Creative Climate Morning🌱✨🎨
To celebrate the close of Minneapolis’ first Climate Week, join us for a cozy morning of creativity and reflection. This gathering is an invitation to slow down and explore climate topics through art - whether that’s knowledge you picked up during the week, movements you’re feeling inspired by, or the gifts of nature you’re feeling grateful for 🌿
In recognition of the heightened immigration enforcement activity impacting many of our neighbors in Minnesota, we will also have print designs that reflect solidarity, care for community, and environmental justice. Donations will be welcomed throughout the event to support local mutual aid groups assisting families affected by these enforcement actions!
Come bring your own t-shirt or any other material to get nature- and activism-inspired designs printed! Stop by anytime during the morning and stay as long as you'd like.
A collaboration between Gifting Grove and Boring House, this creative morning will offer two hands-on activities:
📖 Zine Making (with food-waste pigments!)
Experiment with food waste watercolors to paint, draw, and write to create your own mini zine. Reflect on climate, community, and care for the Earth 🌎💚
🖨️ Block Printing
Create prints that weave together nature, climate awareness, and community solidarity using pre-made carved blocks and traditional inks. Participants can mix and layer designs inspired by the natural world alongside designs rooted in environmental justice and collective care 🍃✨ You can print on paper to create posters and art prints, or bring your own fabric items to customize - t-shirts, sweatshirts, tote bags, or scrap fabric to turn into patches and wearable art.
We’ll be gathering in Boring House’s Studio in the California Building. Feel free to stop by Mojo Coffee before or after for a sweet treat or something warm to sip as we create and connect ☕️🧁
About Gifting Grove: Gifting Grove is a nonprofit dedicated to creating tangible opportunities to participate in a gift economy where living is inherently sustainable, joyful, and rooted in connection. Through gatherings like this, we invite people to explore a culture where value is measured not by what you consume, but by what you give and share. Our intention is to support you in giving, receiving, and celebrating the gifts of yourself, others, and the natural world.
About Boring House: Boring House is a Twin Cities based print and mural studio ran by Emma Gottschalk and Josh Eller. They have a passion for creating and sharing accessible, joyful art for all.
By registering for this event, you agree to share your registration information with the organizers of Minneapolis Climate Week.