“The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.”
—Maya Angelou
An Intimate Gathering
Step Into Spaces and Places with Us
Art exhibition opening this Saturday at 2 p.m.
Join us for an intimate gathering for the SPACES and PLACES Art Exhibition as we debut select new works by Teresa Cook and Emily Mitchell, our two Zora Neale Hurston Fellows in Placemaking, Community-Building, and Literary Arts. We‘ll explore ideas of SPACE and PLACE in the company of friends, community leaders, artists, writers, and musicians.
PROGRAM: Live music by cellist Holly Decardenas • Opening words by Jennifer Wolfe • Artist talks by Emily Mitchell and Teresa Cook • Presentation by Kandice Clark on placemaking in Jacksonville • Words by artists Barbara Hionides and Deborah Reid • Sales of art, journals, anthologies, T-shirts
Sponsored by the Cummer Family Foundation. Advised by Louise Freshman Brown.
We hope you’ll join us as we lift the expression of the feminine perspective on space and place in this world.
Don’t Forget: First Discernment Circle is this Saturday
Meanwhile, our upcoming Discernment Circle this Saturday (before the show) is a great opportunity to get a feel for our leadership development program, the Conscious Feminine Leadership Training Program. You’ll meet facilitators and potential fellow participants and engage in the writing circle practices that form the heart of the CFLT. It’s a welcoming space to reflect on whether the program aligns with your personal goals and aspirations for leadership and community impact. LEARN MORE AND REGISTER HERE for this free circle.
Art Exhibition on Spaces and Places
Opening Day this Saturday, Oct. 26, 2-4 p.m.
Leadership Discernment Circles
Two circles planned: October 26 and November 9
Leadership Discernment Circles: The Conscious Feminine Leadership Training program prepares participants to engage in the transformation of culture by creating, naming, and supporting leaders in the practice of conscious feminine values. For more details, click HERE.
Post-Election Writing Circle
Join us at Yellow House on Saturday, Nov. 9
Post-Election Writing Circle: This election is going to be a life-changer, no matter which way it goes. We will need to process it. Let’s do it together, with writing. Free event but limited seating. Register HERE.
Retreat to the Cotswolds
Journey with Us to England to Write
We’re offering our first-ever international retreat in partnership with
Casa Erica Travel! Limited places still available. Join us for a writing adventure! Details HERE.
The Last Word
“You’re the place I call home. You’re the place I put down my roots. You’re the place I know I belong.”
—Louise Erdrich