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, June 19-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, July 12-13 | 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.
Saturday, August 2nd | In this trauma-informed, process-centered workshop, we’ll journey together into the stories that often go untold—grief that lingers in the body, transitions we never fully named, identities shaped by silence or survival. Led by Punam Medina.
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.
Tuesday Evenings, Oct 7 - Nov 4 | The Cycle of Creativity is a tried and true understanding and practice of how creative cycles work in creative people. From the bursting forth of a new idea to the next new idea, we go through seasons for each project. Honing and understanding these seasons is the focus of this class. . Led by Missy Bell.
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.
Tuesdays, Nov 11 - Dec 16 | 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.
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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