This month’s projects celebrate creativity that invites people in. From contemporary dance and world music to neighborhood restaurants and community spaces, these projects invite us to gather, learn, and share something meaningful together.

PROJECTS WE LOVE

EPIC ANATOMY – A Guide to Drawing Bodies

BY JAZZA

A gloriously action-packed 144+ page paperback that carries you through the thrilling, step-by-step secrets of drawing the human body, all while a brilliantly unhinged mad scientist unleashes his ambitious plans to conquer all of humanity. 

CHIMERA in NYC

BY PILLARS POLE DANCE COMPANY

NYC's first and only contemporary pole dance ensemble, debuting this month at Brooklyn Art Haus.

Bimoya (Humanity)

BY SOUSOU & MAHER CISSOKO

Marking 20 years as partners in music and life, this new album celebrates voice, kora, guitar, rhythm, and humanity.

MYCOAUDIOLOGY: The Lost Tapes

BY THE FUNGI GUY

Explore two decades of fungi field recordings and hear the hidden songs mushrooms have been singing all along.

Bex Clay Studio in Atlanta

BY BEX LAYSON

Help build a welcoming ceramics space for classes, workshops, artist talks, and clay-filled connection.

Brunswick East Bakery & Sky Farm in London

BY NATASHA BACON

Brunswick East is growing beyond the bakery with rooftop orchards, edible flowers, and a larger space built around regenerative baking and urban farming.

coucou bakehouse in Grand Rapids

BY JOY SHIN

Featuring yogurt bowls, sourdough, hojicha, and house-made cold brew, this community pop-up is building a permanent space to grow and gather.

keeping hope alive

BY RO MYRA

Guided by dreams and recorded with care in Montana, this folk album explores the cycles of grief, joy, memory, and renewal.

Parveen's in Glasgow

BY FARIYA & SAHAR

After five years of dinner clubs and canteen popups, two sisters are opening a neighborhood Pakistani restaurant & bar.

CREATIVE INSPIRATION

On growing with intention and integrity

Music curator and interviewer Margeaux Labat (marg.mp3) discusses eliminating distractions, establishing your voice over time, and staying present.

On why art is easy

Artist Hannah Tishkoff discusses wanting to win people over, how the beginning is also the middle and the end, and the power of the beat drop.

On developing tolerance for uncertainty

Novelist, filmmaker, and musician Eliza Barry Callahan discusses working in cycles, finding balance and the joy of being in the middle of a project.

On letting the work reveal itself to you

Musician Arlo Parks discusses the way patience can bring ease, accepting that acclaim ebbs and flows, and not being clouded by the world.

On meeting your own standards

Accidental Instagram influencer Ida B. on how to handle a sudden growth in audience, loving what you do every day, and the importance of putting your mental health first.