Cut, Paste, Ground: A Collage & Workshop for Collective Healing

Description

In times of crisis—pandemics, social and political unrest, and ongoing climate collapse—many experience both individual and collective grief that comes from watching systems fail, the environment unravel, and the future become uncertain. Expression of grief, in this context, is not weakness—it is evidence of care, conscience, and connection. Recognizing and sharing it, too, is an act of resistance and a step toward healing and awareness.

So how do we reclaim our power? In a culture that can dismiss art-making as frivolous and equates productivity with obedience and utility—a mindset that, as artist and creative coach Amie McNee states, "oppresses our innate instincts"—creativity can be revolutionary. Making art is a much-needed processing tool that helps us gain self-agency in a world where moving toward positive change can feel out of reach. In a society built to distract, giving one's individual attention to creation is a radical act.

Hosted by Baltimore creatives and change-makers Michelle Geiss, Alyssa Dennis, and Rachel Cloud Adams, this combined collage exhibit on Oct. 3 and workshop on Oct. 10 seeks to collectively reshape heart-centered, hand-centered purpose as an antidote to toxic social and environmental divisiveness.

Schedule:

• Collage exhibit, Oct. 3, 7–9 p.m.
• Workshop, Oct. 10, 7–9 p.m.

The exhibit and workshop will be held at a private location. The exact address will be sent after you register.