Hollins offers programs and educational experiences for all ages! We offer several beloved annual workshops as well as professional and creative certificate programs for adults and post-grads. Push your creative limits or discover the leader within you!
Workshops for Adults
A home for writers of all levels
Tinker Mountain Writers Workshops
ince 2005, Tinker Mountain Writers Workshops have nurtured and empowered writers of all ability levels. Over 850 writers have participated through manuscript reviews and 鈥渨rite now workshops鈥 in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction in our week-long residential Summer Workshop and a three-day online Winter Workshop
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Honoring accomplishments of women ceramic artists
Women Working with Clay Symposium
Women Working with Clay Symposium is about women who work with clay to create pottery, art vessels, and sculpture, and whatever point of view may come with that distinction. The symposium explores the connections of the long history of women in cultures all over the world as vessel makers, artists, and artisans.
Learn about Women Working with Clay Symposium
Celebrating a community of storytelling
Roanoke Regional Writers Conference
The Roanoke Regional Writers Conference is the largest gathering of writers in Virginia west of Richmond. Dedicated to the craft, business, and community of writing, we bring together established authors, industry professionals, and emerging voices to celebrate the unique literary landscape of our region.
Discover the Roanoke Regional Writers Conference
Certificate Programs
Hollins currently offers different certificate programs for adult learners.
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Certificate in Arts Management
This Certificate in Arts Management bridges your major in the arts with career pathways in various areas of arts administration. You鈥檒l complete courses in business and communication studies, participate in two hands-on internships, and develop a final capstone project. With strategic choices in your general education and elective courses, you can fulfill the certificate requirements without increasing your total credit hours. Contact us today to start your journey toward earning a Certificate in Arts Management.
Certificate in Arts Management
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Certificate in Children鈥檚 Book Illustration
Closely associated with Hollins鈥 longstanding graduate program in the study and writing of children鈥檚 books, this program is taught by noted illustrators, including core faculty Ruth Sanderson and Ashley Wolff.
Certificate in Children鈥檚 Book Illustration
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Certificate in Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums
The certificate in Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums聽(GLAM)聽Studies from Hollins University gives students from any major the opportunity to connect their studies with a potential career in one of these cultural heritage institutional fields: galleries, libraries, archives, and museums. In addition to coursework, students will complete two internships (or one internship and work-study) in an area of cultural heritage.
Certificate in Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums
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Certificate in Leadership Studies
The Certificate in Leadership Studies equips students with practical leadership skills they can apply immediately in academics, careers, and community settings. Through hands-on coursework in conflict management, negotiation, decision-making, and team dynamics, students develop the confidence and tools needed to lead effectively in complex, real-world situations. Open to students of any major, the program requires no application and can be started in the first year.
Certificate in Leadership Studies