Practice Groups
Practice groups are facilitated gatherings that include a robust and dynamic overarching theme or question that lives at the center of the group and inspires thoughtful and creative inquiry and exploration. Different from workshops, practice groups are designed to be less hierarchical and instead draw upon the wisdom and embodied creative experiences of everyone in the room while remaining open to the surprises that arise when people learn and create together.
There comes a time in everyone's creative process when we need to expand our resources and find inspiration from peers. We see practice groups as spaces that hold vulnerable exchanges within intimate settings of experimentation and exploration. They are invitations to share the parts of our practice that we may not often get the chance to share. Practice groups are containers for new work and new ideas that encourage both the facilitators and participants to stretch and grow within their creative practice.
At the end of each practice group, facilitators and participants create a Circle Back that gleans the group's collective learning and offers it back to the wider community during one of our Wednesday night gatherings. Practice groups are also welcome to create online galleries or other creative offerings to share on the Kinship website.
Before joining a practice group, please familiarize yourself with the culture of Kinship. Practice groups also include access to an online platform for participants to share their process and stay in dialogue with other participants through our community platform Kinship Circle.
