Guided Journaling Worskshop with The Creative Freedom Project
Discover Your Inner Artist at The Contemporary Austin!
Are you feeling creatively blocked or struggling to express your true artistic self? Join us for a transformative one-hour workshop designed to help you explore and overcome the barriers to your creative expression.
What to Expect:
⭐️ Guided Journaling: Dive deep into your inner self with structured journaling prompts that reveal hidden obstacles and unlock your creative potential.
⭐️ Reflective Exercises: Engage in grounding and intention-setting practices to center your mind and focus on your creative journey.
⭐️ Supportive Environment: Share insights and experiences with a community of like-minded individuals in the inspiring setting of The Contemporary.
About the Location & Exhibit
We will meet in the first-floor gallery of The Contemporary where Lubaina Himid’s Make Do and Mend will be on display.
This is a special opportunity to gather at a table designed by the artist within the first-floor gallery inspired by Himid’s new body of work, Strategy Paintings, which depicts figures seated around tables. Each painting imagines the act of solving a problem left open to interpretation. With the Jones Center’s location just a few blocks from the Texas State Capitol, these paintings prompt us to reflect on the people in power who make decisions from afar and how context affects the decisions that are made.
Click the link for more information about Lubaina Himid’s Make Do and Mend exhibit.
House Rules
No food, drink, or liquids of any kind.
For your safety, please do not move the tables.
Please keep chairs within the table area.
No pens or markers are allowed; only pencils can be used as writing utensils.
Laptops, tablets, and phones are allowed, but outlets will not be accessible.
Additional information:
Journals and pencils will be provided.
Please aim to arrive 5-10 minutes early. We will start promptly at 1p.
If you plan to bring laptops or tablets to use at the table, please charge them before arriving at the Jones Center.
We invite you to explore the exhibition before and after your reserved time.
We encourage you and your guests to capture moments during your meeting via social media. Feel free to tag us so we can repost!
Parking is available at paid street meters, nearby commercial garages, and lots. Two nearby options are One American Center, 600 Congress Ave. (entrance off of 7th St. between Colorado and Congress); Omni Austin Hotel, Downtown Parking Garage, 700 San Jacinto Blvd. at 8th St. (entrance off Brazos and 8th St.). More info about downtown parking including a map of parking garages can be viewed here.
Disclaimer:
During the event, a documentary film crew will be in the gallery to capture footage of us using the table for a film about artist Lubaina Himid. By signing up for this event, you acknowledge and consent to the potential of being filmed or photographed. If you have concerns about being filmed, we recommend you reconsider your attendance. You will also be asked to fill out a consent form on the day of the event. This is an exciting opportunity where you will be surrounded by art and be art yourself...meta!