A Writing and Arts Pop-up. Where writers are artists, and artists are writers.

Table Conversation offers regularly scheduled Workshops led by artists, writers, Organizers, and educators hungry to share what inspires them the most.

July 24th

WRiting the Speculative Diaspora

Kyla-Yến Huỳnh Giffin

July 29th

Open Table

(no rsvp required)

free session for writing and conversing with fellow artists

August 12th

Tarot for Spiritual Activism

Lauren Trombino-Walleser & Zinnia Smith

August 19th

Open Table

(no rsvp required)

free session for writing and conversing with fellow artists

August 21st

Beholding the Self

Maggie Cedarstrom

pitch us a class for the months ahead

supporting local artists. Filling empty spaces. Sharing conversation.

all artists are paid for their classes. so as an artist attending, you’re sharing resources and exchanging inspiration. be a student, and later lead a session. you can check out our contact page to pitch a class. we also have a monthly catalogue with poetry, prose, and visual art (submit your work). our catalogue can be found at local cafés, bars, and bookstores. read more about our teaching practice and thoughts on decolonized education and living poetry. we also offer a bi-weekly writing prompt series called poetry, after a party. check out our current art objects. where are we going? whose to say. we’re currently operating out of a building marked for development / chocolate factory / former ramen restaurant in Davis square, somerville, ma.

Art Objects

to inspire & start dialogues with

monthly catalogue

class catalogue meets art object

join our monthly subscriber list to receive a copy of TABLE CONVERSATION with poetry, art, and text— alongside the month’s upcoming class announcements. newsletters are great, social posts are fine, but an art object arriving in your mailbox is special.

cost? free. (well, you can donate something at checkout if you want. funds will go towards business stability + operation costs like printer paper and ink.)

JULY CATALOGUE

Poetry by Elana Lev Friedland

Poetry by Kyla-Yến Huỳnh Giffin

want to share your work? send art and writing submissions to info@tableconvo.com with “submission” in the subject line. Table Conversation will select 1 poem each month to reinforce our mutual aid networks— meaning, the author can select a mutual aid network of their choice to receive $20.00. if you’d like to be considered for this category, please include the name of the mutual aid network (plus website or social tags) in your submission email.

Journey to Hell

a hand-bound booklet with visionary writing prompts. explore an imaginative JOURNEY TO HELL. limited release, based on the writing class by Rachel Anderson Tucker, written and crafted by the same talent.

hot to hold. pen to paper— write flames.

Boston Art Review | Issue 14: Half Full

Boston Art Review(BAR) is an independent print publication committed to facilitating active discourse around contemporary art in Boston.

Pick up your copy at Table Conversation. Support local artists.