GRANT & CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP
with Sarah Blesener / ICP

​​Overview

This workshop will explore the creative intersection of writing and imagery, focusing on generating core questions, reflecting on images, and centering poetics and process into our writing practice. The end aim will be to develop grant writing skills, with each student walking away with a written proposal. However, this course will also delve into the relationship between image and text, and take a deeper look at the role of writing within our visual and creative practice. 

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Requirements

Students should bring 2-3 images from their personal project to write about. It is also highly recommended that participants gather any relevant written material they have previously created about their work, as this will serve as a valuable resource during the workshop.

About Sarah Blesener

Sarah Blesener (they/she) is an Emmy-nominated visual journalist based in New York City whose work focuses on survivor’s testimonies in the aftermath of gendered violence, abuses of power, and sexual assault. Her approach works with anonymous portraiture and collaborative storytelling methods. Alongside photographs, Sarah uses archival imagery, mixed media, poetry, and painting. Sarah also works as an educator, centering their practice on poetics, process and ethics. They are currently a photo editor at the Wall Street Journal.  ( www.sarah-blesener.com)

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This workshop is being conducted in partnership with the International Center of Photography (ICP)

The International Center of Photography is the world’s leading institution dedicated to photography and visual culture. Cornell Capa founded ICP in 1974 to champion “concerned photography”—socially and politically minded images that can educate and change the world. Through exhibitions, education programs, community outreach, and public programs, ICP offers an open forum for dialogue about the power of the image.  Find more about  ICP at www.icp.org.

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When

12 Jan Sunday / 6:30 PM - 10:20 PM  (IST)

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Where
Online via ZOOM

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Cost
INR 2,499*

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Email us at info@indianphotofest.com for any questions.

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*This workshop is for photographers who have a cohesive body of work or on-going projects that they would like to develop to the next stage.

*This workshop is only open to photographers from India

*A minimum of 10 registrations are required to run this workshop.

*We reserve the right to cancel the workshop if the workshop is under-enrolled, in which case a full refund will be issued.