There is an exciting opportunity with Creative Aging training, available to teaching artists who are interested in engaging older adults with hands-on arts instruction. This training will be part of The New York State Creative Aging Initiative, an innovative partnership between the NYS Council on the Arts, NYS Office for the Aging, and Lifetime Arts. This 2020 pilot project will … Continue reading Free Creative Aging Training in the North Country
New boardinghouse open for artists, writers, and creatives
WELCOME TO BOARDINGHOUSE NORTH A place for artists, thinkers, creators, and people who want to step away from daily distractions. Interesting things happen in boardinghouses, there’s serendipity in the situation. A writer doing a final edit; a composer working at the piano; a jewelry-maker refining designs; or any guest just sitting on a porch daydreaming … Continue reading New boardinghouse open for artists, writers, and creatives
Marketing for Introverts: Self-Promotion in the Face of Shyness, Social Anxiety, and Impostor Syndrome
Saturday, May 30th 2-4pm at City Well in Plattsburgh, NY $10 registration, $15 at door Publishing is an industry heavily populated by introverts—people who thrive on working in quiet isolation, only to then be asked to turn around and sell their work (and themselves) to the world as confidently as possible. This presentation and guided … Continue reading Marketing for Introverts: Self-Promotion in the Face of Shyness, Social Anxiety, and Impostor Syndrome
Local event alert! Winter Break Writing Camp
WINTER BREAK WRITING CAMP February 17th, 18th and 19th, 10:00 a.m – Noon Location: Saratoga Family Health NPs Palliative Care Center 254 Church Street (Lower Level), Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Kids have a lot to say and process—and besides that they are creative! Writing Camp will provide kids with a relaxed, but lively atmosphere in which to … Continue reading Local event alert! Winter Break Writing Camp
Creative Aging Training for Teaching Artists in the North Country, Capital Region and Long Island
This training will be part of The New York State Creative Aging Initiative, an innovative partnership between the NYS Council on the Arts, NYS Office for the Aging, and Lifetime Arts. This 2020 pilot project will advance Creative Aging programming in three regions: the Capital Region, the North Country and Long Island. Through a series of live trainings, coaching and … Continue reading Creative Aging Training for Teaching Artists in the North Country, Capital Region and Long Island
Black Lawrence Press seeking unpublished novels for Big Moose Prize
Each year Black Lawrence Press will award The Big Moose Prize for an unpublished novel. The prize is open to new, emerging, and established writers. The winner of this contest will receive book publication, a $1,000 cash award, and ten copies of the book. Prizes will be awarded on publication. The Big Moose Prize is … Continue reading Black Lawrence Press seeking unpublished novels for Big Moose Prize
New release from Ra Press, “Lives Lived, Lessons Learned”
LIVES LIVED, LESSONS LEARNED is a collection of essays from eight writers who have close links to the Adirondack Park. Through epiphany, history, memory and oftentimes humor, these skilled authors reveal to the reader their love for this place of forests and ponds, mountains and rivers, hardscrabble villages and tough country folk, ingredients all adding … Continue reading New release from Ra Press, “Lives Lived, Lessons Learned”
Local event spotlight: Midwinter Retreat in Westport
Midwinter Retreat February 14-18, 2020 You deserve it. Get away. Spend time on yourself -- your writing, your art, your creativity. Find friends, fellow writers and artists, a new point of view in a relaxed, beautiful, and productive setting. We may start the day with gentle yoga, make art, be inspired with creative prompts, share … Continue reading Local event spotlight: Midwinter Retreat in Westport
Rustic Readers Book Club
Calling all readers! The Adirondack Experience and the Adirondack Center for Writing are teaming up to launch a new book club focused on classic and contemporary books about, set in, or inspired by this unique region we all know and love – the Adirondacks! Bring your brown bag lunch, your book, and your brains. We’ll … Continue reading Rustic Readers Book Club
