Summer Workshops
Summer Conference
The format of Haystack’s conference differs from that of many conferences—it is intimate in scale and allows for ample time for informal discussions with presenters. It also features a studio component, with hands-on workshops providing another way to explore the conference theme. During this year's conference, The Hand, participants and presenters investigated how we use our hands as a way of knowing and understanding the world. Below, you can watch a video of conference presenter, Michael Moore drawing as he discusses his working process. A complete list of presenters and workshop leaders can also be seen below. Click on each name to read a brief biography and description of their seminar topic or workshop session for the conference. We will be posting more excerpts from conference presenters later in the summer.
Sandra Alfoldy Jeanne Quinn Jeanne Jaffe Polly Ullrich Tom Joyce Anne Wilson Michael Moore Frank Wilson
"I observe my own hands as they go about their work from the details to the whole. Hands are curious about what to draw, so their actions prompt reflections, which prompt interpretations, which stimulate imagination and engender meaning. Each new line transforms the drawing it lives within. We usually get to see a drawing from beginning to end, edge to edge, with very little hidden or concealed. What was drawn is what we get to see and know. My own drawings show me how I feel about what I know in the world."
-Michael Moore, presenter during The Hand conference, July 2010