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Creativity Lab

  • Story Parlor 227A Haywood Road Asheville, NC, 28806 United States (map)

Tuesday evenings from 6:30-8:30pm at Story Parlor
1/9, 1/16, 1/23*, 1/30, 2/6, 2/13, 2/20
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*Class on 1/23 will be held via Zoom
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*Final class on Feb. 20 runs from 6:30-9:30pm
Make-up class reserved for Tuesday, Feb. 27

Registration is now full. Feel free to email us to add your name to the waitlist; otherwise, we encourage you to check out some of our other upcoming classes!

Creativity Lab, Winter 2024 Cohort
$350.00

Early Bird pricing through November 30
Regular price effective December 1

Space is LIMITED to ensure an intimate experience. These workshops always fill up, so sign up early.

Refund and Covid policies can be found here.

Story Parlor and Inward & Artward present Creativity Lab: a seven-week exploration of the creative process, common blocks and obstacles, and ways to kickstart and sustain creative momentum. 

Focused on the process and the act of doing, opposed to product or outcome, Creativity Lab explores ways to overcome fear, embrace curiosity, and channel our muse in all creative endeavors.

The seven-week workshop is experiential, hands-on, and tactile, accompanied by the development of a creative project or idea. The Lab will utilize exercises to help cultivate imagination, innovation, and creativity. Each class will focus on a different part of the creativity process all while building a tool kit for dealing with obstacles in our way, creating positive habits for growth, and investigating the ways our personal narratives intersect with our work.

    • A guidebook with supplementary readings, exercises, and activities

    • A custom Story Parlor notebook

    • Anyone looking to kickstart, follow-through with, or come up with ideas for a creative project or projects

    • Anyone wanting to discover more about their habits and approach to creativity

    • Anyone hoping to learn more about the process of being creative

    • Anyone wishing to make creativity a part of their daily life

    • Anyone interested in identifying their core values’ intersection with creative goals and aspirations

    • Anyone looking to explore the intersection of creativity and the human condition

    • Anyone interested in taking part in a creative community in which to play, explore, and experiment

  • Week 1 | Creative Foundations: Establishing a Creative Practice

    Week 2 | Creative Ideation: Unearthing Creative Ideas and Possibilities

    Week 3 | Creative Selection: Exploring the Pathways to Choose Your Most Compelling Ideas

    Week 4 | Creative Navigation: Confronting Personal Creative Blocks and Resistances

    Week 5 | Creative Evolution: Nurturing Ideas through Hands-On Iteration and Exploration

    Week 6 | Creative Refinement: Polishing and Finessing Creative Work

    Week 7 | Student Showcase: Sharing and Celebrating Works-in-Progress

Read past student testimonials here.

More about the facilitator can be read here.

Earlier Event: November 1
Story Lab
Later Event: January 28
Writing from the Top of Your Head