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Experiments in Writing

  • All levels
  • 18 and older
  • $375
  • SAIC Virtual Classroom
  • 15 hours over 5 sessions

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  • $375
  • SAIC Virtual Classroom
  • 15 hours over 5 sessions
  • No class on July 4
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What you'll learn in this writing class:

Especially useful for overcoming writer’s block, this course explores the surprising potential of a playful union between fixed rules and imaginative writing. This workshop invites participants into the strange and meticulous world of constraint-based writing. 

We take as our entry point a group of French writers and mathematicians called the Oulipo, short for Ouvroir de Litterature Potentielle (Workshop for Potential Literature). The members of the Oulipo came together with the aim of creating new literary works through systems of formal constraints. 

In each class meeting we share works-in-progress, begin new exercises, and discuss the rich history of procedural writing. We also examine the far-reaching echoes of this literary tradition in painting, performance art, music, and even cuisine.

Artists and writers of all levels welcome.

A leader in educating artists, designers, and scholars since 1866, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) offers nationally accredited degree programs as well as Continuing Studies programs for adults and children, ages 4-18. Considered one of the most influential art and design schools in the world, SAIC has continuing studies programs available to all skill levels. Students develop their creative and critical abilities while working with renowned faculty, utilizing state-of-the-art resources, and visiting the breath-taking galleries at the Art Institute of Chicago.

Refund Policy

FOR ADULTS:
  • 100 percent tuition refund one week prior to first class.
  • No refunds will be issued less that one week prior to first class.
FOR KIDS:
  • 100 percent tuition refund prior to Friday, May 13.
  • 100 percent tuition refund less $100 cancellation fee after May 13 and prior to the second class.
  • No refunds will be issued after the second class has met.
Any requests for exceptions to the cancellation policy as stated above must be submitted in writing and accompanied by the school's refund exception form which will be sent to you by CourseHorse after we receive your request.

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