2020 Themes
Incarnation
Oct - Dec 2020
We'll ponder what it means for the word to become flesh. How does an idea evolve from inspiration to incarnation? What limitations and possibilities do our bodies and our physical world present in light of our pursuit of truth, beauty, or goodness? How does your vocation make manifest eternity?
Journey
Jul - Sept 2020
We’ll share about how we navigate the physical and emotional geographies of our lives. In what way is the creative process also a journey of discovery? What are your experiences of running away or toward, being led or staying put, getting lost or being found, arriving at long yearned-for places or showing up in the unexpected? Are you currently on a journey in some aspect of your life?
Work
Apr - Jun 2020
We'll consider work in all its forms -- as livelihood, as vocation, as toil, as purpose, as career, as identity, as calling, as discipline, as cohesion, as a creation. What sort of tensions do you find in balancing these definitions? What does work look like at different life stages? In different cultural or geographical contexts (DC being one of those)? What place does work have in the creative process, and what is its relationship to inspiration?
Inspiration
Jan - Mar 2020
We'll explore this topic in both its creative and spiritual contexts. How do your creative process and your spiritual journey inform each other? Can inspiration be sought after or nurtured? Do you have practices, rituals, disciplines, icons, or charms that help you work or live at your best? We'll also look at the word's meaning as "breath" and "spirit" and what implications this might have in our creative and spiritual lives.