Letters of Joy, a popular one-and-one-half day mini-conference, feature a wide range of classes for all levels of calligraphers and paper arts enthusiasts as well as an evening keynote address, art supply vendors hall, an exhibit, and silent auction.  There will be twnty-two teachers offering classes sampling everything from lettering to book making to encaustic painting.
The keynote speaker and featured instructor will be lettering artist and illustrator Georgia Deaver.

COST: $75 for all events (WOC Members), $85 (non-members)

Edmonds Community College
Lynnwood, WA

Spend three days dialoguing about regional and national issues, seeking inspiration and expanding your professional skills and connections.  The Cultural Congress brings together advocates, artists, board members and commissioners, consultants, directors and managers, educators, fundraisers, marketers, supporters and volunteers from Washington and Oregon.

Skamania Lodge
Stevenson, Washington

The Washington Cultural Congress will be held April 26-28, 2010 at Skamania Lodge along the Columbia River Gorge in Southwest Washington.

Skamania Lodge
1131 SW Skamania Lodge Way
Stevenson, WA 98648

Glass Art Society 40th Annual Conference
"Ingenious Possibility"
Louisville, Kentucky, June 10-12, 2010

Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel
Louisville, KY