Writing Takes Form: the Archive

In the fall of 2019, I worked with a class of creative writing students at the University of Alabama to explore what happens when Writing Takes Form.

After 15 weeks of writing, folding, and making of all kinds, the work produced in the class was deposited into an archive. The archive was displayed at The Dinah Washington Center in March of 2020. While the show was closed due to Covid-19 after one day, a the knowledge from the class was captured in a downloadable how-to book. Learn more here.

Work by Claire Pickens and Kaitlin Wright
Caroline Smith checks out work by Stacie Davis.
Professors Sarah Bryant and Anna Embree check out books from the archive
The pieces in the archive not on display were housed here for visitors to check out.
The card catalog helped guests navigate the archive.
The Reading Table.
A reader checks out work by Kaitlin Wright.
Visitor’s were encouraged to record their reading of each piece on the individual library cards.
JK Gale and Sarah Scarr, members of RJ3, standing a semi-safe distance from one another.
RJ3 members, Callie Richards and Sarah Scarr
While the show was only up one day, and visitors were asked to forego a visit due to Covid 19, none of it would have been possible without the hard work of RJ3 Members, like Shandi Burrows and Stacie Davis.
The Exhibition Catalog