December 7 | 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Communal Pen – Aiken
Communal Pen is a community writing initiative that showcases the dynamic stories of South Carolina. We create space to amplify underrepresented voices through workshops, publications, and here, on our digital platform. Through Communal Pen, you can meet and hear from other storytellers like you.
In the Communal Pen workshop, we will write to celebrate and explore our connections to place and community. The writing process can help us awaken and preserve thoughts and traditions, offering insight, understanding, and respect to present and future generations. This four-hour writing workshop draws inspiration from the Smithsonian exhibit Spark! Places of Innovation is a springboard for igniting our own stories, giving voice to our shared and individual experience of place.
No previous writing or storytelling experience is necessary! Writing supplies are provided, but you are welcome to bring your favorite writing tools. This four-hour workshop is free (and includes lunch), but registration is required.
Join Bobby Harley as he leads you expertly through writing prompts on innovation, technology, and community. We invite participants to view the exhibit before the workshop, and to pay special attention to those images and ideas that are most relatable you.
Location: Aiken Train Museum, 406 Park Ave SE, Aiken, SC 29801
Free and open to the public, but registration is required. REGISTER HERE: https://communalpen.com/event/spark-workshop-aiken/.
