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JANUARY EVENT PHOTOS

January’s global theme: Sanctuary

Columbus speaker: Lori Guth

Lori Guth is a yoga and resiliency coach trained in Urban Zen Integrative Therapy. She has taught restorative yoga and Reiki for 20 years, guiding students from all walks of life with the motto: “Slow down, do less be more.”  Nurturing connection and building relationships are the center of everything Lori does. This includes latest projects with Columbus, Musuem of Art, Greater Columbus Arts Council, Equitas Health,  and Zen Genius, where Lori is teaching staff members how to regulate their nervous systems through mindfulness practices. Lori’s gift to the world is teaching simple, potent, and powerful tools from yoga, meditation, essential oil therapy, and Reiki that will support you mentally, emotionally, and spiritually to make space and come home to yourself. 

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DECEMBER EVENT PHOTOS

December’s global theme: Abundance

Columbus speaker: Tariq Tarry

Tariq Tarey is currently the Director of Refugee Social Services at Jewish Family Services in Columbus, Ohio. He serves on Ohio’s New African Immigrants Commission and the Franklin County Board of Commissioner’s New American Advisory Council

Tariq is also a documentary photographer, skilled in both still photography and filmmaking. His exhibition, “Bhutanese-Nepali Neighbors” was on display at the Ohio History Connection throughout 2017 and was nominated for the Community Arts Partnership Award by the Greater Columbus Arts Council. In 2018 “Bhutanese-Nepali Neighbors” exhibit won the Ohio Museums Associations best of show. 

He currently has exhibitions showing at the Rutherford B. Hayes Museum in Freemont, Ohio and at Otterbein University.  Several of his images now belong to the permanent collection of the Columbus Museum of Art. Tariq directed “Women, War and Resettlement: Nasro’s Journey,” which was aired on WOSU Public Television in 2012.  Moreover, Tariq’s film, “The Darien Gap,” was shown in the 2nd United States Conference on African Immigrant and Refugee Health. Among Tariq’s honors are the South Side Settlement House’s Arts Freedom Award in 2006 and the Ohio Art Council’s Individual Artist Award in 2008 and in that same year Tariq won the Greater Columbus Art Council’s Individual Artist Award. 

Currently, Tariq is working on a book project documenting representative refugee populations in Central Ohio.

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OCTOBER EVENT PHOTOS

October’s global theme: Ethos

Columbus speaker: Andy J. Pizza

Andy J. Pizza is Columbus, OH based American illustrator working with clients like The New York Times and LEGO, and for picture books like “A Pizza With Everything On It” (Amazon’s Best Kid’s Books List 2021, Booklist Starred Review). His podcast, Creative Pep Talk, hosts guests like comedian Abbi Jacobson and poet Morgan Harper Nichols. Andy is also storyteller, often pep talking teams at creative hubs like Warby Parker and Sesame Street. 

“Storytelling is at the center of everything I do. While that may be obvious in my podcast and talks, it’s just as central to my illustration practice, in that my favorite definition of illustration is not ‘drawing’ but rather ‘writing with pictures.’ There is an “Ethos” at the center of my personal and creative life and it’s this: YOU are a good thing that primarily needs cultivated, not overcome. You and your art are inseparable, so to make art you love, you must love yourself. Therefore, developing an “ethos” of deep self knowledge and appreciation is creatively essential.”

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SEPTEMBER EVENT PHOTOS

September's global theme: Depth

Columbus speaker: Hanif Abdurraqib

Hanif Abdurraqib pushes us to look deeper, seeking out the story wrestling beneath the narrative we tell about our cities, communities, and histories. As a nationally renowned poet, Hanif provides examples of depth in history and dance to push each of us to more closely examine the story that really wants to be told as creatives. Using examples from the dance marathons of the Great Depression and the show “Soul Train,” he illustrates the layers of complexity in stories we tell. In this talk, Abdurraqib welcomes us into his writer’s mind as it seeks to find the truest version of the stories he wants to tell, which often include themes like love, struggle, moments of magic, and of course, music.

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August’s global theme: Critical

Columbus speaker: Scott Woods

Scott Woods is an Emmy award-winning writer and event organizer in Columbus, Ohio. He is the founder of Streetlight Guild, a performing arts non-profit, and the 2022 first place winner of Press Club of Cleveland’s All-Ohio Best Essay Award.  

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July’s global theme: Spirituality

Columbus speaker: Eric Zimmer

Eric is a behavior coach, Interfaith Spiritual Director, podcast host, and writer. He’s endlessly inspired by the quest for a greater understanding of how our minds work and how to intentionally create the lives we want to live. 

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