Originally projects of CenterPointe and the Lincoln/Lancaster County Community Mental Health Center, now partnered with the Lincoln Parks and Recreation Department, The Writer’s WordShop and The Open Artist's Studio are well established, and very well known.

The Writer's WordShop

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The Writer's WordShop offers help in developing writing skills, and increasing knowledge and appreciation of prose and poetry. Published writers act as “WordGuides” to help in writing. The Writer’s WordShop is free, and the general public is welcome. Meetings are from 5 P.M. until 7 P.M. on the first and third Wednesday of each month at the F Street Rec. Center, 1225 F Street. Call the center at (402) 441-7951 for information.

The Open Artist's Studio


The Open Artist’s Studio offers “hands-on” art education from professional artists. They offer guidance and encouragement toward the use of art as a form of expression, and they’ll teach how to prepare works for exhibition. Sale is offered, as is no cost professional framing. The Open Artist’s Studio also works toward exhibition and presentation of artist’s work at galleries and other venues in the community.
Meetings are from 5 P.M. until 7 P.M. on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at the F Street Rec. Center, 1225 F Street. Call the center at (402) 441-7951 for information.

"Writers on the Edge", Volume I or II, are $10 each and may be ordered through

dennis@centerpointe.org