Curiosity in Action – A Conference for Doing

Together, use curiosity to discover how creation is a form of self-care and art-making is inherently therapeutic. Spend the day making, thinking, connecting, creating, and just… being. You’re invited to the first biannual Curiosity in Action: a conference for doing.

What’s a “Conference for Doing?” Well, it’s exactly what it sounds like: taking the conference framework and making it actionable.

Part of the aim in building a “conference for doing” is to offer all participants the opportunity to “try on” the ideas that are being shared by the presenters, so the day will follow an adult learning model that incorporates three elements: information, practice, and reflection. Each session will include all three pieces and they will repeat in this pattern:

• INFORMATION – Encouraging, thoughtful, and creative ideas will be shared by dynamic presenters during the large group sessions
• PRACTICE – Immediately following each presentation, attendees will be invited to engage a personal practice that allows them to work with the content offered in the presentation. Prompts will be provided and attendees may engage them in any way that is most helpful to them – maybe you take a quick walk outdoors and think about the prompt, maybe you’d prefer to find a quiet place to be still, or maybe you borrow a friend for a brief chat.
• REFLECTION – All conference attendees will be divided into Reflection Groups that will gather after the brief “practice” time to continue their learning in community. Each reflection group will be facilitated by trained hosts that guide conversations and activities to help the group dig deeper into the “information” offered by the presenter(s).