Join Shannon Geis and I Saturday June 27th at 2pm (EST) for a one hour long, virtual workshop as part of SOUND SCENE 2020 that explores individuals' memories of place in relation to our collaborative project Personal Geographies. This event is FREE and open to all. See event description below and click here to register. 

What effect do places have on our memories? Why do certain locations stand out in our minds years, or even decades, after the last time we visited them? In this interactive workshop, artist Becky Wareing Steele and oral historian Shannon Geis showcase audio and sculptural highlights from Personal Geographies. Come ready to explore some memories of your own and join the conversation about how to harness memories to create a stronger sense of individual and community identity.

This discussion will include a map making exercise, so participants are encouraged to come to the workshop with paper and colored pencils, markers, or crayons. Participants will then break into smaller groups to discuss questions around their own memories of place and why certain locations stand out in their memories. The workshop will come back together as a large group to allow for time for discussion a brief QnA. Upon exit, participants will be encouraged to record a memory of a place of significance and submit it to Personal Geographies for inclusion in future exhibitions by the project.

*Participants should bring with them: a blank piece of paper and something with which to write and/or draw!