WRITING FROM WITHIN YOUR WORK with Tim Carpenter

This workshop invites photographic artists to explore what it means to write from within their own practice, drawing directly from the impulses, questions, and lived experiences that shape their work.

Through guided prompts, discussion, and critique, participants will work toward developing a writing voice that feels both personal and cohesive with their images. The focus is not on conforming to standard formats, but on uncovering language that resonates with the idiosyncratic motivations behind each artist’s process and pictures.

Participants will attend an online class on September 16th and be given a writing assignment. This assignment will serve as the foundation for the in-person workshop on September 24th, where participants will share their texts alongside their photographic work. Together, the group will engage in thoughtful critique, considering how language and image can more fully align.

This workshop is ideal for photographers seeking to deepen their relationship to writing, whether for artist statements, books, exhibitions, or simply as a way of better understanding their own practice.

This workshop is capped at 15 participants.

Date: September 24th, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 pm CT
Cost: $325*
Location: Columbia College Chicago Student Center, 754 S Wabash Ave

 Refunds will be processed with a 15% fee. No refunds will be given after August 1st. Early discount pricing ends July 1st.