The monthly meetings are open to any 2D or 3D artists and usually include a demonstration of interest to artists.  This month features Hans Nordlund, the founder of Tacoma Academy of Fine Art.  He has a BFA in drawing from The College of Charleston, S.C. and trains artists in the tradition of classical realism.  He will walk through the approach he teaches his students, taking them from the fundamentals of drawing and painting to encourage individual artistic personality.

South Park Community Center, 4851 South Tacoma Way, Tacoma, Wa.

LiTFUSE is an annual weekend-long poets’ workshop held in Tieton, WA (near Yakima), for poets of all ages, abilities & styles.

Tieton, WA 98947

The 30th Annual Northwest Booking Conference will be the largest gathering of artists, their management and presenters of the performing arts in the region. In 2010 hundreds of participants from the Northwest and well beyond will attend the conference in Bellevue, WA (Seattle), Thursday, October 14-Sunday, October 17, 2010.

Bellevue (Seattle), Washington

We are busy preparing for 2011 and an incredible retreat filled with even more opportunities for all kinds of women writers. Marilynne Robinson will be our featured guest for the week—August 8-14, 2011—so mark your calendars! Additional information and the online application will be up on the website August 1st.

The application deadline is March 1, 2011.

For more information, visit our website at: http://www.aroomofherownfoundation.org/home.php

Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu, New Mexico.