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Research as a Leisure Activity, Summer 2026 — Ultralight School

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Research as Leisure Activity is a class — in the form of a convivial weekend retreat — about how research and appreciation can help us create new works. We’ll collect things that inspire us — let’s call them our “shimmering points”✦✦ — share them with each other, and draw from them when creating something new. These can be new works of art, writing, or whatever medium you feel most expressive in. This weekend class is taught by Celine Nguyen & Laurel Schwulst and hosted in-person in New York City. We’ll begin on Friday evening and finish on Sunday afternoon. You’ll have both quiet working time and more sociable, conversational time to learn from other participants. We’ll also include collaborative exercises — more like conversations than conventional critiques — where we’ll help shepherd each other’s projects into being. We hope that you’ll emerge from the weekend with: There’s a special quality that comes from starting projects, and a different, also special quality that comes from fi

SUMMER 2026 CLASSES / RESEARCH AS A LEISURE ACTIVITY Research as a Leisure Activity a convivial weekend retreat for collecting & creating Apply Applications now closed --> --> --> Title Research as a Leisure Activity Subtitle a convivial weekend retreat for collecting & creating Instructors Celine Nguyen & Laurel Schwulst Dates Weekend of July 24-26 ( 2026 ) Times Friday, July 24 — 7-9pm Saturday, July 25 — 10am-7pm Sunday, July 26 — 10am-5pm Location New York City, In-Person (Specific Venue TBD) Price $550 ( two half priced scholarships available ) Application Deadline July 3, 2026 at 11:59pm

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