ANNUAL ARTIST GATHERING
Blooming Flopside: make, share, and show up
together
An annual gathering for visual artists and creative makers—workshops, open studios, and community time. Check the schedule, get key details, and plan your trip in minutes.
Built for artists, makers, and curious collaborators
— What to Expect —
Three ways Blooming Flopside helps you show up ready
Find the sessions you want, plan your travel without guesswork, and stay in the loop as new workshops and announcements drop. Everything you need is organized for quick answers—and more time making art.
Schedule you can scan
See key dates, session times, and daily flow at a glance—then dive deeper when you’re ready. Plan your must-attend workshops and leave room for spontaneous studio time.
— Updated as the lineup evolves
Location, directions, arrival info
Get the venue address, clear driving directions, and practical details like parking and accessibility—so you can arrive calmly and start creating right away.
— No hunting through old emails
Updates and announcements
Catch the latest additions, reminders, and community notes in one place. Check back anytime for what’s new, what changed, and what to know before you go.
— Quick reads, big clarity
A LETTER FROM BLOOMING
On making room for slow work, shared meals, and brave new ideas
There’s a moment every year when the inbox goes quiet, the studio door stays propped open, and a few days begin to feel possible again. Blooming Flopside was born out of that feeling—artists trading routines for conversation, trading isolation for a table where someone remembers your name and asks what you’re making next. We gather to work, yes, but also to listen, to wander, to take notes on each other’s courage, and to leave with our hands a little less clenched around the outcome.
This gathering isn’t built like a conference. It’s built like a temporary neighborhood. The schedule is there to guide you, not box you in—workshops, shared sessions, open studio time, and the small in-between hours where collaborations spark. If you’re new, come as you are; if you’ve joined us before, bring your latest questions. Either way, you’ll find a mix of structure and softness designed to support real momentum.
We’ll post updates and announcements as the dates get closer—because art has a way of evolving right up to the hour it’s shown. Check the calendar when you’re planning your days, read through the details before you pack, and lean on the location page for the most straightforward route in. Our goal is simple: fewer surprises, more time for the work and the people who make it matter.
Most of all, Blooming Flopside is an invitation to be seen in process. To share what’s unfinished. To ask for feedback without bracing. To try something in front of others and discover you’re not the only one building a practice out of doubt, delight, and repetition.
If you have a question, an accessibility need, or an idea you want to offer, reach out. We’re glad you’re here.
— The Blooming Flopside organizing team
— Moments in the Making —
Inside Blooming Flopside: studio to gathering
A glimpse of the hands, tools, and in-between moments—workshops, pop-up critiques, shared meals, and late-night making that shape the weekend.
Morning workshop tables, already covered in ideas
The community wall—announcements, sketches, and swaps
Paint-stained hands and a palette in progress
A pop-up critique circle between sessions
Golden-hour conversations, sketchbooks still open
— Plan your Blooming Flopside —
Ready to make space for new work?
Check the schedule, review the attendee details, and map your route to the venue. Then reach out with any questions—whether you’re coming to learn, share, or simply reconnect with the community.
Clear dates, directions, and updates—always in one place.