From readings and workshops to residency programs and songwriting retreats, the Bowers House is dedicated to cultivating an environment where artists thrive. Through a wide variety of events and associations, we are committed to nurturing the talents of writers from across the country. The harvest benefits us all: Works of art that enrich, enlighten and connect us in ways that transcend geographic and cultural boundaries. The Bower House enlists donors and sponsors and grant managers to keep the facility going and the historic home standing which avails in-house retreats and residencies to artists and writers who may not otherwise have this opportunity, with an emphasis on underserved/minority/multicultural participants. The home is also available to arts organizations and groups and university and business affairs.
• Readings
• Writer’s workshops
• Writer’s residencies
• Writer’s Guild
The Bowers House offers a diverse array of programs that support the writing community including via our Program Ambassadors, listed below per their Creative Specialty:
Ambassadors
Laura Bowers Foreman– Ambassador Emeritus
Charles Prier– Writers Groups Ambassador, Director of The Bowers House Writers Guild
Karen Gelhaar, Jean Cleveland and E. Deborah Hill- Creative Communications Ambassadors
Jonathan ‘Jonny’ Hibbert (with help of Henry Read, Marvin Jackson and Jeffrey Diamond)- Music Ambassadors
Roumina Georgieva- Classical Music Ambassador
Kim Shockley Karelson (with Linda Mitchell, Vickie Martin Conison and Daphne Covington)- Fine Art Ambassadors
Mary Anne Mitchell-Photography Ambassador
Max Woo- Dance Ambassador
Paige Prier, Art Gallery Ambassador and Exhibitor
Ryan Lannom (Bleace) and Karol Molina- Digital Art and New Media Ambassadors
Denise Moore/Alex Spassoff- Yoga and Health Ambassadors
Linda Wetstone and Neil Croak- Social Ambassadors
Jorge Ortoll and Vanna Pilgrim– Theater and Acting Ambassadors
Joe Hynes– Cuisine Arts Ambassador
Evan Hynes and Kira Hynes- New Arts Ambassadors
Chip Vandiver- Legal Ambassador
David Gordon- Accounting Ambassador
Fi Kaplan Heyburn and Barry Lamon (FeeBee’s Lounge) – Lounge Event Ambassadors
Molly Woo and Chris Parsons- Humanitarian Arts Ambassadors
Flippo Monetti- Mechanic Arts Ambassador
Scott Westervelt- Clothing Design and Costume Arts Ambassador
Mary Wilson Beasley- Unitarian-Universalists Church Ambassador
Gerald Maa, The Georgia Review, Literary Ambassador
Jean Cleveland and Jane Kidd- UGA Ambassadors
Coby Koehl- New York Ambassador
Brandon Nance- South Carolina Ambassador
Sunny Ingram- North Carolina Ambassador
Jessie and Catie Read- Colorado Ambassadors
Leigh Vandiver- California Ambassador
Aidan Pilgrim and Ryland Cook- European Ambassadors
Lourdes Obillo and Roger Chua- Philippines Ambassadors
Mike Boruki- South American Ambassador
Laura Gates- Scandinavian Ambassador
Luke Rosen- Florida Ambassador
Steve Bond, Mildred Bowers Felton, Laura White Wiley and Brenda Ziegler- Bowers Family History Ambassadors
The Bowers House Creed
The Bowers House strives to spark new creative ventures and involvement in the arts by providing opportunities for writers and artists to pursue their best work without distractions of daily life with the backdrop of an historic railway stop hotel owned by The Bowers family for four generations. By establishing housing and inspiration to aspiring and established artists with a focus on multi-cultural retreats, concerts, programming and arts residencies and education, the facility will be a perpetual center for creativity and cultural enhancement and entertainment. Resident members present the creative results of their stay at the house for an episodic production ‘Bowers Hour’. We seek to host your creative retreat or extended artist residency or weekend getaway, with added customized services including catering and event hosting that assists in funding our mission of establishing residencies for minority/multicultural/underserved young people and established artists who may not otherwise have opportunity for this sort of experience. The Bowers house actively seeks donors, sponsors and grant managers to facilitate in our mission.
• Readings
• Writer’s workshops
• Writer’s residencies
• Writer’s Guild