The Creative Convergence

Map Art for Place-Based Memories

A recent trip to South Dakota and Pine Ridge Reservation inspired me to collect maps and travel paraphenalia to collage and paint on, creating a…

Jun 19 • Emily Kaminsky

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May 2025

Quiddity, Distillation, Essence

Short essay on poem variations. How low can you go?

May 4, 2025 • Emily Kaminsky

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April 2025

Poets En Plein Air

The unexpected creative connection and sustenance that comes from drawing poets in the wild

Apr 18, 2025 • Emily Kaminsky

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The Write to Return

Cultivating Creative Cohorts, Yes! And, Turning Inwards. Introducing "The Hack Shack", a Home for My Art, Haiku, Poems, and Short Stories.

Apr 2, 2025 • Emily Kaminsky

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March 2025

Refugee Artist Center Adds Music, Photography & Soon -> Mini-Library

An overdue update on the Nakivale Young Talent Community refugee artists, a group of 15+ aspiring artists trying to launch their creative careers while…

Mar 24, 2025 • Emily Kaminsky

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December 2024

Solstice Update | Mid-December 2024 Nakivale YTC Artist News

The Lights Are On Thanks to Solar! Storybooks Turned into Mini-Zines and Online Videos. Visit to New Refugee Arrivals. And, Final Appeal for Holiday…

Dec 18, 2024 • Emily Kaminsky

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Young Refugee Artists: The Launch of A Month-In-The-Life Series

Monthly posts in the Refugee Artist Support Circle Section of The Creative Convergence chronicle the lives of young refugee artists living in Nakivale…

Dec 2, 2024 • Emily Kaminsky

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11 | 2024 Nakivale YTC Artist News

Art Education Center infrastructure improvements bring critical sanitation, clean water, and community Wi-Fi while artists complete Holiday Cards and…

Dec 2, 2024 • Emily Kaminsky

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November 2024

October 2024 NYTC Art Gallery

Art created by NYTC Art Faciliators with materials purchased from the proceeds of September 28th Art Exhibit and Auction

Nov 29, 2024 • Emily Kaminsky

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Through the Looking Glass: Nature's Restorative Mirror

Finding balance and self through art and introspection on Walden Pond

Nov 20, 2024 • Emily Kaminsky

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10 | 2024 Nakivale YTC Artist News

On Top of the World, Art Haul, Painting En Plein Air, and Bringing Art to New Refugee Arrivals in Rubondo

Nov 1, 2024 • Emily Kaminsky and AKON DEOGRACE

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October 2024

09 | 2024 Nakivale YTC Artist News

Welcome to September!

Oct 1, 2024 • Emily Kaminsky and AKON DEOGRACE

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