The Art of Noticing

    a 3-hour online workshop on observation,

    curation, and connection of ideas through writing,

    by Ankita S.

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    Sat, Apr 26, 10AM – 1PM EST

    Sun, Apr 27, 10AM – 1PM IST

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    Sat, May 03, 10AM – 1PM EST

    Sun, Apr 04, 10AM – 1PM IST

    In this 3-hour online session, using writing as our primary medium, we’ll explore practices of deep noticing that can be adapted to any creative discipline.

    Through carefully designed exercises, you will:

    • Extract observations from a single external source.
    • Document the textures, objects, relationships, and habits that compose your personal world.
    • Merge unrelated elements from both these worlds to create something that feels distinctly yours.
    • Develop practical systems of collecting and organizing creative material.

    You’ll leave with a completed written piece and a repeatable method for moving from observation to connection to creation.

    Ideal for writers, artists, designers, photographers, and anyone seeking to transform observation into creation.

    Two slots; limited to 15 participants each:

    Participant Fee: INR 1499

    Registration link:

    https://rzp.io/rzp/SIfWm7Jt

    About the Facilitator:

    Ankita Shah is an Indian-Nepali writer whose essays and poetry create an interplay between observation, memory, and culture. As co-founder of The Poetry Club (2013-2019), she led a 7,000-strong community of writers through curated reading sessions focused on style exploration and feedback exchange. Her published works include The Eye of the Needle (2019), documenting how a community of women in Rajasthan’s Thar desert transformed embroidery from cultural practice to economic lifeline, preserving heritage while reshaping their community’s future. Shah is also a performance poet, having taken her work across platforms like NCPA, Spoken Fest, Kala Ghoda Festival. As a curator, she has also produced over 50 inter-disciplinary shows at the G5A Foundation for Contemporary Culture. She writes and publishes personal essays every fortnight on her Substack, Life, Annotated.