Saturday, July 5th from 1-3pm at MakeShift Art Space (205 Grand Ave.) $15 (including material fees). Facilitated by local poet Makayla Gay.

Explore how our identities and memories are shaped by both the environment we inhabit and the experiences we carry. Like a quilt, made up of remnants, scraps, and pieces, we too are a collection of fragments—our histories, families, and the places we’ve encountered.

Through a combination of visual storytelling and poetry, participants will explore personal narratives by working with family photos, archives, and found images to create collages that reflect these experiences. Through generative poetry writing, participants will craft poems that engage with and expand upon the images they create. Participants will work with their own environmental and familial memories, connecting the body’s physical experiences to the emotional stories embedded in the images and words.

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This workshop is part of the Creative Resistance series happening every Saturday in July. This collaboration with Make.Shift Art Space and the Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho is meant to help folks creatively take action in the ongoing fight for reproductive justice and bodily autonomy!

$15 per workshop, $50 for all. NOTAFLOF & sliding-scale options available. Art produced from the Creative Resilience series will be featured in Make.Shift’s November gallery!

• All ages and experience levels are welcome

• No one is turned away for lack of funds. Additionally, sliding scale pricing is available. Please contact us first for this option.

• Email education@makeshiftartspace.org with any questions or concerns.

• Materials are included in the cost of the workshop.