The Artists Index Salon Series – Midori Evens & Corey Nuffer!

by | Apr 3, 2026 | DANDELION MAGAZINE, In Focus Articles

Introducing Write with Community!

The Southcoast Artists Index is pleased to present its next Salon Series event on April 8, featuring Midori Evans, founder of Midori Creativity and Write with Community, Inc., and creativity coach, writer, and photographer, and Corey Nuffer, the In-House Storyteller for Kevin Cradock Builders and Mill Shop. She is also an editor at Spinner Publications and co-leads SouthCoast Almanac’s Walking Book Tours.

This free, one-hour workshop, the fifth in a continuing series, will introduce you to a world where writers connect across the South Coast (MA and RI), with a literary calendar, blogging, stories, workshops, and more.

What to Expect

Your presenters, Midori Evans and Cory Nuffer will introduce you to Write with Community, how to experience it, and make it your source for literary expression. Join them.  Discover and celebrate how everyone is a writer, and how to gather to share stories, expertise, and friendship.

A must-attend session for aspiring writers and literary artists to discover how to connect across the South Coast (MA and RI) to explore or seek assistance with literary calendars, blogging, stories, workshops, and more. In addition to the presentation, the Salon Series provides space for artists to connect with peers, exchange ideas, and build relationships within the South Coast creative community.

The Southcoast Artists Index Salon Series was conceived as a space where South Coast artists could step away from isolation and into conversation. Rather than traditional lectures, these salons emphasize dialogue, shared experience, and peer learning. They recognize that creative careers are sustained not only by inspiration, but by access to practical knowledge—often learned informally, passed along from one artist to another, or discovered through costly trial and error.

The Artists Index seeks to ensure that artists are not only visible, but supported—practically, professionally, and historically. By spotlighting local expertise and fostering shared learning, the Salon Series reinforces the idea that a strong creative community is built collectively.

For emerging artists, these workshops offer a foundation for making confident production decisions early in their careers. For established practitioners, it provides an opportunity to refine processes, ask deeper questions, and stay current in a rapidly evolving field. For all attendees, it is a reminder that behind every successful reproduction is a conversation—between artist and technician, vision and method, intention and execution.

Here’s what you’ve missed…

    • How to Ship Your Art – Kevin Ribeiro, the owner-operator of several UPS Stores in the South Coast and Rhode Island. Kevin’s presentation was on best practices for safely packing, insuring, and transporting artwork locally and internationally.
    • Artists’ Materials: New, Nearly New – Zarla Ludin, the owner-operator of The Spare Studio, a creative reuse and second-hand retail art supplier, who was featured on Podcast Episode 213, presented how she collects, redistributes, and sells new, nearly new, and still-usable artists’ materials gathered from artists’ estates and other sources.
    • The Ins & Outs of Fine Art Reproduction – Bob Lecomte, CEO of Riverside Art in Somerset, Massachusetts, presented the technical and artistic considerations involved in reproducing fine art, with a focus on the real-world needs of working creatives.
    • Learn the Ins & Outs of Strategic Planning for Artists’ Legacies (before and after) – Dr. Richard Connor, Art Collector, presented artist estates, legacy planning, and why strategic auction placement can elevate value, visibility, and long-term market recognition for working artists

The Southcoast Artists Index Salon Series happens at Moby Dick Brewing Company from 6-7:30 and includes free appetizers and a cash bar. The Series is designed to inform, inspire, and connect local artists through a series of engaging workshops and conversations. The Salons offer valuable opportunities for networking, sharing experiences, and building connections across the South Coast’s creative community.

      • The next Salon Series presentation – April 8th – presents Midori Evans, creativity coach, writer, and photographer, and Corey Nuffer, In-House Storyteller for Kevin Cradock Builders and Mill Shop, edits at Spinner Publication, and co-leads SouthCoast Almanac’s Walking Book Tours, presents Write with Community: How Writers Connect Across the South Coast!

The salons are free and open to the public. Artists, photographers, illustrators, and creatives are encouraged to attend. REGISTER and save your seat!

KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR MORE UPCOMING SALONS

      • May 13 – Jane Ferris Richardson

The Salon Series is funded in part by a grant from the New Bedford Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. 

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