Now more than ever we need new ways to fall in love with the world & each other.
Bring your creativity to life.
Contemplative Arts
We believe in the power of art to awaken curiosity and wonder. With a passion for inquiry & community, we introduce big questions into big open circles that welcome multiple and varied perspective. As a contemplative practice community, we invite playful & honest exploration at the edges of ecology, spirituality, and community.
Retreats & Residencies
Experience the beauty and power of place at our intimate studio, residency and retreat center in Southern Appalachia. Makers Circle is a non-profit arts organization that inspires and empowers creative makers to undertake the life-affirming work of cultivating their unique creative voice and vision and to put their unique talents to work in transforming culture & community.
Practice Groups & Workshops
Develop or deepen your PRACTICE through workshops, practice groups, private coaching, and custom-designed tutoring sessions. For current practice groups and workshop visit our community education program the Kinship Photography Collective.
Community Partnerships
Our team of community organizers, group facilitators, and place-based artists use their combined talents to work with secular and faith-based communities and non-profit organizations around the globe to develop innovative projects that put the power of creative contemplative practice at the center of environmental and social justice initiatives
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