Please join us for a panel discussion and Q&A with Western Connecticut State University students and teachers who have collaborated on Breathing Space, a student project involving visual art generated by poetry. Attendees will then participate in a short writing exercise inspired by visual art produced by the Arts Escape community.
Original posters (broadsides) from Breathing Space will be on display. This event is co-hosted by Arts Escape and Western Connecticut State University, one of our community partners.
See the 2022 “Breathing Space” digital book HERE. (Scroll down on left column.)
Light refreshments will be served. The event is free; registration is required.
Writers may work alone but the feedback of other writers is vital. The Writer’s Workshop gives students an opportunity to share their works-in-progress with fellow writers under the guidance of instructor Nancy McMillan.
Writers can bring in up to five double-spaced pages to be read aloud and critiqued. Writers will receive constructive feedback from other writers and the instructor. Critique guidelines will be provided. The workshop runs for two hours, to allow plenty of time for each writer to receive thorough attention.
The workshop runs for two hours and the fee for the workshop is $30.
Workshop is limited to 6 students.
COVID POLICY – Until further notice, proof of vaccination is no longer required to attend classes. Masks remain optional.
** PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN DAY FOR THIS MONTH TO TUESDAY EVENING
This popular monthly writer’s forum is for beginner and seasoned writers who write for children and young adults. If you are interested in sharing your work for gentle critique and feedback, this monthly group may be just for you. This is a great opportunity to share your work with fellow writers in a positive, non-judgmental format.
Please try to keep pieces to 5 pages, doubled spaced.
***Remember that you never need to make an edit to your piece just because someone suggested it. Your piece is your own. You only need to take what is most helpful to you.
Admission is via a “Tip Jar.” Use the dropdown menu to choose an amount. There is still a free option; all tips are greatly appreciated.
The Writer’s Forum is limited to 8 participants.Students must register by Monday, May 1, to receive the Zoom link.
Tina Tocco’s writing for children has appeared in Highlights, Highlights High Five, Cricket, AppleSeeds, Humpty Dumpty, Turtle Magazine for Preschool Kids, Pockets, and other children’s publications. She is the author of the children’s poetry collection The Hungry Snowman and Other Poems (Kelsay Books, 2019). Tina’s fiction, nonfiction, and poetry have also been published in various literary journals and anthologies, such as New Ohio Review, Crab Creek Review, Potomac Review, River Styx, Harpur Palate, Ovunque Siamo, Best Small Fictions 2019, and Wild Dreams: The Best of Italian Americana. In 2019, she was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in fiction. Tina earned her MFA in creative writing from Manhattanville College, where she was editor-in-chief of Inkwell, the college’s national literary journal.
** PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN DAY FOR THIS MONTH TO TUESDAY EVENING
This popular monthly writer’s forum is for beginner and seasoned writers who write for children and young adults. If you are interested in sharing your work for gentle critique and feedback, this monthly group may be just for you. This is a great opportunity to share your work with fellow writers in a positive, non-judgmental format.
Please try to keep pieces to 5 pages, doubled spaced.
***Remember that you never need to make an edit to your piece just because someone suggested it. Your piece is your own. You only need to take what is most helpful to you.
Admission is via a “Tip Jar.” Use the dropdown menu to choose an amount. There is still a free option; all tips are greatly appreciated.
The Writer’s Forum is limited to 8 participants.Students must register by Monday, April 3, to receive the Zoom link.
Tina Tocco’s writing for children has appeared in Highlights, Highlights High Five, Cricket, AppleSeeds, Humpty Dumpty, Turtle Magazine for Preschool Kids, Pockets, and other children’s publications. She is the author of the children’s poetry collection The Hungry Snowman and Other Poems (Kelsay Books, 2019). Tina’s fiction, nonfiction, and poetry have also been published in various literary journals and anthologies, such as New Ohio Review, Crab Creek Review, Potomac Review, River Styx, Harpur Palate, Ovunque Siamo, Best Small Fictions 2019, and Wild Dreams: The Best of Italian Americana. In 2019, she was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in fiction. Tina earned her MFA in creative writing from Manhattanville College, where she was editor-in-chief of Inkwell, the college’s national literary journal.
Arts Escape invites writers to share their creative work in our monthly open mic. Bring your work-in-progress-either fiction or non-fiction-or something new you’re trying out. It promises to be an evening of fun, support, and community. Want to listen only? We welcome you. Reservations are required and participants are limited to 20
In-person and via Zoom
COVID POLICY – Until further notice, proof of vaccination is not required to attend classes. Masks remain optional.
Arts Escape invites writers to share their creative work in our monthly open mic. Bring your work-in-progress-either fiction or non-fiction-or something new you’re trying out. It promises to be an evening of fun, support, and community. Want to listen only? We welcome you. Reservations are required and participants are limited to 20
In-person and via Zoom
COVID POLICY – Until further notice, proof of vaccination is not required to attend classes. Masks remain optional.
Arts Escape invites writers to share their creative work in our monthly open mic. Bring your work-in-progress-either fiction or non-fiction-or something new you’re trying out. It promises to be an evening of fun, support, and community. Want to listen only? We welcome you. Reservations are required and participants are limited to 20
In-person and via Zoom
COVID POLICY – Until further notice, proof of vaccination is not required to attend classes. Masks remain optional.
Enjoy a stress-free fun session of writing and painting! Ekphrastic writing–a piece of writing penned in response to a piece of art–and impressionist painting will be explored and intertwined to inspire and challenge your creative self. You’ll be led via guided prompts and demonstrations. All levels are welcome and no experience is required.
The fee for the workshop is $65. All supplies are included.
Betsy Rogers-Knox received a Certificate in Botanical Illustration from the New York Botanical Garden in 2006 and has been illustrating plants ever since. Betsy’s work has been shown widely in the U.S. and was exhibited in London at the Royal Horticultural Botanical Art Exhibition 2016 where she was awarded the prestigious Silver Gilt Award for her series of paintings entitled The Life Cycle of the Milkweed and Monarch. Her work has been exhibited at the American Society of Botanical Artists Annual International Exhibitions in NYC. Find more at https://www.rogersknoxart.com/.
Nancy McMillan of Bethlehem is the award-winning author of March Farm: Season by Season on a Connecticut Family Farm. Her essay “For the Love of Linen” (CT Lit Anthology 2020) was a Pushcart Prize nominee. Litchfield Magazine publishes her feature stories, one of which won first place in the CT Press Club 2022 Contest. Her work has appeared in Pangyrus, The Sunlight Press, Persimmon Tree, Fiction Southeast, and Edible Nutmeg, and her reviews have run in Connecticut newspapers.
She directs the writing program at Arts Escape, where she helps students embrace and inhabit their innate creativity. Find more at www.nancymcmillan.com.
COVID POLICY: Until further notice, proof of vaccination is no longer required to attend classes. Masks remain optional .
*Students must be registered and paid in full three business days before the start of the class/workshop. Exceptions only with permission from the Director of Writing Programs.
Do you have a special person or perhaps grandchildren who would be delighted with a hand-crafted card you created and made especially for them? Play with paint and crayon and mixed media and learn how to move paint around, experiment with brush strokes, mix colors and play with mark-making. This is where treasures are made!
Participants in this 2 session workshop will create their own collage papers and then create unique and personal Valentine cards. Principles of design and composiion will be explored as you contruct your own masterpieces.
Dita Carley has a BFA in Painting from the University of Washington, Seattle. She studied with Jacob Lawrence and Wolf Kahn. Carley has shown in galleries in the Northwest as well as in New England. Her work has been exhibited at Five Points Gallery, Torrington and the New Britain Museum of American Art as well as having work in collections throughout the country. Carley has taught in various venues including Seattle Children’s Hospital, Guilford Art Center, Cold Spring School in New Haven, Arts Escape, Seedlings Educators Collaborative, Flanders Nature Center and private students.
***Students must be registered and paid in full three business days before the start of the class/workshop. Exceptions only with permission from the Director of Fine Art/Photography.
The fee for the 2 day workshop which includes all supplies is $50.
COVID POLICY – Only fully vaccinated students will be permitted to attend classes.Physical proof of vaccination will be requested on the first day of class or you may email a copy of your card prior to the class by sending it to: info@artsescape.org. Masks are optional.
Writers may work alone but the feedback of other writers is vital. The Writers’ Workshop gives students an opportunity to share their works-in-progress with fellow writers under the guidance of instructor Nancy McMillan.
Writers can bring in up to five double-spaced pages to be read aloud and critiqued. Writers will receive constructive feedback from other writers and the instructor. Critique guidelines will be provided. The workshop runs for two hours, to allow plenty of time for each writer to receive thorough attention.
The Workshop runs for two hours and the fee for the workshop is $30. All levels are welcome.
Workshop is limited to 6 students. All students must register by Thursday, March 16 to receive the Zoom link.Students have the option to take this workshop ONLINE on Zoom or in-person.
COVID POLICY – Until further notice, proof of vaccination is no longer required to attend classes. Masks remain optional.
Please use the drop-down menu when registering for in-person or zoom.
