This event is limited to 40 participants.  Please register below.

What do you need to bring with you?

• Sketchpad
  • Or any kind of plain paper and a clipboard, anything firm to put the paper on will work
• Lined paper or journal
• Writing and or drawing pencil
• Other drawing supplies you may like to bring

This workshop is made possible with a grant from the City of Bangor's Commission on Cultural Development. 

About the workshop

Robert Shetterly, portrait artist and creator of the series Americans Who Tell the Truth, will offer a portrait drawing and narrative writing workshop.  Shetterly will speak about the origin and the mission of this project and will then guide people to create a self-portrait and brief narrative about an event, person, and/or belief that guides them in their journey.  

Participants will view Shetterly’s portraits, hear how he selects portrait subjects, learn his process for painting a portrait, and then create their own representation of their journey and story. 

Workshop participants will think about this essential question as they create their art and narrative. 

How do art and narrative/story combine to open discussions to reach understanding? What understandings can be reached?
Participants will create a self-portrait and write companion narratives about an event, person, and/or belief that helped them become who they are today. Portraits and narratives will be displayed at the library to promote and allow conversation and discussion about identity, actions, and the common good.