You have creative desires, but they always get sidelined by professional life.
For you if
Sound like you?
You struggle with consistency and are seeking a place to cultivate a creative practice that aligns with you personally and professionally.
You have an idea of where you're headed, but your vision feels foggy — and you crave support to clarify the path forward.
— Toni Morrison, Sula
Like any artist without an art form, she became dangerous
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Develop a visual voice through
A Creative Wellness Course for Social Change Professionals
How it Works
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From the Cohorts
RAMONA PERRY
While I identify as both a creative and a professional, I had never considered creativity as a pathway to my professional vision. The integration of creativity and professional development was unique, effective, and right on time for me.
“I am so grateful for the Visual Voice experience! My participation in this workshop came at a time when I felt I had skills and resources, but no clear vision and only a limited connection to myself as a creative."
I entered unsure of what it meant to have a visual voice and discovered that art can be both personal and communal, a way to speak beyond myself and toward the causes and stories that matter to me.
"Before joining this course, my experience with collaging was limited to my yearly vision board, but this course opened me up to a deeper practice."
LAUREN ABU OUF
"Michaela’s facilitation created a space where I could release the fear of “getting it right” and instead trust my own experience and intuition.”
ANN OLUGBILE
While I identify as both a creative and a professional, I had never considered creativity as a pathway to my professional vision. The integration of creativity and professional development was unique, effective, and right on time for me.
It's rare to find a space that prioritizes well-being and individuality over perfection. That's freeing, non-competitive, and allows for everyone to be honored and celebrated exactly where they were at."
It helped me find my core self again: Who am I, and who am I visually? What images resonate with me, and how do I want to put them together? I accessed a part of myself I hadn’t touched in almost 40 years. There were so many unexpected sparks that turned into visual poetry. Doing this in community—seeing others’ creativity and feeling that mutual support—was incredibly special.
“This course gave me the space to rediscover who I am—visually—without having to write emails, draft proposals, or twist my brain into work mode. "
SOPHIA JAMAL
Learning from AfriCOBRA
Color, Manifesto & Meaning
Taste of the Curriculum
Featured Session
Together, we'll explore:
- AfriCOBRA's color philosophy — Kool-Aid colors, shine, and rhythm as visual language
- Writing a personal manifesto to anchor your creative voice
- Mixed-media image-making to translate your words into color and form
Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will have
Deeper self-awareness and the building blocks to your creative process
Self-Awareness
A hands-on creative practice that supports your mental health
Practice
Visual communication skills and the confidence to express your vision.
Expression
An intentional network of peers navigating a period of personal renewal and professional reinvention.
Connection
A strategy to translate your big vision from imagination into reality.
Activation
Be the first to know when the next cohort opens, what's included, and which track fits where you are right now — low-commitment or fully immersive.
Reclaim the creative spirit through a consistent art practice.
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