Experimental Writing Program in Contemporary Art

Writing weaves through artistic processes in many different ways: the script of a performance, an exhibition wall text, a notebook of ideas, a grant application dossier, or even outreach materials—like this very text that’s trying to encourage you to sign up for PETRA. This program offers guidance and momentum for all these forms of writing in contemporary art, experimenting with their possibilities and steering away from clichés.

The program consists of a series of five workshops, each structured in two sessions, presented and accompanied throughout by Manuela Pedrón Nicolau. The first sessions of each workshop will feature Aicha Trinidad GouGoui, Marta Fernández Calvo, Vito Gil-Delgado, and Jorge de Cascante, who will each propose a different approach to writing in this field through references, readings, tips, and exercises. After the first session, participants will return fifteen days later for a follow-up with Manuela Pedrón Nicolau, where they will share texts and writings developed in response to the proposed exercises.

Free activity with prior registration. Each session will have its own specific call for enrollment.

Schedule

PETRA 01
May 5 – Workshop with Manuela Pedrón Nicolau
May 19 – Working session with Manuela Pedrón Nicolau

PETRA 02
June 2 – Workshop with Aicha Trinidad GouGoui
June 16 – Working session with Manuela Pedrón Nicolau

PETRA 03
September 23 – Workshop with Marta Fernández Calvo
October 7 – Working session with Manuela Pedrón Nicolau
Registration opens September 10

PETRA 04
October 21 – Workshop with Vito Gil-Delgado
November 4 – Working session with Manuela Pedrón Nicolau

PETRA 05
December 2 – Workshop with Sabina Urraca
December 16 – Working session with Manuela Pedrón Nicolau

Image credit: Matadero Madrid / Sara Pista