Organised by Wysing Art Centre
The Art of Captioning: Introduction to Caption-writing and Caption Consultation
Wednesday 29 June, 12.30–2pm (Online)
You are invited to join us for an online workshop, the second event in a series from The Art of Captioning research group.
Join us for a workshop that explores different aspects and specificities for approaching caption writing and consultation with practical exercises that target particular skills in order to begin interpreting and consulting on captions. The workshop will be led by Care-fuffle Working Group member Anita Wolska-Kaslow, with support from artist and activist Nina Thomas.
This workshop will introduce ways to start thinking about implementing captions in moving image work, from early preparations for approaching caption-writing to exercises concerning interpreting and describing sound work. It is a practical and interactive workshop where participants will have an opportunity to engage in creative tasks and experiment with translating sound into captions to encourage them to start forming their own methods for caption-writing, all in a welcoming and supportive atmosphere.
We hope that this workshop will offer insights into the process of caption-writing for anyone interested in implementing access measures in their work. And facilitate a space where collectively we can unravel and inspire ways to begin thinking of captions as another creative tool to be used in moving image work that sparks innovation, enhances access and stands for collective joy, care and solidarity.
This event is a part of a series across 2022 supported by the British Art Network and is free to attend.
Introduction to Caption-writing and Caption Consultation is a closed session hosted on zoom and will not be recorded or livestreamed.
About The Art of Captioning
The Art of Captioning is a research group, supported by British Art Network, that explores what creative captioning can bring to art while advancing vital work around access, equality and inclusivity in the sector.
In the current landscape of increased awareness and innovative activity, there is both huge opportunity and great need for collaborative research. The Art of Captioning hopes to generate new ideas and approaches, collectively — ideas with tangible, practical implications that will positively affect the way that the production and display of art is considered and resourced.
The Art of Captioning brings together artists, curators, researchers, activists and access workers to address the state of captioning and access awareness in British Art. Questions under consideration include:
- How do we build on the activist histories of experimental moving image practices to galvanise discussions about the politics of access to art?
- How can we develop new methodologies for retroactively making moving image and sound art works more accessible through captioning and audio description?