Waterfall Arts, Belfast, ME

Are you a visual storyteller/songwriter/poet and/or lover of moving pictures? Come make a Crankie with us at Waterfall Arts in Belfast!

Crankies are unique, performable storytelling forms which originated in the early 1800s. A crankie is generally created from a long illustrated scroll wound around spools and turned y hand with a crank. In this workshop I’ll provide an introduction to the art form and its possibilities for expression and performance, story development through storyboard exercise, and time to create. Participants may choose to take the workshop with the intention of making their own crankie, or, as the form lends itself to collaboration—pairs or families may choose  to work on one piece together. All materials included in fee—just bring your ideas!

More info about Waterfall Arts, and registration here

*Note: Finalizing the artworks will likely be completed outside of the timeframe of the workshop, although it is possible to explore the form at a small scale within the timeframe.

BONUS: Crankies are often performed with poetry, spoken narrative, song, and more and workshop participants will have the optional opportunity to present their crankie as part of The Crankie Matinee, a new event for the Belfast Poetry Festival.