Lisa B Kelley performs/reads Perla’s Daughter- IONE reads from her great grandmother, BIO Awardee Frances Anne Rollin’s The Life and Times of Martin Delaney as well as from her biographical memoirs Pride of Family and Pride’s Daughter.
The Idea Garden and Ione’s 26th Annual Dream Festival present Priestess Round Table, A virtual discussion and Q & A moderated by Artist and Advisor Sadee Brathwaite, featuring IONE, Shirley Parker-Benjamin, Toni Thomas and Li Harris, women artists and healers who are Minister/Priestesses of the Ministry of Maåt. The discussion will center on personal creative and healing aspects, the influence of African heritage on art and life-how living a life of authenticity can be a revolutionary act, and art as healing and healing as art. The Ministry of Maåt is an international spiritual and educational organization nurturing the ideal of a harmonious and balanced world community. Featured Round Table guests are noted Black artists, healers, writers, and community organizers.
Sadee Brathwaite is taking over our Instagram feed to share her latest imagery as the inaugural artist-in-residence at the idea garden. For Sadee, the pieces are a personal exploration of what it means to arrive at a new location, a new destination, a new state of being, a new awareness. Referencing the idea of coming into deeper realizations personally and historically, and examining Brathwaite’s own relationship to being a black, female, Caribbean born immigrant, the work touches upon the themes of colonialism, immigration, home, community and spirituality. Please stop by online and learn more about her creative process.
Please check out Sadee’s art and other events here.
Please join Sadee Brathwaite, an ordained Minister/Priestess of Maåt, as she helps you move and shift your energy and teaches you how to radiate. Sadee provides guidance, support, and motivation, helping people to heal and grow in life, in spirituality and in creativity. Sadee will be leading a 30 minute guided Affirmation Session to provide support, strength and courage for anyone who needs assistance going through a life change. Utilizing mindfulness practices and breathing exercises participants will work with select affirmations that are helpful for grounding, releasing fear, and opening to change.
Please check out Sadee’s art and other events here.
Arrivals, a solo show by Artist & Advisor Sadee Brathwaite features new work created over the course of her three month residency at the idea garden. The pieces are a personal exploration of what it means to arrive at a new location, a new destination, a new state of being, a new awareness. Referencing the idea of coming into deeper realizations personally and historically, and examining Brathwaite’s own relationship to being a black, female, Caribbean born immigrant, the work touches upon the themes of colonialism, immigration, home, community and spirituality.
Only seeing a blank space above…having other trouble with the 3D viewer? You can view a lower tech version of Sadee’s exhibition here.
More Events
Below is the latest information on all Sadee’s events.
Event:Opening Night Instagram Live Takeover (@theideagarden) Date: Saturday, February 6th, 7pm Cost: Free Description: Join Sadee as she takes over the ideagarden instagram feed (@theideagarden) and shares her new imagery and the creative process behind it.
Event: Priestess Round Table, an online discussion Q&A Date: Thursday, March 25th, 3pm Cost: Free Description: The discussion will center on personal creative and healing aspects, the influence of African heritage on art and life-how living a life of authenticity can be a revolutionary act, and art as healing and healing as art.
Sadee’s Bio
Brathwaite, originally born in Barbados, immigrated to New York at the age of eight. She graduated with a BFA in Painting from SUNY New Paltz in 2004 and was ordained as a Minister/Priestess of Maat in 2008. Brathwaite offers guidance, support, and motivation, helping people to heal and grow in life, in spirituality and in creativity. She helps to move and shift energy via one-on-one sessions, guided meditations, sacred rituals and ceremonies, and affirmations. Her artwork primarily focuses on the female form, utilizing archetypes and symbols to engage universal themes to tell personal and global stories.
Sadee is our inaugural artist-in-residence and Arrivals is a featured exhibit for Black History Month Kingston and Women’s History Month Kingston. All art in the show is available for purchase, with all proceeds going directly to the artist (as always, the idea garden does not charge artists any fees to show their work). We were thrilled to provide space for the residency and if you feel called to do so, a gift to the artist can be made through Venmo @Sadee-Brathwaite.
Group Crits are monthly gatherings bringing together creatives hosted by Stella Yoon of Hudson River Exchange. Join us to discuss the things you’re thinking about creatively or about your small business. Not the traditional art school style critique, it’s a structured discussion in small groups that sparks a lot of ideas and conversation. Think of it as quick fire round table and a great way to meet fellow creatives. We start with introductions and review the format of the discussion. Come and see what it’s all about! We invite you to bring a question or something you’re working on that you’d like group feedback on. It’s not required to present a question but we do ask that you be open to jumping into the conversation, contributing support or sharing thoughts!
We’ll take some time to let people settle in and the group sessions start at 5:30pm.
Date and Time:Friday March 20th , 6:30pm – 8:30pm – EVENT POSTPONED
Cost: Free / Donations Accepted
Event Description:
Visualization is one of the most powerful tools in manifesting our wants, thoughts & desires into real life; it helps us to achieve our goals.
Did you know that Olympic athletes have been using it for decade to improve performance, and Psychology Today reports that the brain patterns activated when a weightlifter lifts heavy weights are also similarly activated when the lifter just imagined lifting weights. When we bring our imagination into the tangible realm it creates a powerful energy around it that helps strengthen the path to our goals. But also It inspires & reminds us when we forget or loose track.
Come & create a Vision Board & manifest your dreams.
We will be providing a safe, supportive & non judgemental space to all Womxn to create, craft & share , no prior art experience necessary.
This is zero waste event & we will have as much recycled as possible supplies by donation but you are welcomed to bring your own 🙂
if you can’t join in person we invite you to create a vision board at home before you begin take a moment to pause, feel & set an intention, then draw, paint, write cut & paste away. there is no right or wrong way to create a Vision Board. its about You. what makes you feel good, what uplifts you, what do you want more of in your life what bring you Joy
Date: Saturday March 21st, 4pm – 7pm EVENT POSTPONED
Event Description:
Be a living participant in a “homey” art event installation & social experiment.
Participate in a choice variety of simple creating & sharing opportunities. A unique experience in celebration of all women while appreciating the art of black women displayed in the gallery space as a part of the “Source of Self Regard” exhibit.
We are having a dinner party, (among other things) and you’re invited!
It’s a no-stress, “we got the entree” dinner, with an optional, personally nostalgic potluck dessert, provided by you. . .
“Other things” may require a creative spirit, business cards, an idea of a Kingston woman you want to acknowledge, reflection, artwork 8” x 10” or smaller — focusing on a woman’s perspective, attention for a brief poetry reading related to the exhibit, and an opened heart ! Thank you much. Look forward to seeing you at HOMe.
For more information and to RSVP please contact Dahlia by March 18th at:
dahlia.lucky.arts1968@gmail.com
Please mention if you’ll be bringing the optional dessert.
