Finding Yourself In Art: A Creative Writing Workshop
FEBRUARY 15
Regular price $0.00TOTAL COST: FREE
This course is sponsored by Humanities Washington.
There is a suggested donation at the door or at checkout via the "add donation" function. All proceeds will go toward Northwind Art programming!
Materials: Student-provided (see Supply Information below)
DATE: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2026
TIME: 12:00PM – 1:30PM PST
LEVEL: Beginner to Advanced
AGE GROUP: Adult (ages 18+)
LOCATION: Jeanette Best Gallery, 701 Water St., Port Townsend.
DESCRIPTION
Go beyond the wall plaque and learn something new while exercising your creative writing skills. Through a series of guided observation and writing exercises, you'll see new possibilities in the works on display at Northwind Art.
The term "worldbuilding" is most often used in conjunction with speculative fiction, but authors of all genres create worlds every time they write. Come exercise your worldbuilding skills in this ekphrastic workshop inspired by the work of contemporary sculptor Kristin L. Tollefson whose work will be on display at Northwind Art's Jeanette Best Gallery. Together we'll uncover new layers of the work as we imagine new meanings behind it, such as creature, shelter, landscape and more.
Information about the object and artist will be shared along the way, but rather than a one-way lecture, you'll have opportunities to imagine new ways of looking at the things in front of you, forging personal relationships with the work, the gallery, and one another.
SUPPLY INFORMATION
Students should bring something to write with and something to write on.
COURSE DETAILS
After registration, course details are available via the Northwind Art School learning portal, including course syllabus and supply information. Learn more
ABOUT TARA
Tara Campbell is a writer, fiction editor at Barrelhouse, and teacher. She holds a master of fine arts from American University, and now lives in Seattle. She's the author of two hybrid collections of poetry and prose, two short story collections and two novels, including 2024's City of Dancing Gargoyles, a finalist for the 2025 Philip K. Dick Award.
Artist website: Tara Campbell, @thetreevolution
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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 downtown 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 receive a 100% refund (including any materials fee).
Students who withdraw from a course at least seven days prior to its first meeting will receive a 90% refund (less any materials fee).
Students withdrawing fewer than seven days from the first day of class are not eligible for a refund except in the case of illness or injury, in which case they are eligible to receive a 40% refund (less any materials fee).
Please note that 10% of every course’s registration fee is considered to be a non-refundable deposit in cases of withdrawal to cover administrative overhead. 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.