This is the third and final session in our series of workshops exploring beauty and aesthetics. In this one we’ll investigate the tipping point between desire and disgust. How do artists and writers use this tension in their work? How might you explore the murky waters of taboo that can bubble up when beauty, desire and ugliness overlap? 

Join all three Collected Beauty workshops or pick and choose what works for you. They’re fun independently, but all three together make for a deep dive into the subject. Collected Beauty 1, on August 23, is a collective exploration of the subjective nature of beauty. In Collected Beauty 2, on September 10, we’ll work with the relationship between beauty, ugliness and transformation. And for Collected Beauty 3, on September 24, we’ll traverse the subject of desire and consider the ever-evolving role of beauty in art and writing. 

Come spend a couple hours with Shayna and Daniel exploring beauty. No previous writing or art experience is necessary. Our workshops are process-oriented and fun for any level. Your facilitators are empathy-led educators focused on making a safe and inclusive working environment for everyone.

Your facilitator:

Shayna Schapp is a queer Artist Educator based in Amsterdam. She has over 20 years experience working at the crossroads of creativity, pedagogy and social justice. Most notably, she spent 10 years as a core instructor with Interactive/Media/Design (I/M/D) at The Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, and 6 years as the Community Art Developer for LEAD, an after-school arts program in Amsterdam.



Shayna’s artistic focus is photography and drawing. Her work has been in solo and group exhibitions in the USA, NL, and UK, is part of public and private collections, and has appeared in publications such as Versal Journal, Pigeonhole, and SMART Papers.