Story Lab

About the Lab

Story Bar and Inward & Artward present Story Lab: a six-week exploration of how our personal narrative and lived experiences can inform our creative projects.
The six-week workshop is experiential, hands-on, and tactile. The Lab will investigate the transformative power of storytelling and the intersection of stories with the human experience. Classes will range from learning how to mine for material from your own life, to techniques for story crafting, and finally performance tools. Appropriate for storytellers of all backgrounds and mediums.
Registration Includes:

A guidebook with supplementary readings, exercises, and activities

A custom Story Bar notebook

Access to Story Bar monthly Creativity Mixers

Free admission to any Story Bar events that overlap with workshop dates

Who Should Attend:

Anyone looking to kickstart or follow-through with a project rooted in their past experience(s)

Anyone wanting to discover more about how their personal narrative impacts their worldview and creativity

Anyone hoping to learn more about the process of finding and telling stories

Anyone wishing to widen their perspective and find connection through the power of storytelling

Anyone looking to explore the intersection of story and the human condition

Anyone interested in taking part in a creative community in which to play, explore, and experiment

Read past student testimonials here.