Fri 9/13 @ 8:00 am EDT – Sun 9/15 @ 4:30 pm EDT
Welcome to year 3 of SeaCHANGE! People are still talking about the experiences at the previous conferences, using words like “magic” and “transformational”.
This is a conference like no other. We gather creators of different identities, races, and ages and explore how the arts can contribute to healing and social change through a series of daily questions:
We give you space for conversations on big questions… workshops with amazing artists… an open mic night and dancing… and relaxed time to connect and cross-pollinate ideas in a beautiful setting.
The ripple effects of the community we experience for three days go far beyond the conference: new friendships, inspiration and ideas, and collaborations among participants.
Join Theater for the People, Green Acre, and Kinship on September 13, 14 & 15 as we delve deep into our collective wisdom and explore together the answers to these questions through conversation and creativity.
To make the most of this extraordinary experience we encourage attendance for the entire event:
Option 1 | Full Conference | Including overnight | $399
Includes: 3-Day Conference admission | Overnight accommodations (Friday & Saturday) | Meals — Friday lunch through Sunday lunch
Option 2 | 3-Day Commuter Pass | $225
Includes: 3-Day Conference admission | Meals — Friday lunch through Sunday lunch
Also, we do have 1-Day ($80) & 2-Day ($130) passes available which can be selected at check out.
While we do have costs to cover, we truly want everyone who is excited about the conference to be able to join. We are happy to work out a plan with you to overcome any obstacles. Please reach out the SeaCHANGE team at seachange@greenacre.org to start the conversation.
Last Year’s Highlights
Testimonials
“Honestly I came here just wanting to create art, just being open-minded, not really knowing what to expect, and I came out with so much more than I could have ever hoped for. So that was something that was really beautiful about this experience and I just hope to do this again someday.”
“If I could describe this weekend in one word it would be ‘replenished,’ ‘potential,’ ‘invigorating,’ ’transformational’.”
“There were so many elements of how we were able to weave the creativity and the gifts of the artists, and the musicians, and the dancers here, and then seeing how the young and the old and people from so many identities and backgrounds came together. It’s so rare to be in that space, so it really exceeded my expectations.”
“One of the greatest parts of this gift, the little bit that I’ve been able to be here, was the diversity of the people, of different ages and different backgrounds, but the warmth—the warmth that was felt here the minute and I walked in the door, and the motivation behind the themes to help one another.”
“The only thing I can do is just sing, but art is more than that—you know, just singing—it’s everything.”
“I saw the dance instructors that were going to be leading workshops and I was really looking forward to, as a disabled person, some of the benefits and knowledge those people would bring to me through SeaCHANGE conference and I got that.”
“What feeds me is the heart and the spirit and even the body, and this weekend was this gorgeous collaboration between all of those elements: not just the mind, but the heart, and the spirit, and the body—and that is medicine.”
“I learned that I don’t have to be out here alone anymore, and I don’t have to hide who I am anymore.”
“Seeing folks interact with some of the artwork that was on the wall, particularly a piece called ‘Unbound’ by Arya Badiyan, which was about hair, and it was about hair filling the space of this picture—and it’s a beautiful, beautiful painting—but I got to see four different women respond to that in such a deep and visceral way. It obviously meant so much more than just the hair—it was about freedom.”
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