Creative Mornings is a monthly lecture held all over the world. This innovative seminar is held in cities like Boston, Los Angeles, London, Berlin and Capetown. Creatives from all over the world are participating in gatherings that foster community and conversation. Tina Roth Eisenberg founded Creative Mornings in September 2009 and currently serves as New York City organizer.
I had the pleasure of attending Atlanta’s October gathering, which was held at the High Museum. Attendants were welcomed with water, hot coffee and pastries. The audience represented a mixed demographic–diverse in age, race and profession. Some people introduced themselves as writers, designers or artists.
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Atlanta organizer, Blake Howard, discussed Creative Mornings. He was energetic and articulate. He grabbed and held the attention of the audience and introduced us to Living Walls and Monica Campana.Campana is the executive director and founder of Living Walls. This past August Living Walls hosted a conference that was carried out by a team of women from all over the world, exhibiting their murals all over the city. Stale, lifeless walls were brought to life. Neighborhoods were revitalized with color and communal efforts. Campana took us through a slideshow of some of the murals that were completed as well as a video, showing children and parents getting involved. In a city of The Walking Dead, it’s refreshing to see this kind of attention paid to the aesthetics of the inner city.
One mural in particular, caused controversy and received a lot of media attention. A mural of a naked, transforming woman was painted on a public wall in Chosewood Park. The piece represented change by way of shedding an old self and becoming new. It symbolized the movement of the Living Walls to breathe life into Atlanta neighborhoods. However, the community demanded that it be taken down. Although it was covered up, Campana was grateful for the opportunity to give the community something to talk about, a reason to gather and engage. Her motivation is to bring sustainable, positive change to the community through art.
Creatives gathering from all over the city to sit and harp on mutual interests is a constructive and healthy way to unite. Creative Mornings is well-organized, time-conscious and relevant. Important issues of design, sustainability and the arts in a single morning, once a month, are discussed for free. It’s worth getting up early for.
The next Creative Morning will held at SCAD Nov. 30th from 8:30 a.m. through 9:30 a.m. Julie and Jason Henry, from Henry & Co, a specialty print studio, will be the featured speakers. Don’t miss it.
For more information visit:
http://www.creativemornings.com/
http://cmatlanta11_12.eventbrite.com/