Classes
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Classes
We offer ongoing classes aimed at exploring the creative process, storytelling through all art, and how these topics intersect with our worldview, sense of purpose, and personal narrative. Classes are crafted to be accessible to all mediums, backgrounds, and experiences, with our curriculum firmly rooted in the belief that everyone is creative, and we all have a story to tell.
UPCOMING CLASSES + WORKSHOPS
Mondays, March 3-April 21 | This generative workshop will apply the same camaraderie, energy, and brainstorming power that appears in television writing rooms to outlining your novel! You'll enter with nothing more than a couple of story-seed ideas, and leave with a beat sheet, character bios, setting sketches, and thematic goals for an entire novel. Led by Jacqui Castle.
(Registration Full!) Tuesdays, March 4-April 22 | A seven-week exploration of how our personal narrative and lived experiences can inform our creative projects. Classes will range from learning how to mine for material from our own lives, to re-authoring our personal narrative, and finally how to repurpose our stories for creative work in any medium. Appropriate for anyone exploring autobiographical material in a creative setting. Led by Erin Hallagan Clare.
Wednesdays, March 5- April 9 | The Writing from the Top of Your Head workshop helps writers of any level of experience to break through perfectionism, free their imagination, and tell the brave stories they are meant to tell. Led by Nina Hart.
Saturday, March 8 from 1:00-4:00pm | Embark on a journey through the portals of your imagination as we craft visual poetry through the art of collage. Led by Inward & Artward Certified Facilitator, Heather Brown-Power.
Saturday, March 15 from 10:00am-2:00pm | Step into a space of reflection, creation, and connection as we explore the stories of loss that shape us through art, writing, and weaving. This workshop welcomes all who wish to honor the complexity of their journeys, offering a creative and heartfelt practice for processing grief and finding connection through art. Led by Clare Duplace.
Monthly workshops investigating common creativity obstacles, with the opportunity to share a work-in-progress. This month’s topic: Boxing Grief.
Sundays, April 6-May 11 | In this five-session workshop we will explore our unique stories and narratives as we discover the many visible and invisible ways we all experience othering and belonging, and use this awareness to build more authentic relationships. This offering is designed for anyone who desires to nurture a greater sense of belonging in an increasingly polarized world. Led by Shunyu Huang and Inward & Artward Certified Facilitator, Ramin Gillett.
Thursdays, April 10-May 15 | Bring your characters to life using the transformative power of the Enneagram in this six-week workshop, where you'll combine personal insight, creative prompts, and group feedback to craft vibrant, compelling characters. Led by Ali McGhee.
Sat & Sun, April 19-20 | Part of the “How to Write Without an Outline: The Free Spirit’s Guide to Creative Writing" series, this two-day weekend workshop offers a a quick plunge to fall in love with your own wild muse. Led by Inward & Artward Certified Facilitator, R. Lyon Bergh.
April-December, 2025 | This year-long journey is for those that struggle with traditional approaches to creative writing. It is for those that prefer to let their stories "tell themselves". It is for those who want to explore new forms and structures. It is for the artist. The joyful inner child. The writer who writes from the heart. Led by Inward & Artward Certified Facilitator, R. Lyon Bergh.
Wednesdays, April 23-May 21 | This writing workshop is designed for those interested in the power of writing as a vehicle to help them compassionately and creatively seek meaning in loss. Led by Inward & Artward Certified Facilitator, Katherine Saul.
Mondays, May 5-June 16 | Part of the “How to Write Without an Outline: The Free Spirit’s Guide to Creative Writing" series, this six-week workshop offers a dive deep into the deeply human elements of story. Led by Inward & Artward Certified Facilitator, R. Lyon Bergh.
Summer Intensive Cohort | An interactive 18-week program on how to create and facilitate unique offerings rooted in the intersection of the creative process, personal stories, and the human condition. Tailored for folks interested in starting a new and fulfilling career path, or simply wanting to deepen their relationship to creativity and self. Led by Erin Hallagan Clare.
Sat & Sun, April 19-20 | Part of the “How to Write Without an Outline: The Free Spirit’s Guide to Creative Writing" series, this two-day weekend workshop offers a a quick plunge to embrace the cutting edge of our truth. Led by Inward & Artward Certified Facilitator, R. Lyon Bergh.
Mondays, August 4-Sept 15 | Part of the “How to Write Without an Outline: The Free Spirit’s Guide to Creative Writing" series, this six-week workshop offers a dive deep into the deeper meaning of story. Led by Inward & Artward Certified Facilitator, R. Lyon Bergh.
Sat & Sun, Oct. 18-19 | Part of the “How to Write Without an Outline: The Free Spirit’s Guide to Creative Writing" series, this two-day weekend workshop offers a to harness the comfort of the familiar. Led by Inward & Artward Certified Facilitator, R. Lyon Bergh.
Mondays, November 3-December 15 | Part of the “How to Write Without an Outline: The Free Spirit’s Guide to Creative Writing" series, this six-week workshop offers a dive deep into the deep relevance of story. Led by Inward & Artward Certified Facilitator, R. Lyon Bergh.
A creativity workshop led by a certified Inward & Artward Creative Facilitator, followed by a lively salon where participants have the option to share a work-in-progress. Held Third Sundays!
An interactive 18-week program on how to create and facilitate unique offerings rooted in the intersection of the creative process, personal stories, and the human condition.
We’re always looking to collaborate with, and provide a platform for, the local arts community. If you have a creative, experiential workshop idea that fits within our mission and core values, we invite you to submit a proposal.
““There isn’t much that’s more energizing than surrounding yourself with creative people a few hours a week.”
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