Join us for a 3-hour introduction to The Speculative Studio, a seminar for creatives interested in re-imagining and extending their work through Arts Based Research. Designed in the spirit of group cross-pollination and idea exchange, this Seminar will be a working space for exploration,

conversation, and directed self-study. Open to all ALLI members, this class offers a taste of the upcoming 7-week Speculative Seminar (Wednesdays April 15-May 27).

Each Speculative Studio class is typically divided into three parts: 1) Seeds. A multimedia tour of dozens of our most innovative and radical global artists. Video clips, website deep dives, and an exchange of books and printed materials on artists working with assemblage, sound, text, collage, fabric, video, film, architecture, comics, performance, and more. 2) Show-and-Tell. Open conversation where participants contemplate their past, present, and future work, sharing any materials and pieces they wish to bring. 3) Sandbox. Hands-on workshop working with an array of on-site media, as well as whatever materials artists wish to supply themselves.

Within and outside of the course the instructor will work individually with each student, suggesting artists, media, and sources of inspiration specific to their personal goals. Instead of classical modes of critique, this seminar takes its cue from non-judgmental approaches (the "See,

Think, Wonder"; method from Harvard's Project Zero; Terry Barret's principles for interpretation; Liz Lerman's response process; Marvin Bartel's "empathic critique".)

Intended for painters and poets, collage and digital makers, video artists and fiction writers, and the uncategorizable.