Research as Leisure Activity is a class — in the form of a convivial weekend retreat — about how research and appreciation can help us create new works. We’ll collect things that inspire us — let’s call them our “shimmering points”✦✦ — share them with each other, and draw from them when creating something new. These can be new works of art, writing, or whatever medium you feel most expressive in.
This weekend class is taught by Celine Nguyen & Laurel Schwulst and hosted in-person in New York City. We’ll begin on Friday evening and finish on Sunday afternoon. You’ll have both quiet working time and more sociable, conversational time to learn from other participants. We’ll also include collaborative exercises — more like conversations than conventional critiques — where we’ll help shepherd each other’s projects into being.
Applications open now through July 3, 2026 at 11:59pm EST —
