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Vert Institute

for art events and writing

Kay Syrad & Chris Drury

Vert Institute, established in 2015, operates from our house and studio on the edge of Vert Wood near the village of Laughton, near Lewes. The aim of the Institute is to offer unusual and stimulating art and writing events and workshops based on the creative ideas and experience of poet-novelist Kay Syrad and world-renowned land artist Chris Drury. Events and workshops will be offered at various points throughout the year, always with a basis in ideas about and embodied experience of inside|outside, microcosm| macrocosm, and nature|culture. The programme may include walks and opportunities for making work outside, small exhibitions, talks and performances, and a variety of writing workshops.  

Winter Programme

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Making a journal

diurnalis  jurnal  diurnal

Using examples from both writers and artists, this course will explore the ritual of making a journal, which could be anything from writing haiku at 5pm each weekday to gathering an object every day for a year. We will start with an afternoon looking at an exciting range of historical and contemporary journals, and then meet more or less fortnightly between November and March, continuing to explore different styles and forms whilst supporting you in starting and sustaining your own winter journal. All welcome.

Introductory session: Sunday 1^st November 2.30 - 6.30pm                    

then 8 sessions on Sundays, 4.00 – 6.30pm

(starting with afternoon tea)

15/29^th November; 13^th December; 10/24^th January; 7^th/21^st February; 6^th March

With Guest Speakers on 15^th November & 21^st February

Cost for all 9 sessions:  £130   Contact Kay via website www.kaysyrad.co.uk

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also coming soon

Day retreats for writers