We would like to invite you to join us in a series of relaxed, reflective Zoom workshops, to ponder upon our experiences of lockdown, through the lens of diverse artists historical and living.

There will be four workshops running on Monday mornings throughout July; come to as many, or as few, as you wish! The sessions will be led by Jennifer Leach and Andrea Carr, both professional artists excited by creativity; they will present the work of two or three artists each week, followed by a group sharing of reflections and personal lockdown experiences.

The sessions will end with an invitation to select one of the images looked at, and create a personal response to it, in writing, in drawing, puppetry, video, photography, cookery – whatever each participant is drawn to. These creations will be shared online on the Reading Culture Live website (www.readingculturelive.co.uk).

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This week's session: The Box

For the last few months, many of us have been confined to rooms, flats, houses, human boxes from which there has been little relief. Some were in the town, others in suburbs, some perhaps out in rural areas. What did this feel like? Was it lonely, or expansive? How did we make sense of it? What stories do we tell of it?

In this workshop, we look at three artists’ interpretations: Edward Hopper whose paintings suggest loneliness, Agnes Martin, who found relief and meaning in a boundaried world, and Lawson Oyekan, who explores limits and no-limits in ceramic form.

The session will also be livestreamed free of charge. If you wish to participate this way, please log on to www.readingculturelive.co.uk for details.