MEN’S SOUL ART PLAYSHOP (Manifest NE Studio)

Sunday, April 19, 2:30-5:00 pm
Manifest NE Studio

Would you join a group of artists and soul-seekers who are coming together to create and play with a new Men’s Soul Art Playshop.  We’ll do a 60 minutes movement/contact improvisation warm-up process, followed by a collaborative process for creating, expressing, and witnessing our individual and collective expressions on the theme of “What is bringing me alive & sustaining me this Spring.”

GROUP PURPOSE:  The group’s evolving, draft purpose is to create and sustain a playful, safe, creative, consistent space for men to get to know and share their souls through various forms of artistic exploration & expression, including—

* movement/dance
* music/sound
* painting/drawing
* sculpture/pottery/mixed media,
* textile arts
* writing/poetry
* photography/video/online art

We believe men can discover and manifest their soul purpose (true potential, body/mind/spirit wellness, embodied community) when they access & express the wisdom of their creative/emotional/intuitive right brain & body through artistic exploration & expression.  We believe men can sustain this inquiry when they explore & create soul-connected art regularly with other men in community.  Certainly creating one’s own art alone is essential, AND in the busy, fast-paced, disconnected modern world, most men need the support of a group & regular group practice to sustain and deepen their artistic exploration of their soul’s purpose.  This group will help us sustain our inquiry into the nature of our souls through art & collaboration.

CO-FACILITATORS:  Cameron Downie, a ballet & modern dancer for 20 years, loves to create spaces for artists to collaborate & create authentically.  Bill Claassen, has been an artist in various medium for 20 years and he’ll be facilitating our opening movement/contact improvisation exercise.  Eric Zimmerman (Manzanita), has been a singer & musician for 20 years and has founded several artistic collaboration groups; he’ll be facilitating the collaboration portion of our time together.

DONATION:  $5-$25 sliding scale donation benefits Manifest, a non-profit men’s wellness community.  No one turned away for lack of funds; work-study available (if you call 503-223-8822 x2 to schedule your work-study hours BEFORE the playshop).

RSVP:  register online