USING AUDIO ART AND ARTISTIC CREATION TO EXPLORE GENDER, SEXUALITY AND INTIMACY – 25 hours
The aim of this curriculum is to give you an overview of what art can be, on a broader level. Indeed, by considering art as visual, touchable and aural, it gives participants the opportunity to feel close to art. Do not hesitate to check out our handbook on the subject if you want a more complete approach !
In these workshops, art is a way to talk about gender, sexuality, intimacy, love, friendship… Art becomes a mean to speak about one’s experiences, question biases and create a platform to value those experiences as a group.
This training and activity schedule has been curated for you to follow. All the activities can be shortened for the duration which is convenient to you.
Please read our handbook “Using-creative-techniques-to-explore-intimacy-gender-and-sexuality-through-audio-art-and-zines ”, for more information on facilitating this type of workshop.
And don’t forget to listen to our podcast, which presents a facilitator’s vision of radio workshop on this type of workshop
Do you have any questions? Then don’t hesitate to contact us! We will be happy to answer them : info@elaninterculturel.com
[ STEP 1 ] Presentation of the session and short introductory games [15 min]
The aim here is to explain the framework of the workshop so that the participants understand what they can expect from it and what is expected of them.
[ STEP 2 ] Getting participants to express their views on gender through collages [50 min]
The aim here is to explain the framework of the workshop so that the participants understand what they can expect from it and what is expected of them.
BREAK [ 15 min ]
[ STEP 3 ] Getting to question and create around gender binary [85 min]
The gender binary, meaning considering that individuals are either only male or female and attributing social roles depending on what would be considered either feminine or masculine, is all around us on a daily basis. It fuels our representations, media, art creations and everything created from a western perspective. It is important for participants to play with this concept in order to deconstruct it.
[ STEP 4 ] Conclusion [15 min]
[ STEP 1 ] Stimulating participant’s communication skills through drawing [65 min]
This is an icebreaker to immerse participants into the listening in order for them to focus better and understand better the format as well as the content.
BREAK [ 15 min ]
[ STEP 2 ] Writing and sharing through audio an intimate memory [70 min]
This writing activity will then be recorded. It allows participants to share a memory that is dear to them while questioning notions of gender and giving space to emotions. This text can then be included in the zine!
BREAK [ 15 min ]
[ STEP 3 ] Editing and giving an artistic intention [120 min]
This activity follows the previous one, it is the editing part where participants will give depth to the text they shared. It’ll allow them to develop other creating skills and add audio elements to their texts to give even more of an artistic dimension.
[ STEP 4 ] Conclusion [15 min]
[ STEP 1 ] Creating a Zine [120 min]
Zines are very cheap to produce and a good way to spread messages and information. By creating their zines, participants will develop other kinds of skills while being able to distribute it at the exhibition at the end of the sessions!
[ STEP 1 ] Take time to familiarise yourself with a new tool [30 min]
As a facilitator, you need to be ready prior to the workshops. Here, a software that you might have never used will be the main tool for creation, for this reason, you need to get familiar with its use.
[ STEP 2 ] First experimentations on SoundPlant [105 min]
As you are now comfortable with the tool, you are able to share it with participants. We offer you here two activities that will get them started and push their creativity !
BREAK [ 15 min ]
[ STEP 3 ] Getting creative with SoundPlant [210 min]
Now that participants master the software in general, it is time for them to bring their own personalities, wills and creative skills to it !
BREAK [ 15 min ]
[ STEP 4 ] Last step before performing [120 min]
Now that all the audio material is gathered, you can move on to the finishing touches of everyone’s sound creation !
BREAK [ 15 min ]
[ STEP 5 ] It’s showtime ! [90 min]
You’ve reached the end of the creative process, congratulations ! You can now move on to the last step : sharing your creations with the world !
[ STEP 1 ] Exhibition vocabulary [15 min]
BREAK [ 15 min ]
[ STEP 2 ] Selecting the material [120 min]
BREAK [ 15 min ]
[ STEP 3 ] Overviewing the exhibition [60 min]
[ STEP 4 ] Setting up the exhibition [120 min]
BREAK [ 15 min ]
Additional [ STEP 5 ] Opening the exhibition and having fun ! [120 min]
[ STEP 5 ] Conclusion [15 min]
Exchange ideas one after the other to get feedback from everyone.