🏕 Camp Chronicles - Base Camp NY // Issue #15

Hi Everyone!

It’s Cristina here, popping into the newsletter for the very first time :)

As the leaves start to change into a springtime bloom, I've been reflecting on what brings us all to Creator Camp.

Whether it’s the search for community, a spark of creative inspiration, or an escape from the noise of everyday life, we’re all on a very unique journey together.

As we roll out the 2024 Season with its theme of Originality, it’s a call-to-action for us to dig deeper, experiment, challenge the status quo, and grow in ways that align with the community’s ethos. There’s so much planned for 2024 but we’re kicking the season off with a trip up to Catskills, NY!

Base Camp: Catskills — Sustainable Creativity 🎬🎨

With the Catskills as our backdrop this May, we're kicking things off with an adventure meant to re-ignite our creative processes. We'll be exploring topics like: “How we can sustain the passions that drive us without burning out?” and “How do we manage our creative bandwidth in an industry that often feels like it demands every drop?” This Base Camp’s theme is about finding balance, resilience, and a deep, nourishing sense of purpose in our work.

If your interested, the details, application, and peek into our vision for Base Camp: Catskills are available here: Explore & Apply.

Retreat Dates: May 19th -24th, 2024

Community Updates 🗺👥

• Austin, TX Reflections: Recently over the past few week, a handful of friends from the Camp community made a pitstop in Austin and it was nothing short of fun. Tate, Grace, Ethan, Brian, Whitney, Baron, Caroline, Bart, Hallie, Seb, Brad, and Asher — was so so lovely to see you guys again :)

• Grace's Milestone: A round of applause for Grace Wells (!!) who recently wrapped up the first cohort of her online course after months in the making.

• Brinlee's Brilliance: An early congrats to Brinlee Kidd for unveiling her first ever film, “The Big Shortage” at Buildspace’s Final Exam Day next week, you’re such a beacon of light.

• Welcoming Hallie: This week, with open arms and excited hearts, we’re bringing on Hallie Tut to the Creator Camp team. Her expertise in experience design, creative direction, and her role as a voice for our community promises to enrich our collective journey in unimaginable ways.

A Word From Cristina ⭐️

Art, to me, is this endless dialogue between our inner selves and the outer world. It’s about voicing the silent whispers of our soul and seeing who resonates. By fostering cross-disciplinary collaboration, equipping this community with an abundance of resources, and simply supporting one another, our hope is to amplify these dialogues in a why that pushes the future of creativity forward.

I even want to pull back the magician’s curtain for a moment and remind you, that it’s just us here — your 20-something friends, dreaming big and working hard to nurture a world we believe in so fiercely. So, if you’d ever like to give feedback and/or ideas on how this whole Creator Camp world grows: my inbox, dms, & phone are always open. (Email: [email protected])

Your ideas, dreams, and voice matter deeply!

Thank you for letting us be a part of your story, for inspiring me daily, and for believing in the magic being created here. See you very soon :)

With love,

Cristina & the CC Team