Vert Institute
for art events and writing
Kay Syrad & Chris Drury

Vert Institute, established in 2015, operates from our house and studio on the edge of Vert Wood near the village of Laughton, near Lewes. The aim of the Institute is to offer unusual and stimulating art and writing events and workshops based on the creative ideas and experience of poet-novelist Kay Syrad and world-renowned land artist Chris Drury. Events and workshops will be offered at various points throughout the year, always with a basis in ideas about and embodied experience of inside|outside, microcosm| macrocosm, and nature|culture. The programme may include walks and opportunities for making work outside, small exhibitions, talks and performances, and a variety of writing workshops.

Winter Programme
___________________________________
Making a journal

diurnalis jurnal diurnal

Using examples from both writers and artists, this course will explore the ritual of making a journal, which could be anything from writing haiku at 5pm each weekday to gathering an object every day for a year. We will start with an afternoon looking at an exciting range of historical and contemporary journals, and then meet more or less fortnightly between November and March, continuing to explore different styles and forms whilst supporting you in starting and sustaining your own winter journal. All welcome.

Introductory session: Sunday 1st November 2.30 – 6.30pm
then 8 sessions on Sundays, 4.00 – 6.30pm(starting with afternoon tea)

15/29th November; 13th December; 10/24th January; 7th/21st February; 6th March

With Guest Speakers on 15th November & 21st February

Cost for all 9 sessions: £130 Contact Kay via website www.kaysyrad.co.uk

_____________________
also coming soon

Day retreats for writers