“A way of talking about art” Never the Same: what (else) can art writing do?

The art writing symposium , organized by Contemporary Calgary, posed a selection of provocative questions around an ever-changing and nuanced form of writing. The symposium brought together a diverse gathering of national and international writers and artists to ponder what (else) art writing can do, as well as how and why art writing exists in the art world. In silently conversing with myself, my surroundings, my notes, I realize that art writing is not always a discipline that can be learnt or taught but is often . Sensed. Experienced. It seems more of an experiential form of creation, a moving equilibrium of words. My theory was evoked unequivocally through each of the symposium’s panels, workshops and events.