Eat Off Art Poetry Workshop
In a vibrant celebration of National Poetry Month, the dynamic duo behind the art collective Eat Off Art, Edreys and Alexa Wajed, spend three action-packed days immersed in poetry, art, creative expression, and social responsibility at the Institute for the Humanities.
Today: This workshop features expressive, freeform artistic expression through guided exercises, combined with the creation of affirmations distilled into Haikus and Poetry, as a love letter to oneself.
Light refreshments included.
What to Expect:
- Establish practices for independent writing
- Hone, refine, and rehearse poetic/creative process
- A good time!
About Eat Off Art
Eat Off Art is a creative design agency focused on building community based in Buffalo, NY. Alexa and Edreys Wajed, the founders of Eat Off Art, are dynamic artists and creative change agents. Eat Off Art is a multi-dimensional agency, platform, and affirmation all in one, providing transformative experiences through creativity, food, and art, countering the adage of the “starving artist,” in subscription to a new narrative of “thriving artists.”
About Edreys:
Edreys is an artist, educator, emcee, poet, playwright, and entrepreneur. His positivity and creativity stem from a desire to inspire others.
About Alexa:
Alexa is a chef, jewelry designer, and businesswoman who blends her savvy to empower others to eat off their art.
“Together they are an unstoppable duo who make up Eat Off Art bringing together creative engagement with food politics and the struggle for race and social justice through visual art, sound, and fashion with a critical and creative genius that is truly unique.” – Dr. Camilo Trumper Associate Professor of History, Director of Undergraduate Studies – University at Buffalo (SUNY)