Creative Departures is your monthly creative hub

A free lecture from someone already building what you want to build. An open session to make something. And a room full of photographers, designers, painters, makers, and creators of color who are looking for the same thing you are.

Every departure takes you somewhere new.

Event is Free
to attend

That $5 postcard helps us pay our featured artists and speakers for their time. It’s how we make sure there’s always a next one.

If you want to give a little more, we set up a community donation option right in the RSVP. No pressure. Just an option.

Here’s what’s waiting for you.

We do this every month so you have a chance to find your people every month.

An open creative session.

Bring whatever you’re working on. Sketchbook, laptop, canvas. No judgment. Just make stuff alongside other people doing the same.

A collectible postcard for $5.

New design every month, made by one of our artists. Keep it. Frame it. Send it to someone.

A free lecture every month.

A local creative gives their time and shares how they’re building their practice. Real experience. Real stories. Things you can actually use. And it costs you nothing to be in the room.

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woman wearing black scoop-neck long-sleeved shirt
Esther Bryce

Founder / Interior designer

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woman in black blazer with brown hair
Lianne Wilson

Broker

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man standing near white wall
Jaden Smith

Architect

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woman smiling wearing denim jacket
Jessica Kim

Photographer

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in Austin, TX


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nonprofit in Texas.