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
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.
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.
Thursdays, June 17-July 31 | Taking inspiration from the popular “choose your own adventure” grade-school chapter books (known for their multiple ending possibilities), we will work through stuck and discarded writing with a multitude of new perspectives. Join this 6-week course designed to be playful, imaginative, and wide open to risks and challenges. Led by Inward & Artward Certified Facilitator, Alli Marshall.
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.
Wednesdays, July 16- August 20 | This workshop explores what it means to run creative output through an objective sieve. Together, we’ll sift our mounds of incomplete material, develop our self-editing skills, readjust our critical lenses, and polish, refine, and complete our precious pieces. . Led by Margot Hiller.
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.
Monthly Immersion: September 2025-April 2026 | An interactive 9 month 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.
Saturday, Sept. 13 from 10am-4pm | In this workshop, Bruce Spang (former Poet Laureate of Portland) will work with a small group of writers to show them the art of how to make their words come alive in a reading. Led by Bruce Spang.
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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