This page includes a listing of local (and some national) professional development workshops, lectures, forums and conferences open to artists, educators, and organizations. Most of these notices are listed according to start date, although some workshops are spread over a period of time so it’s best to peruse the entire list. Disclaimer: RACC does not control or guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness or completeness of this outside information. This list is not intended to endorse any views expressed or products or services offered by these links. To submit a notice go to Submit an Opportunity.
Posted September 25, 2023
Deadline October 15, 2023
In this five-week virtual workshop with Kolaj Institute, artists will turn a body of work or a project into a zine, art catalog, monograph, or book. We will explore different models of publishing and types of book projects. We will walk through the steps and support one another as we create publishing projects and prepare […]
Read MorePosted September 20, 2023
Deadline October 15, 2023
A full day retreat with Lisa Kagan and Dawn Thompson “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs are people who have come alive.” – Howard Thurman As humans, it can be easy to forget that we too are part of the […]
Read MorePosted September 20, 2023
Deadline October 17, 2023
A weekly creative (writing & art-making) retreat series to renew and restore with Lisa Kagan and Margaret Hartsook “Sometimes everything has to be inscribed across the heavens, so you can find the one line already written inside you. Sometimes it takes a great sky to find that first, bright and indescribable wedge of freedom in […]
Read MorePosted September 20, 2023
Deadline November 09, 2023
The hybrid genre of erasure and collage often exists between and because of two different mediums: text and image. Through obscuring a pre-existing text using various methods, an original work is created. Like erasure and collage, we as writers and community members exist between and because of various factors and people. What we amplify in […]
Read MorePosted September 07, 2023
Deadline October 03, 2023
Experimenting with the relationship between text and image can push a narrative into surprising, new terrain. The hybrid genre of visual writing is wonderfully flexible and fraught with the potential to inform and rethink the act of storytelling. On the page, essays and stories have taken on the actual curves of a river, poems have […]
Read MorePosted September 07, 2023
Deadline October 10, 2023
Dark Forest / Light Forest is a 6 week, online, creative writing course with the theme of loss. 6 sessions total, once per week on Sundays, from 3-5 PST on Zoom. Session dates: October 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th, November 5th, 12th. Cost: $200.00, payment plans available as well as limited low-no cost spots. This creative […]
Read MorePosted August 22, 2023
Deadline October 06, 2023
Hone your skills in this one-day Teaching Artist Bootcamp—including general classroom management tips for getting and keeping attention, redirecting behaviors, and handling meltdowns; how to create an inclusive classroom and work with students with disabilities. Learn from master teachers and inclusion specialists. Meet other teaching artist and share strategies.
Read MorePosted April 27, 2023
Deadline December 30, 2023
Another day is not only possible. She is on her way. On a quiet day I can hear her breathing. -Arundhati Roy Since moving back to Portland, I have been wanting to bring together a group of nature lovers who want to study it through drawing directly from observation. Nature is a huge source of […]
Read MoreDisclaimer: RACC does not control or guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness or completeness of this outside information. This list is not intended to endorse any views expressed or products or services offered by these links.