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Future Feels 2030 – Launch Party

Outlet 2500 Northeast Sandy Boulevard, Portland, OR, United States

Come by Outlet on July 20th from 6-9pm to celebrate the launch of Grace Mervin’s (@endoplasmic_reticulum) pop-up collaborative exhibit @futurefeels2030, as well as the release of the second edition of the book they wrote & self published about climate change & the future. There will be beverages, snacks, wonderful humans & plenty of feels! Please BYO cup so we can reduce waste! This project is entirely self funded, any & all support is greatly appreciated.

Free

VIRTUAL IPRC: Guided Visualization for Inner Exploration Workshop #1

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

Guided Visualizations for Inner Exploration Workshop #1: Exploring fear and overwhelm during times of uncertainty In this Future Feels workshop series, facilitated by Grace Mervin, we will be deepening our understanding of our emotions, our creativity, and ourselves through guided visualizations and reflective prompts. The first in this series of workshops will focus on exploring fear and overwhelm. Link to Zoom meetup here Link to Guided Visualization Handout #1 here Link to facebook event to rsvp here $5-15 Suggested Donation: Venmo @endoplazmic

Free – $15

VIRTUAL IPRC: Embracing What Is

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

“Embracing What Is”, hosted by grace Mervin, is a three part workshop series that will deepen our understanding of our emotions, our selves, and our creativity for personal and collective healing. In the second workshop, Future Me, Future We, we will use creative journaling, drawing prompts, and guided visualization to help us guide ourselves as we navigate into our future. We will be working on visioning the future we want to create for ourselves, as well as the future we want to build collaboratively. To register and receive a reminder email with Zoom link prior to class go here Zoom meetup link here $5-15 Suggested Donation: Venmo @endoplazmic

Free – $15

VIRTUAL IPRC: Embracing What Is

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

“Embracing What Is”, hosted by grace Mervin, is a three part workshop series that will deepen our understanding of our emotions, our selves, and our creativity for personal and collective healing. In the third workshop of the series, Moving Forward, we will use creative journaling, drawing prompts, and guided visualization to identify steps to help us navigate towards the futures we desire to create – personally and collectively. To register and receive a reminder email with Zoom link prior to class go here Zoom meetup link here $5-15 Suggested Donation: Venmo @endoplazmic

Free – $15

Environmentally Sustainable Creative Practices: An Online Panel

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

IPRC Events will be held on Zoom through Summer 2021 Register here Join us in celebrating Earth Day by learning from ecologically-focused visual artists and organizations. Learn about materials and actions that can connect your creative practice more deeply to the land and environment, and how artists contribute to movements for change. Panelists: Daniela del Mar Artist & Communication Coordinator, Bark Ka’ila Farrell-Smith Artist & Director of Rural and Tribal Communities, Signal Fire Amarette Gregor Jeweler & Sculptor Grace Mervin Designer & Printmaker, IPRC Chelsea Heffner Founder, Wildcraft Studio Tickets: $5-10 suggested donation. All attendees will be entered into a raffle to win items and gift certificates from Blick Portland, SCRAP, Wildcraft Studio, and the IPRC. Register here Presented by the IPRC with Earth Day…

$5 – $10