Watch the livestream of our July event: the 4th Annual New York is Creative!

Special thanks to:
Our venue Newlab for hosting us.
Our partners Harvest and MPB.
Our Global Partner Adobe.
And our Global Patron the Harnisch Foundation.

📍 Our venue is Newlab located at 19 Morris Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205. 

🚧 Please note that The Cumberland Gate is closed for construction. (It is usually the closest entrance into the Brooklyn Navy Yard.)

So, please use the gate at Carlton & Flushing - and plan for an additional 10 minutes of travel time!

Here is a Google map for your reference.

Our theme for July is MENTOR.

It was chosen by our Glasgow chapter in Scotland, illustrated by Molly Hankinson, and is presented by Adobe.  

No one is born with all the knowledge and skills they’ll need to thrive in life. That’s why kids go to school. But we shouldn’t stop learning once we graduate. We need to find new teachers. 

A mentor doesn’t have to be an expert or the top of their field. Just someone who’s been there and done that before. Someone to show you the way and offer a bit of advice and encouragement. Ideally, they’re willing to make introductions and mention your name when you’re not in the room. 

Being a mentor is considered a way of giving back. But mentors get just as much out of the relationship, if not more. Beyond the satisfaction of helping, mentors also learn from their mentees. From a fresh way of looking at established practices to tackling new problems with a beginner’s mind. 

So, ask for help. We all could use a guide as we climb. Find your mentors and be a mentor in return. Your plans for growth are more likely to succeed if they include lifting others up as you rise.

See more photos from our June event with Liza Donnelly on our Flickr.

Watch the livestream of our June event with Liza Donnelly!

And special thanks to:
Our venue The Morgan Library & Museum for hosting us.
Our partners Harvest and MPB.
Our Global Partner Adobe.
And our Global Patron the Harnisch Foundation.

Our theme for June is PUNK. It was chosen by our Bologna chapter in Italy and illustrated by Cristina Portolano. 

🎸The description for this month’s theme is written in the style of lyrics to a punk rock song. If you know a band that wants to put them to music, we’ll feature their cover song of our punk rock anthem on the CreativeMornings blog and social. 🎵

Does the system feel broken 

Staring at our screens

Not hearing the screams

Wake up wake up wake up

We’re not meant to go it alone 

Find your people lift them up

Do what you can with what you got

Wake up wake up wake up

Your creativity can save you

What you gonna make

What you gonna change

Wake up wake up wake up🎸 🎵 🧷

See more photos from our May event with Yancey Strickler on our Flickr.

Watch the livestream of our May event with Yancey Strickler!

Special thanks to: 
Our venue L'Alliance New York for hosting us.
Our partners Harvest and MPB.
Our Global Partner Adobe. 
And our Global Patron the Harnisch Foundation.

Our theme for May is REVIVAL. It was chosen by our Fort Worth chapter in Texas and illustrated by Mariell Guzman.

“Everything old is new again” sums up the revivals that bubble up throughout culture. Clothing styles, art movements, and all kinds of things come back into fashion decades after their original popularity waned. It’s a useful paradigm. Take something old, dust it off, and adapt it to suit the present moment. 

But are there really no original ideas left? Has everything been done? Does it matter? New context adds new meaning. You can recycle whatever you want, just make it your own. Lots of things from the past are worth saving from obscurity. 

What we need is a few more revivals. 

A revival of empathy and understanding. 

Kindness and caring.

A revival of handwritten notes and holding open doors for strangers. 

Let’s pursue hobbies and join clubs instead of optimizing and monetizing every hour. 

Bring back boredom and curiosity. 

It’s time for a revival of the golden rule. 

It’s up to you to distill the best of the past and create a better future.

See more photos from our April event with Timothy Goodman on our Flickr.