An intentional space for Black + Brown LGBTQ+ Gender Expansive creatives + entrepreneurs to co-work co-dream, co-build + play.
Creativity meets community at Co-Werq + Playscape designed by Hidmo & Rad Healing Lab✨
🌈 Join us at Pilsen Arts & Community House for a colorful evening of co-creation, playful productivity and collective study.
Designed as a safe, generative space for Black + Brown LGBTQ+ Gender Expansive creatives & entrepeneurs, this is where work becomes play and play molds the future. Come for the whole experience, or drop in just to light the spark of your next big idea. At Co-Werq + Playscape, you choose your adventure. 🎢
Come through and:
🛝 co-play 🌥co-dream 🕸co-create
🎥 Storyboard your next groundbreaking short film.
📅 Strategize and color-code your content calendar.
🎙️ Script the dialogue for your next captivating podcast episode.
✍🏿 Pen the first lines of a screenplay that's been dancing in your thoughts.
🌐 Network with fellow creatives and spark collaborations + whatever you are devoted to in this szn.
"What’s the vibe?"
🫧 shape community, exchange resources + support to 🛝play 🌥co-dream 🕸co-create
🫧 irl session that you can drop in + out of as you need
🫧 focus-centered sounds + music (mostly sounds, little/no words)
🫧 light bites + non-alcoholic bevages provided (*this is intentionally a dry event)
🫧 upon arrival, start with an intention: what you’d like to devote the session to
🫧 around 7:30p, we'll take a connection break to check in with each other + all attendees have the option to participate in "surviving capitalism 101" where we will workshop a few actionable steps to help creatives & entrepreneurs fund their lives and passions.
🫧 before you go, commitment: what you are committed to after the work session
We uphold a caring and safe environment:
😷 Masks are worn indoors unless eating or drinking.
🧼 High standards of cleanliness are maintained for your health and comfort.
🪑 Accessibility is a priority, with wheelchair-friendly spaces and various seating options.
Your creativity deserves this space; your ideas deserve this time. Claim your spot in this co-creative haven and transform the way you see work and play.💡
🖱️ please note: this is a play + werq space for accountability, body-doubling, practice, study, movement, rest, or whatever you’ve created intention to use the time for. you’re welcome to spend the entire three hours or pop in to send a quick email— it’s truly up to you.
If you require accommodation for sensory or accessibility needs, please contact us directly by the method most easeful for you:
email: friends@hidmo.co OR dfrantz@radicalresilience.work
phone: (312) 371-1171
instagram dm: @radhealinglab or @hidmo.co
ABOUT THE COLLABORATORS:
radical healing lab
Radical Healing Lab commits to nurturing visions of collective care, liberation, and healing within Black queer and gender-expansive communities. Our commitment is to create transformative spaces where marginalized voices are celebrated and amplified. Our mission weaves ancestral wisdom with innovative practices, fostering resilient communities through mental health, community design, and artistic expression. We focus on nurturing intracommunal relationships and inspiring radical change towards a culture of collective care + creativity.
dr. nick alder, ph.d., (they/themme/theirs) is a Black queer non-binary anti-disciplinary creative co-conspirator, healing + liberation technologist, spacemaker + community designer making healing and liberation irresistible. their work nurtures the creative spirit + crafts ecosystems of care, + possibility. they are guided by the words of Audre Lorde, “without community, there is no liberation.”
Hidmo
Feven (they/them) is a Black non-binary artist with a background in writing, music, design, program management and community building. They've loaned parts of their brain to various places including: Frame.io, Adobe, Thinkful (Chegg), Deloitte, Tinder, C.O.R.E. Culture Group, Atlanta Public Schools and Emory University. Beyond those spaces, their work explores creative expression as a vehicle for healing intergenerational trauma and sparking freedom movements. Ultimately, they are driven by a desire to co-build communities that are: healthy, accessible, sustainable and equitable.
To scale their work and passions, they're building Hidmo: an anti-disciplinary creative firm. This firm serves as a creative outlet producing sound, visual, experience and community design. Feven is excited to partner with more people and organizations that share their value of building just, healthy communities.
Pilsen Arts & Community House
is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization offering space and resources through exhibitions, art instruction and mentorship. We believe in fostering positive relationships with artists and community members to ensure continued growth and service in Pilsen while providing creative opportunities for all.