How Art Can Enrich Your Writing with Amani Haydar

Join award-winning writer and visual artist Amani Haydar in this multidisciplinary course exploring the dynamic and complementary relationship between art and writing.

There are powerful connections between visual art and literature. This course delves into these connections and provides writers with tools to use visual art to enhance their writing practice, understand visual literary devices, and develop their knowledge of art, artists and the art world. Drawing on a range of classical and contemporary examples, case studies and theoretical ideas, course instructor Amani Haydar will teach you how to establish and sustain a multidisciplinary practice which will improve your writing and provide endless stores of inspiration.

You'll learn:

• The powerful connections between visual art and literature with reference to classical and contemporary examples
• Important literary devices and techniques that draw on visual inspiration
• How to use a wide range of visual aids to inspire and enhance your creative writing
• Strategies and vocabulary for writing effectively and critically about art
• Practical ideas about how you can incorporate visual art into your long-term writing practice

The course is designed to take you 5-6 hours in total, and can be completed in short stages at your convenience. Scroll down to see the full course curriculum and a list of frequently asked questions.

KYD Members receive a 10% discount on this course and all other KYD online courses throughout the year. Become a member here, or contact [email protected] for more information.

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