Our global theme for July is INTENTION

If you look closely, you can see the intention behind the action, a project, or a sassy tweet. Intention is palpable.
A hand-written thank you resonates in our hearts more strongly than an email. One person standing for something pales in comparison to a community fighting for something.
Beautiful work is not on accident. Beauty grows from the seed of a clear intention. How do we get better at setting clear intentions? The same way we improve at anything: with practice, self-awareness, feedback from friends, and learning how to show up more wholeheartedly.

This month’s global exploration of Intention was chosen by our Nashville chapter, and illustrated by Nik Daum.

Thank you to MailChimp, Adobe, and WordPress.com for supporting our global creative community. ❤️

June’s global theme CRAFT will be discussed by Evan Voyles.

Hosted at Austin Beerworks on Friday, 6/29. Details here.

Special thanks to our partners this month: Spredfast and USAA.

And cheers to our coffee partner this month: Cuvée Coffee.

Want to see your company name here? Email us at austin (at) creative mornings (dot) (com) to ask about partnership opportunities.

Let’s go on a field trip! 
We’ve got two #CMfieldtrips planned for you this Friday: 

FELDENKRAIS: AN INTRO TO MOVEMENT LEARNING 
Feldenkrais® practitioner Michelle Drerup will guide us through some movement exercises designed to rewire our brains for learning, adapting, and creating. @ Native Hostel RSVP

#FLAGAUSTIN: A DESIGN THINKING WORKSHOP 
Oracle’s digital design director, Michael Kriegshauser, will take us through a design thinking exercise to explore what our own personal, visual expression—what a reimagined Austin flag design could be. @ Impact Hub Lamar RSVP

Want to be one of the first to find out about next month’s #CMfieldtrips? Maybe you should subscribe to our newsletter? (Hint, hint.) 

June is CRAFT

This month’s global exploration of Craft was chosen by our Mumbai chapter, illustrated by Hemali Vadalia, and presented by Adobe. 

A craft is the instrument in which the authenticity of your being is communicated. 

Your craft is like a portal to your inner world, and as an artist, it’s your duty to pull it out of the vortex. Craft is a catalyst for our identity and the soil for cultivating meaning. 

It behooves us to realize that who we are and become—our values, beliefs, thoughts, observations—influence what comes out of the violin, sketch, or photograph, not the other way around. 

Thank you to our global partners MailChimp, Adobe, and WordPress.com for their ongoing support of the CreativeMornings community. 

Mayl’s global theme COMMITMENT will be discussed by Kelly & Jefe Greenheart.

Hosted at KC Grey Home  on Friday, 5/25. Details here.

Don’t forget to say thanks to our coffee partner this month: Cuvée Coffee.

Want to see your company name here? Email us at austin (at) creative mornings (dot) (com) to ask about partnership opportunities.

May’s global theme is COMMITMENT.

Commitment was chosen by our Vienna chapter and illustrated by Florine Glück. Thank you to our global partners MailChimp, Adobe, and WordPress.com for their ongoing support of the CreativeMornings community. 

A commitment is a promise to show up whether you’re having a good or bad day.It’s a behavior and mindset that signifies the posture of a professional. It’s about saying yes with your whole heart.

A creative life is built on the commitments you make to projects and people. It can feel like a leap of faith. But is that not the very essence of leading a creative life?

April’s global theme GAME will be discussed by Laura Seargeant Richardson.

Hosted at AFS Cinema on Friday, 4/27. Details here.

Don’t forget to say thanks to our coffee partner this month: Cuvée Coffee.

April’s theme is GAME presented by our global partner MailChimp. 

This month’s global exploration of Game was chosen by our Liège chapter and illustrated by Jeffrey Phillips.Throughout human history, games were about winning or losing.Author James P. Carse extends this concept beautifully in Finite and Infinite Games: “A finite game is played for the purpose of winning, an infinite game for the purpose of continuing the play.”Which game are you playing with your art?It’s a question worth asking everyday. Is this decision, this attitude, sending you down a short game or long game? The same energy that we spend chasing rewards and likes can be refocused to loving our craft and shipping our best work.Keep your eyes on the journey, not the prize.

March’s global theme COURAGE will be discussed by Jackie Huba.

Hosted at Volusion on Friday, 3/30. Details here.

Thanks to our our partner this month WeWork and to our coffee partner Cuvée Coffee.

Support these friends of CreativeMornings/Austin

Amplify ATX is a 24-hour fundraising campaign through I Live Here, I Give Here. We found selected charities that we’ve featured in our past events, and consolidated the list for you below. 

Hurry! You only have until 6pm today, March 2, to participate in the campaign.

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Past Speakers:

If you were moved by Paul Scott’s talk on “Survival” you can give to AIDS Services of Austin. 

If you enjoyed Antonio Delgado’s talk on “Robot” you can give to Science in a Suitcase.

If you enjoyed Carlton Wilcoxson’s talk on “Moments” you can give to E4 Youth, where he sits on the board.

If you were moved by Alan Graham’s talk on “Fantasy” you can give to Community First! & it’s parent charity, Mobile Loaves & Fishes.

If you were moved by Darden Smith’s talk on “Collaborate” you can give to his organization Songwriting with: Soldiers.

If you were moved by Katie Ford’s talk on “Freedom” you can give to Truth Be Told, where she serves as Executive Director.

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Past Venues:

These past venues have generously hosted #CMATX events and are very deserving of your contributions:

The Thinkery

AFS Cinema

UMLAUF Sculpture Garden

The Long Center

Huston-Tillotson University

Texas School for the Deaf

Livestrong