Come during our glorious season of fall foliage! Our Fall Program features intensive weekend workshops and retreats, and a few opportunities for extended study. We also open our campus to artists-in-residence. Come for a weekend workshop or for a week or more of independent art-making in our extensive studio facilities. Enjoy the community and inspiration of master artists as they explore their craft.
Harvest Dinner with Beth Whitney Concert September 11, Cider Mill, Cashmere, WA
Washington State Enamelists Weekend, October 8-10
Beginning with an informal gathering on Friday evening, bringing your work to show, your input to add, and your questions to ask, this weekend will feature workshops by Carolyn Baldwin on general techniques, Mary Stafford on cold-connections, and Dave Berfield and Jean Tudor on raku-fired enamels. The weekend is open to all Washington State Enamelists, and those residing in Idaho, Oregon, and British Columbia. Cost: $180. For more information, contact Jean Tudor at jeantudor@comcast.net.
"A Family Affair, Redeeming Our Inheritance" with Dr. Ron Ruthruff, October 22-24
Join us for a remarkable journey into what street youth, "the least of these," can teach us about love, faith and community. A perfect experience for church leaders, counselors, mental health workers or anyone who cares about building healthy and compassionate community. Led by Dr. Ron Ruthruff, Adjunct Faculty for Bakke Graduate University in Seattle, participants will be stirred and shaken by what Ron has learned in his life. For the past twenty six years, Ron has served homeless and street involved youth and families in Seattle, providing case management services, designing programs and educating the community on the issues that impact those that are labeled the least in our neighborhoods. Ron's call is to empower individuals to live lives of significance, to equip the church to love and serve their neighbors and to engage communities in cross-cultural and global conversations.
Dr. Ruthruff just completed his first book, "The Least of These: Lessons Learned from Kids on the Street." It will be released by New Hope Publishers, Birmingham, Alabama, in October.
Cost of the seminar, with room/board, is $200, w/o room/board, $75. Register online or contact us at (509) 763-3693 or office@artfaith.com.
Guild Fall Work Weekend, October 29-31
A great way to spend a crisp autumn weekend in our beautiful part of the world. Room and board are provided in exchange for willing hands to work and hearts to share! Contact us at (509) 763-3693 or office@artfaith.com to reserve your spot.
A Celebration of the Tree of Life in the Time of the Great Turning, November 6, 7:00pm at St. Mark's Cathedral in Seattle.
The Sacred Story of the Tree of Life through the visual and performing arts, featuring an address from Joanna Macy, storyteller Micheal Meade, music from Gina Salá, dance from Betsey Beckman, and visual art from the Guild. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased through Brown Paper Tickets (1-800-838-3006). For more information, see www.treeoflife-great-turning.org.
Third Annual Holiday Gifting Retreat, November 12-21
Our Holiday Gifting Retreat cultivates creative expression in gift-making, celebrating both process and product. Several forms of art will be offered, some concurrently, such as beer-brewing, glass fusing, jewelry-making, ceramics, printmaking and more. Stay tuned for schedule and artists featured!
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