The Creative Wildfire project stands for different kinds of fires, fires that benefit the environment and our communities, fires that give birth to new life. For millennia, fire has played an important role in the health of ecosystems and in indigenous stewardship practices.

With Creative Wildfire, we want to fan the flames that arise from artistic sparks, we want to feed the fire to devour the extractive systems that cause harm to our communities, and make space for new ways of thinking, being, collaborating, providing, and caring for each other.

Creative Wildfire is a collaboration between three organizations that are paving the way towards a just transition - Climate Justice Alliance, Movement Generation, and New Economy Coalition. Last year they invited 19 artists and cultural workers to create art inspired by their manifesto.

Seven of those artists and cultural workers have curated an interactive gathering of workshops and discussion inviting the public to explore, reflect, and process topics like grief, disability justice, regenerative economics, the value of arts and culture in the just transition, and more!

Sign up for free/low-cost arts programming provided by Creatives Rebuild artist Crystal Clarity in September!

Three options for weekly sessions:

• Wednesdays: Open Lab sessions - a space to work on your own art and vibe off of each other.

• Thursdays: Drawing with Clarity - a drawing class to improve your skills and explore your creativity.

• Saturdays: Skills Demo - a session on diving deeper into a variety of arts skills, from painting to printmaking, 3d construction and more!

Please note: For Thursday's Drawing with Clarity, there are TWO options on how to attend the sessions - you can join via a Zoom link that will be shared prior to class and/or join in-person at The Dojo (address shared after RSVP).

*While the classes are offered free, we encourage participants to donate and/or become a member at Mayday Space! Mayday Space is a solidarity economy model and we sustain ourselves through these donations and memberships - THANK YOU!

Crystal Clarity is an Illustrator, Muralist and Teaching Artist born, raised and based in New York City. Her work serves and celebrates Black, Brown and Indigenous communities. As a 3rd Generation Nuyorican, Her vibrant organic urban styles merge the intersections of culture, spirit, the natural healing world, the Caribbean diaspora and New York City life. Working in a variety of mediums from pencil to paintbrush on anything from Bristol to Brick walls her work can be found on contour cut plywood, canvas or covering the side of a building in any one of the inner city boroughs. She Founded Medicine Walls in 2020 to design initiatives that will tackle some of the most critical issues of our time and build dynamic partnerships between artists and social justice organizers.

The Healing Room and Gallery is open for the public Monday, June 6th - Saturday, June 11th from 12PM - 5PM.
In this space guests will be able to experience the visual exhibit which includes a screening of the Mercedes documentary, share their stories through audio and writing prompts, and collect caregiving tips and resources collected by Karenly Vega for people living with Dementia/Alzheimer's and their caregivers/family members.