UPCOMING WORKSHOPS:

EXpress Yourself:

Creative Empowerment for Women

Finding Your Voice through Songwriting

Mondays and Wednesdays 7:30-8:30pm

March 15 through April 7, 2021

For Women’s History month, take some time to nurture and empower yourself through sound! This workshop will explore the nature of creativity and expression, honor creative impulses, acknowledge and quiet our inner critic, and open up to the expressive possibilities of sound and words. We will expand our senses, open our voices, and embolden our hearts! Take ownership of your creative and expressive potential in this judgement-free zone for women only!

Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced musician, you have the ability to create songs that can inspire. We will help you access your own imagination and creativity to turn ideas into songs. Through simple, fun exercises we will guide you through an easy process that will empower you to make meaningful music.

Relax ~ Reflect ~ Trust ~ Reconnect ~ Release ~ Empower ~ Integrate

Eligibility:

This workshop is for women ages 18+. No previous musical experience is necessary. All backgrounds are welcome!

Technical Requirements:

EX.C.E.L.L.’s Winter 2021 Songwriting workshop will take place virtually through ZOOM. Participants should have access to a computer, smart phone, or other interface with audio and video conferencing capabilities.

Tuition: $175

Need-based assistance is available.

(See application for more information.)

Application:

https://forms.gle/EGdMV3cS3Ndd9EyF9

Past Events:

October 6 & 8, 2020

Silo Busting Seminars (Indeterminacy Festival): EX.C.E.L.L., Unboxed

As we strive to find our place in a radically changing world, we are limited by an identity box of self-imposed restrictions as to who we are and how we should behave. Creativity and introspection offer unique opportunities for growth and expanded possibilities, if we allow them to function as the powerful tools they can be. Unboxed, we reconsider our relationship with ourselves and the world around us through our creative process.

March 23-March 29, 2020

Creativity, Wonder, and Solace in Pandemic Times

Series of Facebook Livestream events featuring exercises in mindfulness, innovation, and self-care.

January 25, 2020; 10-11:30am:

Introductory Workshop on Creativity and Expression

Isaías González-Soto Library Auditorium, 280 Porter Ave, Buffalo, NY, 14201

Free admission.

January 25, 2020; 4-5:30pm:

Introductory Workshop on Creativity and Expression

Frank E. Merriweather, Jr. Library Auditorium, 1324 Jefferson Ave, Buffalo, NY 14208

Free admission.