Events
Gowanus Open Studios
This October 18th-19th, St. Lydia’s is participating in the 29th Annual Gowanus Open Studios! Hosted by Arts Gowanus, Gowanus Open Studios is Brooklyn’s biggest celebration of local art and artists; hundreds of artists across dozens of venues in the greater Gowanus neighborhood will open their doors, giving the public a rare glimpse inside the former factories, warehouses, and studio buildings of this vibrant neighborhood. This year, our space will feature artists from the Fulton Art Fair (and maybe a few Lydian artists as well!).
There will be printed maps of the event available across the neighborhood, but if you want to start planning in advance, you can find a directory of participating artists here. Hope to see you there!
Saturday: 12-6pm
Sunday: 12-3pm
Creative Bond: Mending Circle
Calling all knitters, crochet-ers, menders, craftspeople, or just folks who want to learn to mend, darn, and repair! The Creative Bond offers a monthly Monday evening mending circle at St. Lydia’s.
Creative Bond: Mere Mortals Club Game Night
Mere Mortals is a CreativeMornings NY Club co-presented by Here to Honor, Life and Soul, and Creative Bond at St. Lydia’s. The club’s aim is to bring folks together to explore different facets of mortality, exploring monthly themes and prompts.
You do NOT have to be already comfortable with the conversation around death and mortality. This is a place for folks who don’t have the opportunity to discuss these things regularly.
October’s theme: Mortality-minded Game Night with Here to Honor!
Dinner Church
All Saints Day is centered on the remembrance of loved ones who have died, especially in the past year.
Share stories, share the meal, work together.
Creative Bond: Work in Progress
Calling all creatives: bring your WIPs, your projects, drafts, and dreams! Once a month on the second Sunday (between Waffle Church and Dinner Church) Creative Bond hosts a casual time to make progress on your art (whatever medium!) in the company of other creatives. You’re welcome to bring a snack or bev to share!
Creative Bond: The Artist’s Way Meetup
The Artist’s Way is a book/program to overcome creative blocks and reconnect to the artist within. Through writing prompts and exercises like morning pages, artist dates, creative clusters, and spiritual practices, this journey helps to reignite creativity regardless of your artistic background.
The Creative Bond is excited to begin an informal Artist’s Way discussion group, with its first three gatherings set for October 8, November 12, December 10. Whether you’re a long-time practitioner, reading through it for the first time, or just curious about getting started, you’re welcome to join in the discovery and community!
Creative Bond: The Artist’s Way Meetup (Copy)
The Artist’s Way is a book/program to overcome creative blocks and reconnect to the artist within. Through writing prompts and exercises like morning pages, artist dates, creative clusters, and spiritual practices, this journey helps to reignite creativity regardless of your artistic background.
The Creative Bond is excited to begin an informal Artist’s Way discussion group, with its first three gatherings set for October 8, November 12, December 10. Whether you’re a long-time practitioner, reading through it for the first time, or just curious about getting started, you’re welcome to join in the discovery and community!
Creative Bond: Work in Progress
Calling all creatives: bring your WIPs, your projects, drafts, and dreams! Once a month on the second Sunday (between Waffle Church and Dinner Church) Creative Bond hosts a casual time to make progress on your art (whatever medium!) in the company of other creatives. You’re welcome to bring a snack or bev to share!
Creative Bond: Work in Progress
Calling all creatives: bring your WIPs, your projects, drafts, and dreams! Once a month on the second Sunday (between Waffle Church and Dinner Church) Creative Bond hosts a casual time to make progress on your art (whatever medium!) in the company of other creatives. You’re welcome to bring a snack or bev to share!
Creative Bond: The Artist’s Way Meetup
The Artist’s Way is a book/program to overcome creative blocks and reconnect to the artist within. Through writing prompts and exercises like morning pages, artist dates, creative clusters, and spiritual practices, this journey helps to reignite creativity regardless of your artistic background.
The Creative Bond is excited to begin an informal Artist’s Way discussion group, with its first three gatherings set for October 8, November 12, December 10. Whether you’re a long-time practitioner, reading through it for the first time, or just curious about getting started, you’re welcome to join in the discovery and community!
Creative Bond: It’s Your Funeral
Another gathering of the Mere Mortals Club, led by Here to Honor, Life and Soul, and Creative Mornings.
Creative Bond: Jeff Hiller Talk & Book Signing
As a progressive, queer-affirming church, St. Lydia’s is delighted to host Jeff Hiller (“Somebody Somewhere”), an artist with a nuanced outlook on faith and community. On Sept 17th, St. Lydia’s Creative Bond program spotlights Jeff to discuss his new book — “Actress of a Certain Age,” available for purchase at the event — with Brooklyn Rail journalist Billy McEntee before signing copies for guests. To join this free evening of conversation (and bubbles!) RSVP by emailing creativebond@stlydias.org!
Creative Bond: Live Art Career Q&A
Victoria Fry is hosting an Art Career Q&A on Wednesday, September 3 at St. Lydia’s in Brooklyn. Join us at 6pm for an evening of support and guidance! 🫶
We’ll kick things off with a guided journaling exercise, followed by group discussion and Q&A. Bring all of your questions about navigating your art career!
🗓️ September 3 @ 6pm
📍 St. Lydia’s, 304 Bond St, Brooklyn NY 11231
This will be a donation-based gathering (sliding scale—give what feels right via Zelle or PayPal upon arrival), and all proceeds will go directly to St. Lydia’s.
Creative Bond: Reclaiming Freedom Within
A spiritual abolition workshop led by Vie Darling.
Creative Bond: Grief After a Significant Loss
led by the Mere Mortals Club: Here to Honor & Life and Soul.
Creative Bond: Mending Circle
Calling all knitters, crochet-ers, menders, craftspeople, or just folks who want to learn to mend, darn, and repair! Mother Larisa Shaterian, supported by the Creative Bond, leads a twice-monthly Monday evening mending circle at St. Lydia’s.
Creative Bond: Redacted: An Erasure Poetry Workshop
Creative Bond presents, REDACTED: an erasure poetry workshop with Naomi Brenman. Erasure poetry is a form of found poetry. We will read and discuss a couple examples, then take pre-existing texts and blackout all the words except those in the new poem. It’s a kind of backwards process that invites looseness and mistakes! This workshop is for those with or without poetry experience, though a desire to experiment boldly and read some poetry is expected. Snacks provided! Bring a text to redact.
Creative Bond: A Sweetychat Service Round 2
Creative Bond presents another Sweetychat Service led by Matthew J. Donovan. Enjoy an evening of sweet and tender readings in that quiet, candlelit kind of way that feels rare and needed lately. Come hang. Snacks & drinks are provided but and welcome to bring yours to share.
Creative Bond: Mending Circle
Calling all knitters, crochet-ers, menders, craftspeople, or just folks who want to learn to mend, darn, and repair! Mother Larisa Shaterian, supported by the Creative Bond, will be leading a twice-monthly Monday evening mending circle at St. Lydia’s.
Backyard Bash: Summer Fundraiser!
This fundraiser will feature so much summertime goodness: food, drinks, music, art, and more.
Creative Bond: Work in Progress
Calling all creatives: bring your WIPs, your projects, drafts, and dreams! Starting this 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟲 𝗮𝘁 𝟯𝗽𝗺 Creative Bond will be hosting twice-monthly (ish) Sunday afternoons at St. Lydia’s, a casual time to make progress on your art (whatever medium!) in the company of other creatives. And as always, snacks are provided.