A Creative Exchange Retreat in Mississippi

Over the course of 4 days, artists from different backgrounds come together to challenge and enrich each other’s work.

With time and space - Creatives can play, explore, collaborate, and experiment with new directions for their art in the culturally rich atmosphere of Mississippi.

Sometimes we need a little help from our friends.

Motherland Creative Retreat is for a select few visual artists, filmmakers, writers, musicians, curators, designers, dancers, and doers.

 

It supports creative exchange across disciplines. Learn from similar, yet beautifully different individuals, all while slowing down to the pace of Mississippi.

What will this retreat do for my art? My perspective?

 

Reset and find balance by deepening your connection to the land and your creative instincts.

 

Give yourself space to experiment with new ideas.

Enrich your work by learning new ways of making and thinking from other creatives.

 

Gain clarity by disconnecting from obligations and screens and absorb the environment while “slightly” roughing it.

Find creative community with artists from different disciplines and places.

 

Let Mississippi into your life and work with it’s charming people and places.

What will my time in Mississippi be like?

  • Day 1.

    Arrive, unpack your bags, shed the responsibilities of normal life. Enjoy a southern dinner & toast to creativity!

  • Day 2.

    Rise, shine - grab some coffee and head outside. Spend time learning from your fellow creatives and exploring the surrounding area.

  • Day 3.

    Share your process. Take a walk in the woods, go fishing, create, swim (MS Summers are HOT!)

  • Day 4.

    Gather the artifacts of your experience, and return home with a fresh perspective, fond memories and new creative friendships.

This sounds like my cup of tea!

Motherland would love to invite you into it’s creative circle!

If you are an artist in ANY shape or fashion, and at least 21 years of age - you are welcome to apply.

Founded on the idea of creative exchange, each artist is expected to give a 45 minute masterclass of their work and process and participate in pre-retreat snail mail collaborations with fellow artists.

Price?

The first annual Motherland Creative Retreat is FREE for participating artists thanks to help from the surrounding community. Hopefully I can keep this as a free offering for future creatives.

Interested in coming to Motherland Creative Retreat 2023?

Leave your contact info, and you’ll be notified first when registration opens for the next Motherland.

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This project is supported in part by funding from the Mississippi Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

It is also made possible by the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council & their Creative Business Cohort. Seed funding and mentorship from YAK was a huge contributor in bringing this project to life.