Programs and Events- Fueling Creativity, Building Community

These gatherings bring together artists and writers who are serious about their craft but not about themselves—open to new ideas, willing to question, ready to push forward. No pretense. No posturing. Just real conversations, fresh insights, and creative momentum.

Past gatherings have ranged from roundtable discussions on creative resilience to collaborative poetry readings, from hands-on workshops exploring material intelligence to impromptu musical sessions under the stars. Each one is a space where ideas take root, perspectives shift, and new work begins to take shape.

Think of it as an artsy dinner party without the awkward small talk. The kind of gathering where you leave buzzing with inspiration, carrying new questions, new connections, and maybe even the start of something unexpected.

A home for work that asks big questions. This isn’t about self-promotion; it’s about deep engagement with ideas, place, and process. We publish writing and visual work that challenges, inspires, and speaks to the creative life with honesty and depth. Recent features have included essays on the intersection of climate and creativity, photo essays exploring abandoned spaces, and profiles of artists redefining their craft. 

Step away to step deeper into your work. This retreat isn’t about escaping—it’s about returning. To what matters, to what’s next, to the work that’s calling you forward. Rooted in nature and creative discipline, it’s a time to listen, to question, and to create without distraction.

Art that engages, not just exists. Whether it’s a reading in a forest, an installation in an unexpected space, or a collaborative performance, we bring work into the world in ways that invite participation, dialogue, and change. Previous projects have included a poetry installation along a coastal trail, a public soundscape performance in an old industrial site, and an artist-led storytelling event under the redwoods. 

The North Street Substack → A space for thinkers, makers, and the creatively restless. This is where we wrestle with ideas, share what we’re working through, and explore what it means to be an artist today. Essays, reflections, provocations—this is where the conversation continues. Topics range from creative doubt and discipline, the role of slowness in art, and interviews with artists pushing the boundaries of their medium. This is where we wrestle with ideas, share what we’re working through, and explore what it means to be an artist today. Essays, reflections, provocations—this is where the conversation continues.