the writers will each base work on a photograph of mine sent to them in advance. After the session a book will be created with the photographs and the writing. The process is being led by Tamar Jacobs, a writer, teacher, editor, and coach.
After I was selected to provide the images, Paul, Tamar, and I went through a process of selecting the photographs, see the carousel above, to use and then Tamar sent one to each writer.
I look forward to seeing the result and meeting the writers in November when the book is unveiled at a reception at The Madison Center, Madison, NJ..
The fabulous book, Royal Beauty, is now available for purchase.