The Power of Our Stories - An LGBTQIA+ Workshop (Summer 2021) (Online)

The Power of Our Stories - An LGBTQIA+ Workshop (Summer 2021) (Online)

July 10 - Jul 24
1:00pm - 4:00pm Central Time

Instructor: Kurt Jolly

Class by application only.  Applications due June 25 by 5pm CT. Selected applicants notified by July 6.

APPLY HERE

This special 9-hour workshop will be split up into three 3 hour weekly sessions that will harness the unique power that is our stories as a collective force for change in the world.  I truly believe that art is a mirror to society, and learning to share our LGBTQIA+ stories will not only empower ourselves, but also shine a much needed light on these stories in our world.  In the course, we will be learning writing tricks to help harness the power of inspiration and the muse of creativity, have great conversations about the challenges, common truths, and some of the misconceptions about media involving the LGBTQIA+ community, and most importantly we will be working on crafting individual pieces to share and expand on within the course.  This will be a perfect mixture of process and production that will have you wanting to share your powerful stories with others once we have worked together on cultivating a creativity filled shared space.

This free class is being offered as a part of our Racism and Inequality Free Class Series, and is open to all who identify as being part of the LGBTQIA+ community.  This class is by application; please click the link above to apply.

Kurt Jolly (he/him) is a Queer Chicago-based writer, director, and interactive artist.  He has a diverse experience in many artistic avenues:  art education, on the stage, behind the writing desk, and behind the camera.  Like his name, he looks to find the joy and happiness in the world while also acknowledging its darkness.  He has a Masters in Education and Leadership, and has studied at the Harold Ramis Film School at The Second City Chicago.  One of his comedic pilot screenplays was selected as a semi-finalist in the Teen Movie Contest from Powederkeg (Paul Fieg) and ColorCreative (Issa Rae/Deniese Davis), and his latest short film “GlitterLand” was accepted into various film festivals around the country. 
 

Classes will be held via Zoom. Instructors will send out Zoom invites one day before class begins. We encourage students to set up a Zoom account for themselves before class if they have not already to ensure when class begins you are able to jump straight into the art!