Writespace Community Events
The Whole Artist
TIME: Third Saturday of every month. Start time may vary depending on event and time of year.
PRICE: Free for members, $10 for nonmembers. Become a member here.
Sometimes it can feel like our creative wells run dry, especially in difficult times. That is why it’s so important to be intentional about refreshing our sources of inspiration and ideas..
The Whole Artist Series events are designed around that intention, filling the creative well. Each event will be held at a unique Houston location, chosen for its artistic or natural beauty, where attendees will spend an hour filling up the well and writing followed by a time of sharing, either sharing writing generated during the experience, sharing about the experience itself, or just sharing in a cup of coffee and the community energy.
PRICE: Free for members, $10 for nonmembers. Become a member here.
Sometimes it can feel like our creative wells run dry, especially in difficult times. That is why it’s so important to be intentional about refreshing our sources of inspiration and ideas..
The Whole Artist Series events are designed around that intention, filling the creative well. Each event will be held at a unique Houston location, chosen for its artistic or natural beauty, where attendees will spend an hour filling up the well and writing followed by a time of sharing, either sharing writing generated during the experience, sharing about the experience itself, or just sharing in a cup of coffee and the community energy.
Art in the AM: Houston Farmers Market
TIME: Saturday, April 20, 9:30-11:00 a.m. CDT
PRICE: Free. Become a member here. LOCATION: Houston Farmers Market, 2520 Airline Dr, Houston, TX 77009, (map) Come explore the world of food and spice that is the Houston Farmers Market. We’ll spend an hour roaming the stalls to gather all the scents and sights and sounds we can before finding a table and chairs to put our pens to paper. As always, we will share what we experienced and what we wrote (only if you are inclined) while we enjoy filling our creative wells the particular joy of artistic company. You’ll want to bring a shopping bag for your farmers market purchases! Accessibility: handicapped parking, pavement for stable walking This event is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance. This project is generously funded by the Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, and Mid-America Arts Alliance. |
Photo from Houston Farmers Market website
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Art in the AM: A Nature Walk at the Houston Arboretum
TIME: Saturday, May 18, 9:00–10:30 a.m. CDT
LOCATION: Houston Arboretum & Nature Center, 4501 Woodway Drive, Houston, TX 77024 (map) PRICE: Free for members. Become a member here. Join us on a walk through the serene trails of the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center. We will begin by discussing and setting an intention for our reflective morning walk as we allow nature to minister to our souls on our artist date. Accessibility: Of the 13 trails available, 7 are either fully or partially accessible (map). Accessible parking lot. This event is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance. This project is generously funded by the Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, and Mid-America Arts Alliance. This project is generously funded by Mid-America Arts Alliance, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the state arts agencies of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas. |
Photo by Anthony Rathbun on Arboretum website
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The Submission Room
Come hang out with us and send your work into the world with the help of some collective energy!
The Submission Room
TOPIC: Repubbing
TIME: Sunday, April 14, 4:00–6:00 p.m. CDT PRICE: Free for members. Pay what you can for nonmembers. Become a member here. LOCATION: Melange Creperie, 711 Heights Blvd #B Houston TX 77007 (map) You had a story published? Great job! But is that the end of the line for those few thousand words? Perhaps not! First publication rights last for a certain period of time with the magazine or journal who printed them, but then the rights (usually) revert to the author. So can you do anything with that great story? Of course! Today on the Submission Room we will look at opportunities for second publication, whether that is in magazines that specifically do so, contests and calls for entry, or building an anthology of your short works. This event is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance. This project is generously funded by the Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, and Mid-America Arts Alliance. |
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The Submission Room
TOPIC: Subbing outside your genre
TIME: Sunday, May 12, 4:00–6:00 p.m. CDT PRICE: Free for members. Pay what you can for nonmembers. Become a member here. LOCATION: Melange Creperie, 711 Heights Blvd #B Houston TX 77007 (map) You had a story published? Great job! But is that the end of the line for those few thousand words? Perhaps not! First publication rights last for a certain period of time with the magazine or journal who printed them, but then the rights (usually) revert to the author. So can you do anything with that great story? Of course! Today on the Submission Room we will look at opportunities for second publication, whether that is in magazines that specifically do so, contests and calls for entry, or building an anthology of your short works. This event is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance. This project is generously funded by the Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, and Mid-America Arts Alliance. |
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Write-Ins - we have a quiet spot for you to write!
Quiet Write-InTIME: Third Saturday, April 20, 2:30–4:30 p.m. CDT
PRICE: Free for members. $5.00 for nonmembers. Become a member here. LOCATION: Writespace, 1907 Sabine Street, #125, Houston, TX 77007 (map). Whether you are hard at work revising poems for a chapbook, pantsing your way through the first draft of your novel, or outlining an essay, we made a date to do the work of writing! Come take advantage of the collective energy and encouragement found in the Writespace community. This event is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance. This project is generously funded by the Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, and Mid-America Arts Alliance. |
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Quiet Write-InTIME: Third Saturday, May 18, 2:30–4:30 p.m. CDT
PRICE: Free for members. $5.00 for nonmembers. Become a member here. LOCATION: Writespace, 1907 Sabine Street, #125, Houston, TX 77007 (map). Whether you are hard at work revising poems for a chapbook, pantsing your way through the first draft of your novel, or outlining an essay, we made a date to do the work of writing! Come take advantage of the collective energy and encouragement found in the Writespace community. This event is funded in part by the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance. This project is generously funded by the Houston Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, and Mid-America Arts Alliance. |
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Images taken by programming director Jamie Portwood at our March 18th Art in the AM event at Buffalo Bayou Park. Spring was in evidence everywhere!