Name: Nurturing Creativity by Shannon Amidon – Talk & Book Signing
Start: 2026-05-23T14:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-05-23T15:30:00-07:00
Location: Triton Museum of Art

$Nurturing Creativity by Shannon Amidon \u2013 Talk & Book Signing$

Author Talk and book signing for "Nurturing Creativity - A Guide to Building Your Artist Residency and Cultivating Creative Community"
About this Event

Artist, writer, and community-builder Shannon Amidon presents an informative talk on her forthcoming book Nurturing Creativity- A Guide to Building Your Artist Residency and Cultivating Creative Community a practical guide to starting and sustaining an artist residency program and building community. Drawing directly from her experience founding The Verdancy Project, a multidisciplinary nature-based artist residency in Troutdale, Oregon, Shannon reflects on what it truly takes to build a creative community from the ground up: the courage it requires, the unexpected challenges, and the deep rewards of creating space for other artists to thrive. Whether you are an artist curious about new ways to support your peers, or simply interested in how creative spaces come to life, this talk offers an accessible and honest look at the process. A book signing and conversation follow.

This event is free and open to the public (including free parking).

About the Author:

Residing in the Pacific Northwest, Shannon Amidon is an artist, writer, and environmental steward whose creative work explores the intersections of nature, curiosity, and creative community. She is the author of Cycles of Creation: Five Years of The Verdancy Project and has been published in Where Women Create, Content Magazine, and Encaustic Arts Magazine.

As both a visual artist and writer, Shannon’s work reflects her lifelong fascination with the natural world and the creative process. Her art has been featured in exhibitions and residencies around the globe, earning multiple awards including the Regional Arts & Culture Council Make|Learn|Build Grant, International Encaustic Artists Project Grant, and the Silicon Valley Creates Artist Laureate. Her artwork has been collected by Google, Wells Fargo, Genetech, Imagery Estates Winery and Kaiser Permanente.

Shannon is the founder and director of The Verdancy Project, a multidisciplinary artist residency and creative ecosystem in Oregon that cultivates connection between art, science, and the natural world. Through both her writing and visual practice, she invites others to slow down, pay attention, and rediscover wonder.