by Nexus | Mar 17, 2020 | Blog, HomePageSliderPost
To our beloved Catharsis Community, Out of an abundance of caution, and in accordance with the Center for Disease Control’s recommendation this past Sunday that gatherings of 50 or more people should be postponed or canceled for the following eight weeks to curb the...
by Joshua Carroll | Mar 16, 2020 | Blog
Ursalee, lauren earth goddess and Joshua jam on poetry, stories, and freestyle harp and words of connection – with each other, with our ancestors, our community, the spiral of time and the earth and heavenly bodies. Also some words of encouragement and love,...
by Nexus | Mar 12, 2020 | Blog
Hello Catharsians, First, in light of recent COVID-19 developments, the Catharsis on the Mall production team are closely monitoring developments regarding COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and its potential impacts on our Spring Vigil slated for May 1st to 3rd, 2020. At this...
by Nexus | Mar 1, 2020 | Blog
The Above Featured Image is of “Art as Activism” from the Rhizome Collective Last year we awarded 25 Grantees a total of about $19,000 with the inaugural year of our grant program. Our grantee pool was comprised 9 Art Projects, 4 Events/Workshops/Etc and...
by Ricardo Amaya | Feb 8, 2020 | Blog, HomePageSliderPost
Your guide to volunteering at Catharsis on the Mall
by Nexus | Feb 2, 2020 | Blog
A talk with our Catharsis Community It can always be intimidating participating in something completely new and outside your normal scope. Often, we get trapped in others perception of how things are done. The art and creative communities in Washington DC are no...
by Nexus | Jan 23, 2020 | Blog
Ceremonial Fire Letter of Intent The Ceremonial Fire Letter of Intent is for any potential fire arts on the Mall. Whether a Temple, Effigy, Flow Arts, Propane Art, or other ceremonial practice involving the use of living flame, this application is for our community...
by Ricardo Amaya | Jan 3, 2020 | Blog, HomePageSliderPost, Uncategorized
Big News! Our Theme Camp, Art and Grant Applications for our 2020 Vigil are now open! Deadlines for these applications is February 1. Theme Camp Applications Physical “Placed” Art Application Grant Application We are also accepting applications for ceremonial fire...
by Ricardo Amaya | Jan 3, 2020 | Blog
*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* View this email in your browser Dear friend, This is a crucial time for accessible spaces for healing and while many are doing good work, none are doing so as a first amendment event on the National Mall. We have six hours left in our end of year...
by Nexus | Dec 30, 2019 | Blog
A guest post from Jessica Snow Catharsis has come a long way since its first year as a Vigil for Healing from the War on Drugs, with unquestionably the largest structure ever burnt on the National Mall, and only one sound stage to draw bodies closer through the...
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