This program will be available for sale to the general public on December 7, 2025.Want to register before then? Become a member today, or if you are already a member, log in to register for this program. The Faraway Nearby: A Reflective Writing Workshop Morning Lecture/Seminar Tuesday, February 24, 2026 - 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. ET Code: 1K0670 Location: This online program is presented on Zoom. Select your Registration $40 Member $50 Gen. Admission Resize text Mary Hall Surface Discover the power of reflective writing guided by the founding instructor of the National Gallery of Art’s popular Writing Salon, Mary Hall Surface. Inspired by 20th-century artist Georgia O’Keeffe’s paintings of the New Mexican desert, participants slow down, look closely, and reflect on the transformative power of place in our lives. Each workshop has a limited enrollment to maximize interaction among the instructor and students. Surface is a teaching artist, playwright, theater director, and museum educator. She has presented workshops nationwide in creative writing and drama as a Kennedy Center teaching artist, a Chautauqua Institution Writer-in-Residence, and as a faculty member at Harvard’s Project Zero Classroom. Additional Reflective Writing Workshops December 7: Advent's Anticipation December 17: Winter's Colors January 8: Moments of Epiphany February 13: Colors of Love General Information View Common FAQs and Policies about our Online Programs on Zoom.