Poetry Workshop: Grounded
- Sat, Apr 18, 2026
- 2 pm - 4 pm PT
- BCAM, Level 2 | LACMA
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$45, Members: $36
Follow your poetic instincts with teaching artist Brendan Constantine at a generative writing workshop in the galleries of the exhibition Grounded. Materials will be provided, and no prior writing experience is needed.
Brendan Constantine is a poet based in Los Angeles. His work has appeared in Poetry, The Nation, Best American Poetry, and Poem A Day, among others. His fifth collection, The Opposites Game, has just been released by Red Hen Press. He has presented his work to audiences throughout the US and Europe and appeared on NPR’s All Things Considered, TED ED, and numerous podcasts. He currently teaches at the Windward School, LACMA, and the Midnight Mission.
This exhibition was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Major support provided by the Claire Falkenstein Foundation and Paulina Zamora Menéndez.
Generous support provided by Contemporary Projects Endowment Fund, Fabian Newton Family, and Pasadena Art Alliance.
All exhibitions at LACMA are underwritten by the LACMA Exhibition Fund. Major annual support is provided by The David & Meredith Kaplan Foundation, Louise and Brad Edgerton, Edgerton Foundation and Ezra and Lauren Perlman, with generous annual funding from Tanya Fileva, Mary and Daniel James, Bert Levy Fund, Justin Lubliner, Alfred E. Mann Charities, Kelsey Lee Offield, Lenore and Richard Wayne, and Marietta Wu and Thomas Yamamoto.
All education and outreach programs at LACMA are underwritten by the LACMA Education Fund.
Major support is provided by
Generous additional support is provided by the Judy and Bernard Briskin Family Foundation, Capital Group, The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation, William Randolph Hearst Endowment Fund for Arts Education, Alfred E. Mann Charities, The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, Gloria Ricci Lothrop, Flora L. Thornton Foundation, U.S. Bank, and The Yabuki Family Foundation.
Image Credit: Tidawhitney Lek, Local Market, 2023, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by AHAN: Studio Forum, 2023 Art Here and Now, © Tidawhitney Lek, courtesy of the artist and Sow & Tailor, Los Angeles, photo: Mason Kuehler
This exhibition was organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Major support provided by the Claire Falkenstein Foundation and Paulina Zamora Menéndez.
Generous support provided by Contemporary Projects Endowment Fund, Fabian Newton Family, and Pasadena Art Alliance.
All exhibitions at LACMA are underwritten by the LACMA Exhibition Fund. Major annual support is provided by The David & Meredith Kaplan Foundation, Louise and Brad Edgerton, Edgerton Foundation and Ezra and Lauren Perlman, with generous annual funding from Tanya Fileva, Mary and Daniel James, Bert Levy Fund, Justin Lubliner, Alfred E. Mann Charities, Kelsey Lee Offield, Lenore and Richard Wayne, and Marietta Wu and Thomas Yamamoto.
All education and outreach programs at LACMA are underwritten by the LACMA Education Fund.
Major support is provided by
Generous additional support is provided by the Judy and Bernard Briskin Family Foundation, Capital Group, The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation, William Randolph Hearst Endowment Fund for Arts Education, Alfred E. Mann Charities, The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, Gloria Ricci Lothrop, Flora L. Thornton Foundation, U.S. Bank, and The Yabuki Family Foundation.
Image Credit: Tidawhitney Lek, Local Market, 2023, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by AHAN: Studio Forum, 2023 Art Here and Now, © Tidawhitney Lek, courtesy of the artist and Sow & Tailor, Los Angeles, photo: Mason Kuehler