Are you aged between 11 – 14 years? Take part in a two-day writing and performance workshop, inspired by the exhibition ‘Angel Otero. Agua Salada’ at Hauser & Wirth Somerset.
Join expert facilitators Saili Katebe and Danny Carlo Pandolfi from Bristol-based Raise the Bar to explore poetry, storytelling, performance, rap, movement and theater.
Across two days, young creatives will experiment with writing techniques, develop their own poems and performance pieces and discover new ways to express their ideas. Taking inspiration from Angel Otero’s artworks and creative processes, participants will delve into themes of memory, imagination and personal storytelling in a supportive and collaborative environment.
The workshop will culminate in an informal showcase featuring a series of pop-up performances across our indoor and outdoor spaces, for an invited audience of family and friends.
Whether you are already writing poetry, performing, or curious to try something new, this is an opportunity to develop creative skills, build confidence and share your voice with others.
Tickets cost £15 per person, inclusive of both days. Please note that this workshop is suitable for 11 – 14 year olds.
For more information, contact hwsomersetlearning@hauserwirth.com.
About ‘Angel Otero. Agua Salada’
On view through 18 October, Angel Otero’s UK exhibition features a deeply personal body of work completed during an artist residency at Hauser & Wirth Somerset. Known for his physically immersive approach to paint as material, Otero transforms the medium itself—scraping, layering and peeling dried oil paint to create richly textured compositions that hover between abstraction and figuration. Moving his studio practice from New York and Puerto Rico temporarily to Somerset, the residency provided Otero with the opportunity to continue his exploration of memory, place and meaning in the context of a new environment.
About Angel Otero
Angel Otero’s practice is known for employing highly innovative techniques that challenge the parameters of his materials, revealing the intrinsic qualities of paint. His works are rooted in abstract image making and engage with ideas of memory through addressing art history, as well as his own lived experience. His signature mode of storytelling evokes the ways in which household objects become personified through the lens of memory. These objects, seemingly quotidian at first glance, take on the role of surrogates for family members and moments from the artist’s past.
About ‘Raise the Bar’
Founded in 2014 by poet, rapper and cultural producer Danny Carlo Pandolfi, ‘Raise the Bar’ is South West England’s leading live poetry night, running dynamic events and artist development activities. It runs quarterly poetry events in major theaters in Bristol, UK, as well as open mic events, writing retreats, workshops and courses.
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