Creative Stillness: An Artist Residency at Two Best Friends Café & Books
About this Event
Find your creative stillness.
The world moves fast. We're constantly asked to produce, respond, perform, post and keep up.
For one afternoon, we're making room to move differently.
Join us at Two Best Friends Café & Books for the opening experience of Creative Stillness, an artist residency inspired by author and curator Dhayana Alejandrina's anthology of the same name.
Dhayana coined "creative stillness" as a way of reframing writer's block—not simply as stagnation, but as an opportunity for reflection and inspiration.
We're taking that idea beyond writing.
Whether you write, paint, make music, perform, photograph, design, film, craft—or simply have an idea you haven't had enough room to explore—you're invited to spend an afternoon slowing down, listening inward and reconnecting with your creative practice.
This event is free with RSVP and open to creatives of all disciplines.
What Should I Bring?
Bring whatever supports your creative practice: a journal, manuscript, sketchbook, laptop, headphones, art supplies, lyrics, camera, knitting, an unfinished project—or simply yourself.
Creative Hour isn't a class, and you don't need to arrive with an assignment to complete.
Creative Stillness Continues
This opening experience is free to attend, but the residency doesn't end Sunday.
Creative Stillness will continue through recurring midweek meetups at Two Best Friends, giving artists of all disciplines dedicated time for stillness, independent creative practice, reflection and community.
Selected contributions from the anthology will also become touchpoints for future conversations and creative prompts—giving us opportunities to engage with the work together over time.
Access to the recurring meetups is included with the purchase of Dhayana Alejandrina's Creative Stillness or an item from our Creative Stillness Collection, available online and in store with options ranging from approximately $4–$40.
We hope to see you there!
Agenda
🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:35 PM
Arrival + Meet & Greet
Info: Settle in, meet fellow creatives and find your place in the room.
🕑: 01:35 PM - 01:50 PM
Spoken word and Creative Stillness excerpt selections
Host: Dhayana Alejandrina
Info: Spoken word and excerpt selections from Creative Stillness authors.
🕑: 01:50 PM - 02:00 PM
Spoken word performance
Host: Mikhayla Robinson Smith
🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:15 PM
Sound Bowl Meditation Session
Host: Eunice Louis-Jacques
Info: Transition from the noise outside into a more grounded creative state through guided sound.
🕑: 02:15 PM - 03:15 PM
Creative Hour
Info: One uninterrupted hour for your creative practice. Bring something you're already working on, begin something new, or simply follow what emerges.
🕑: 03:15 PM - 04:00 PM
Finding Stillness Discussion
Host: Dhayana Alejandrina
Info: A conversation with Dhayana Alejandrina and Eunice Louis-Jacques, moderated by Mikhayla Robinson Smith, exploring creativity, stillness, regulation and what it means to protect our creative lives in a world that rarely slows down.
🕑: 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Salutations + Sign Up
Info: Connect, explore Creative Stillness, and sign up to continue with us at our midweek residency meetups.
Where is it happening?
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