Embodied Gesture and the Foundations of Expressing Touch
APRIL 8
Regular price $65.00DATE: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2026
TIME: 3:45PM – 6:45PM PDT
LEVEL: Beginner to Advanced
AGE GROUP: All ages
LOCATION: Building 306, Fort Worden, Port Townsend.
DESCRIPTION
This workshop is designed for visual artists who are inspired by performance, movement, and the body. Participants will actively draw, move, experiment, and reflect on how their hands, fingers, and whole bodies convey and symbolize expressive thought. Through quick gesture drawings, slower observational studies, movement-based prompts, and collaborative exercises, participants will explore gesture as a way of thinking through the body and with the body. We will also find the power in the expression of touch.
This one-day workshop connects contemporary practice to ancient and early modern artistic traditions rooted in touch. We will highlight how physical movement becomes a visual language for metaphor, emotion, social status, power, persuasion, and moral character. Through this workshop, participants can develop more substantial confidence in their physical embodiment of gesture and a deeper connection between body and image. We will also learn practical tools for expressing energy, emotion, and presence in our visual work.
SUPPLY INFORMATION
All supplies are provided.
ABOUT JUDD
Judd Farris is an educator and artist from Port Arthur, TX. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Professional Performance from Texas State University at San Marcos, and worked in theater, film, and mixed media performance in New York, London, and Austin, Texas, for more than 20 years. Since moving to Port Townsend in 2022, Judd has appeared in productions including Saltfire Theatre's "Twelfth Night" and "The Sneeze."
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DISCOUNTS
This course is eligible for a 10% member discount at the Supporter level and beyond. Get a membership today!
Don's Pharmacy and Art Toolkit in Port Townsend offer a 10% discount for Northwind Art School students.
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CANCELLATION POLICY
If Northwind Art has to cancel a course for any reason, all enrolled students will be notified and receive a 100% refund of the course enrollment fee.
Students withdrawing from a course at least seven days prior to the first day of class will receive a 90% refund of the course enrollment fee.
Students withdrawing fewer than seven days from the first day of class are not eligible for a refund—except for illness or injury, in which case students are eligible to receive a 40% refund of the course enrollment fee.
Please note that 10% of every course’s registration fee is considered a non-refundable deposit to cover administrative overhead. Any donation given at the time of checkout is also non-refundable. All refunds will be applied to the same credit card that was used for enrollment. No credits or transfers will be granted.
Please email admin@northwindart.org if you wish to withdraw or for more information.