Roaming the Internal Terrain: An Ekphrastic Writing Workshop

Step into a painting and create a relationship with the artist by responding with your pen and paper. No experience necessary. Roaming the Internal Terrain: an ekphrastic writing workshop Look a little longer. Notice where the image takes you, and follow what rises. Overview What happens when we encounter an artwork without first trying to understand it? Inspired by Faye Wai’s solo exhibition Still, Something Glows, Roaming the Internal Terrain is a 2-hour guided ekphrastic writing workshop facilitated by Lindi Nolte, Vancouver spoken word artist and creative writing educator. The workshop takes its name from one of the exhibition’s central ideas: that each of us carries an interior landscape shaped by the experiences, places, emotions, and fragments that gather inside us. Rather than looking for a “correct” reading of the artwork, you’re invited to roam. Let your attention wander, make connections, and find where the work meets something in your own experience. 🕰️ Flow of the Workshop • Arrival & Grounding: Settling in, with a brief introduction to ekphrastic writing and the exhibition • Slow Looking: Time with selected paintings, noticing colour, gesture, atmosphere, and imagery • Guided Writing: Prompts that follow what a painting awakens, whether a memory, sensation, image, question, or unexpected association • Drafting & Sharing Circle: Time to develop a piece and, if you choose, share it in a supportive circle 📅 Date & Time Saturday, November 7 · 11 AM–1 PM 📍 Location Enabling Arts, 104-343 Railway St Vancouver, British Columbia V6A 1A4 The exhibition Still, Something Glows is on view November 2–15, 2026. 💸 Pricing Sliding scale, $10–25. All ticket levels offer the same workshop experience, so please choose the rate that best reflects your circumstances. Refund Policy: [add policy] 🌟 What You’ll Come Away With • New writing inspired by the exhibition • Tools for slow, attentive looking that you can bring to any artwork • Fresh creative inspiration and a way into the page that starts with an image • The option to share your piece at the closing celebration and poetry reading on November 15 • A different way of seeing 👜 What to Bring • Journal + pen • Water bottle • An open, curious mind ✅ Additional Notes • No previous poetry, creative writing, or visual art experience needed • Sharing is always optional • Please let us know in advance about any accessibility considerations 👣 About the Facilitator Lindi Nolte Lindi is a Vancouver spoken word artist, TEDx performer, and creative writing educator who helps people reclaim their voice through performance, storytelling, and creative expression. Her debut full-length poetry collection, Barefoot and Awestruck, was published in 2020, and her new collection about motherhood, Mom is a Sticky Word, will be released in fall 2026. She lives in Mount Pleasant with her husband, daughter, and moody orange cat.