2010 Meetings and Workshops

The retreat offers a full day of meetings and workshops on Saturday, and a half-day on Sunday. Each time slot offers a choice of up to four different activities that you can attend.

The event schedule can be downloaded here.


MEETINGS

Meetings follow the official ARTS Meeting Format. They begin with the Serenity prayer followed by a qualification and then timed sharing. Each meeting ends with a reading of the A.R.T.S. final prayer and the recitation of the Serenity prayer.

Some of the meeting topics from past conventions include:

• Feeling Worthy of a Creative Livelihood
  
• It's Possible to be Self-Supporting as an Artist
  
• 11th Step Morning Meditation
  
• Developing Staying Power
  
• The Creative Challenge of Marketing Our Artistic Creations
  
• Our Own Souls First: Celebrating and Re-affirming the Love of our Artistic Expression.
  
• Taking Actions & Living a Big Life
  
• Fear No Stagefright
  
• The Creative Process of Life
  
• Healing Relationships Through the 12 Steps
  
• Let Your Light Shine
  
• Leap and the Net Will Appear
  
• Art and Our Spiritual Awakening
  
• We Hunger for Beauty
  
• Put Your Money Where Your Art Is

WORKSHOPS

Some of the workshop topics from past conventions include:

• Vision Mapping and Collage
  
• Finger Painting
  
• Deeper Levels of Freedom Through Sound & Movement
  
• Improv Comedy
  
• Writing
  
• Visual Art
  
• Music
  
• Yoga
  
• Morning Meditation
  
• Step Skits

CREATIVE PROCESS SHARES

This session, held on Saturday afternoon, is an opportunity to share your art in a smaller setting than the Saturday night ARTShare in the Tabernacle.

Newcomers are especially welcome. Time for sharing is determined by group consensus.