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Registration for Dream Seeding for Changing Realities All Ages Art Show is open now!!!

We are actively seeking submissions of art in ANY feasible medium from folks of any age or skill level, that someone helps us to see a more compassionate culture is actually possible.

We also are seeking folks who may want to participate in the creation of community art projects to show in Dream Seeding in March, or who may be interested in volunteering to help spread the word, find submissions, help set up the show, or anything else.

There are so many ways to participate– just let us know how we can help you to help us make Dream Seeding for Changing Realities come forth!!

Dream Seeding Events

Dream Seeding Open House Friday, January 21st, from 7:30-9 pm in the Crazy Wisdom Bookstore & Tearoom Community Room (114 S. Main St., Ann Arbor), where we will have pictures from past Dream Seeding shows and lots more to get you inspired to seed some dreams yourself…

Ann Arbor Reskilling Festival, Saturday, February 5th,
creating an all ages community art project!  The Ann Arbor Reskilling Festival (Rudolf Steiner High School, 2230 Pontiac Trail, Ann Arbor) offers fun, free classes in ways we can live more sustainably, such as sock darning, bread-making, and preparing for spring gardens…

Beyond that, we will be having Dream Seeding work-parties most Fridays between our Open House and the opening of the show.  Please contact us for more details about times and locations

Participants should register by February 14th, with late entries accepted, if possible.

Art Drop Off Day Monday February 28th– Most work will be delivered right to the gallery in the Michigan Union

Dream Seeding for Changing Realities All Ages Art Show will be open to the public at the Michigan Union Art Lounge (530 S. State St.) from March 1st until March 31st

Saturday March 19th, 6 to 9 pm, Dream Seeding Reception with music, dance, storytelling and food

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Please join us as we gather the dreams of a community.  And no matter what, may each of you see a more compassionate culture come forth!

Organizing large community art shows takes the combined efforts of many dozens of people and organizations.  So we wish to thank our co-sponsors for their gracious support, as well as for their great and many contributions to our community!

Crazy Wisdom Bookstore & Tearoom

Crazy Wisdom is Ann Arbor’s premier local bookstore “about consciousness” with titles spanning a world of spiritualities, holistic health, the greening of society, and more, as well as a tearoom with about 100 kinds of tea, that hosts free live music 2 or 3 nights a week, poetry, lectures, and discussion, and a community room for more kinds of classes and meetings.  Crazy Wisdom also publishes the inspiring informative and free Crazy Wisdom Community Journal, with articles, interviews, and listings for hundreds of local “body-mind-spirit” events in every issue.  We thank Crazy Wisdom for supporting each of our Dream Seeding shows, 2007, 2009, 2010, & 2011!

Michigan Peaceworks

Michigan Peaceworks is an Ann Arbor-based grass-roots organization dedicated to peace, democracy, civil rights, and civil liberties.  Michigan Peaceworks has been organizing demonstrations, workshops, and other events, and training young people on how to do the same, to mobilize for peace.  We are very happy to have the support of Michigan Peaceworks!

Debs House

Eugene V. Debs Cooperative House is an Ann Arbor vegetarian student co-op, with a long history of supporting the activist, artistic and musical projects of its members.  Debs House has been the site of many “art parties” and community art projects, and has supported every Dream Seeding show.  Thanks, Debsters!!

Just a few things coming up soon:

Happy 2010!

Look for our ad amongst the many inspiring stories and events  in the Winter 2010 Crazy Wisdom Community Journal, Ann Arbor’s holistic magazine…

**Thursday, January 14, 7:30-9pm:    We will be hosting Dream Seeding meet up night at Debs Co-op in Ann Arbor for anyone interested in participating in any way.  We will be especially focusing on a potential collaborative Dream Seeding art project that we may create for the show. Please contact us if you plan to come!

Saturday, January 16, 1 to 3pm: Opening Reception for “13 Ladies: A Journey of Healing” a compelling multimedia art exhibit by Dream Seeding 2009 artist Lilith Dorr at the Swords into Plowshares Peace Center & Art Gallery in Detroit.   Lilith Dorr’s show will run until February 20th, please see Swords into Plowshare’s website for more details. Also as part of this exhibit, on Jan. 30, 1pm there will an Information Resource Forum about child abuse and domestic violence.

Monday, January 18, 4 to 5:30pm: MLK Day U.S. Social Forum Event in the U-M School of Social Work Educational Coneference Center –This event will bring together community and campus groups working for social justice and healthy communities as part of a learning and sharing about the upcoming US Social Forum in Detroit and to envision what is possible in Washtenaw County as folks build toward June and beyond. Joining the discussion will be Emery Wright of Project South in Atlanta who will share from his experience as part of organizing the first US Social Forum in Atlanta in 2007.

An Joyful & Engaged Martin Luther King Day to All!