Erin Gordon: “Visual Facilitation Workshop: Expand Your Creative Practice”

What if your artistic skills could help groups think, collaborate, and create in real time?

This immersive, hands-on three-day workshop introduces the art and practice of visual facilitation—a discipline that combines listening, synthesizing, sensemaking, drawing, and human connection. Designed for artists and artists-at-heart, this workshop is tailored for creative thinkers and makers curious about applying their visual talents in new directions and meaningful pathways.

Participants will learn how to listen and capture ideas visually (and legibly) in real time. They will become familiar with the practice of facilitation and learn the foundations of how visuals can serve groups when thinking and working together. This workshop dedicates two full days to learning, experiencing and practicing visual sensemaking and facilitation. The third day offers a morning of skills integration followed by an afternoon of self-directed deepening, giving participants the freedom to explore areas of most interest in alignment with personal strengths and growth edges in a "choose your own adventure" format. The afternoon will also offer one-on-one coaching with your workshop facilitator.

Whether you're looking to expand your artistic toolkit, explore new professional opportunities, or simply discover a different way to use your creativity, this workshop offers practical skills you can begin using immediately.

All art skill levels are welcome. Not an artist? That's great! It's not a pre-requisite. And no facilitation experience is required. If you're curious about the intersection of art, communication, learning, and collaboration, this workshop is for you!

Meet Erin Gordon

Erin Nicole Gordon is a master facilitator, visual strategist, executive coach, and the founder of Wayfind® — a facilitation and strategy practice that helps leaders, teams, and organizations navigate complexity with intention.

For over two decades, Erin has created intentional environments where people, from all walks of life, can think more deeply, contribute more fully, and build shared ownership of the decisions they make together. She brings together strategic rigor, facilitation, and creative practice—often using real-time visual thinking—to make ideas visible, reveal patterns, and transform complexity into shared clarity.

Known for making thinking visible, Erin helps groups transform complexity into shared understanding using visuals. Whether facilitating a board retreat, coaching an executive team, or visually mapping a strategic conversation, she creates environments where people think more deeply, contribute more fully, and leave with greater ownership of the decisions they make and see together.

A lifelong learner, Erin holds multiple certifications in professional facilitation, coaching, and visual practice from governing organizations in these fields, including the International Association of Facilitators, the International Institute for Facilitation, the International Coaching Federation, and the International Forum of Visual Practitioners. She serves in on-call facilitation and faculty roles for the Center for Creative Leadership and the NeuroLeadership Institute and is credentialed to administer and debrief many assessments at individual, team and organization levels. As a formally trained artist, she brings her painting background into all aspects of her lifework. 

Learn more about Erin and her company, Wayfind®, by visiting the Wayfind® website.

Starting Price — All-Inclusive

Early registration (before August 30) 

• Workshop Only: $1500

• Workshop, Accommodation, & all meals for single occupancy: $2600

Standard registration (closes Sept 30):

• Workshop Only: $2000

• Workshop, Accommodation, & all meals for single occupancy: $3100 

What’s Included

A simple “show up and learn” package — full room and board, with everything handled:

•      Three days of instruction and programming with Erin Gordon

•      Lodging at The Landgrove (Mon-Fri, 4 nights)

•      Three meals per day, including 3-course dinners

•      Welcome reception on the first night

•      Gratuity included (taxes additional)

All meals are shared together as a group — a big part of the Landgrove experience and what makes these retreats feel like a true creative community.

Note: Not everyone attending needs to register for the workshop. Many spouses and friends join for the stay without painting. They often explore the national forest, visit nearby towns, ski local mountains, relax by the pool, or enjoy a book by the fire in the tavern—while still being part of the shared meals and community experience.

The Landgrove Workshop Experience

Workshops at The Landgrove are intentionally small and intimate, with a focus on:

• meaningful learning and personal attention

• relationship building with other artists

• a warm, welcoming creative environment

You’ll stay in a peaceful historic inn surrounded by Green Mountain National Forest — an inspiring setting that helps you slow down and settle into deep creative work.

And when you want to explore beyond the studio, we’re close to classic Vermont destinations like:

• Manchester (Southern Vermont Arts Center, Northshire Bookstore)

• Weston (Weston Theater Company, Vermont Country Store)

• Plus scenic drives, local shops, and mountain towns nearby

Workshop Agenda (Sample Schedule)

Our workshops are designed to be immersive, relaxed, and relationship-rich — with time for focused instruction, practice, and shared meals together as a group.

A Day at Landgrove

Arrival — Mon, Nov 30

•      Check-in from 3 PM

•      Welcome reception (wine/beer + hors d’oeuvres) 5–6 PM

•      Introductory 3-course dinner 6–8 PM

Workshop days — Tue–Thu, Dec 1–3

•      Breakfast (communal) 8–9 AM

•      Morning workshop session

•      Lunch (communal) 12:30 PM

•      Afternoon workshop session

•      3-course dinner (communal) 6–8 PM

Departure — Fri, Dec 4

•      Breakfast 8–9 AM

•      Check-out by 11 AM

Exact timing may shift slightly based on demonstrations, group needs, and the instructor’s teaching style.

Mini-FAQ

Can I check out earlier?

Yes. The package runs through the morning after the final workshop day, but you’re welcome to check out one day earlier—on the final workshop day, and thereby subtract $312 for the last night. Check-out of your room is by 9 AM if doing so, before the morning workshop session. When inputting your dates to book, just change your check-out date to one day earlier.

Can my partner or a friend come along?

Absolutely — companions are welcome and very much part of the experience. The second guest in your room is booked as a companion, with lodging, all meals and gratuity included, for $114/night more than going solo. Many spouses and friends join just for the stay — exploring the forest, nearby towns, the pool, or a book by the tavern fire — while still sharing every meal.

Can my partner or friend also take the workshop?

If your companion also wants to paint, add “Additional Workshop Registration” at checkout, or contact us.

What about dietary needs?

Add any dietary requirements in the Special Requests field at checkout and we’ll prepare accordingly. All meals are shared together as a group.

How do I get there?

The nearest airports are Albany, Hartford, Boston, and Rutland VT. Train stations are in Albany NY and Brattleboro VT (recommend Albany if travelling from NYC). For transit from an airport or train station we recommend Mountain Drivers (802.772.5223, mtndrivers.com).

What should I bring?

The supply list is included will be provided ahead of the workshop and covers everything you’ll need to bring. Tables and studio space are provided.

How many students?

Workshops are intentionally small — this one is capped at 15 — for real personal attention and a close-knit group.

Can Vermont locals attend without staying at the inn?

If you're a local and would want to commute to the workshop daily, we will take bookings for up to two workshop participants until 60 days before the workshop (within 60 days we open all available workshop spots for locals). The cost for local attendees is the workshop fee, plus one of the following meal plan options (including gratuity):

• Workshop Lunches ($27.50/day)

• Workshop Lunches & 3-Course Dinners ($81.00/day)

Ready to Book?

Book This Workshop, use the booking widget on this page, or give us a ring at 802.824.6674.