In Person | Friday, November 3 | 10 am – 1 pm

ASI is excited to present Resiliency in the Arts with Linda Franke for two sessions this fall. These in-person workshops will share what resilience is, how to strengthen it in your own life using the arts, and why it is so important for your overall health and well-being.

While anyone can sign up for either workshop, we have curated the two workshop opportunities for creatives and administrators taking into consideration the needs of each, time commitment, and general availability. We have a longer, more hands-on workshop planned for individual creatives  and a shorter, higher-level workshop planned for arts and culture administrators during their work day.

Resilience in the Arts for Creatives
Saturday, October 14, 2023
10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Roger Tory Peterson Institute, Jamestown

Resilience in the Arts for Administrators
Friday, November 3, 2023
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Parkside Lodge, Buffalo
Presented in partnership with the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy

Participation in this workshop is free but we require $25 deposit that will be refundable upon attendance or if more than 24 hours notice is given for cancellation. Each workshop is capped at 15 participants. Lunch will be provided.


Meet the Presenter

Linda Franke is a fiber artist, educator, and health coach living and working in Western New York. She has traveled throughout the area teaching and leading workshops on different fiber arts, resilience and mindfulness, research strategies and efficiency, and integrative nutrition and herbalism. She is currently working on a children’s book, a book of tatting patterns, and learning to make Armenian lace.