Warrior Writers Workshop with Kevin Basl & Lovella Calica

Explore the Triennial exhibits through guided writing prompts that invite deeper connections with the artworks on display. In this creative writing workshop, participants will be encouraged to move throughout the Triennial exhibits at Hyde Park Art Center, writing to prompts that will help them draw a deeper connection to the artworks on display. Lovella Calica is a writer, photographer, and multimedia artist. She is the founder of Warrior Writers, a creative community for veterans articulating their experiences. She has edited four anthologies of veterans’ writing and artwork, including Move, Shoot and Communicate (2007), Re-Making Sense (2008), and Warrior Writers (2014). She currently lives in New Orleans and works at an intentional veterans community called Bastion Community of Resilience. Kevin Basl is a writer, musician, and anti-war activist living near Ithaca, New York. He served in the US Army from 2003 to 2008. He is author of Midnight Cargo (2023), a collection of stories and poems inspired by his war and homecoming experience. He has worked with veteran-focused arts organizations for over a decade, including Frontline Arts, Mission Belonging, and Warrior Writers. Venue: Hyde Park Art Center - Studio B