The Artist's Way book club and readalong
If you’ve been feeling creatively stuck or want to carve a new artistic path for yourself, The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron is a 12 week program designed to help people rediscover and heal their relationships with creativity.
While this will be a design-centered group, you don’t have to be a designer or consider yourself un artiste to participate! Fill up that empty notebook you’ve had lying around with morning pages. Join like-minded folks looking to explore their creativity in a new way.
Facilitated by Lena Yen (LinkedIn) of Flagrant, join our community of designers and friends working in software for a readalong and discussion of The Artist’s Way.
If you need a copy of the book, you can use Flagrant’s affiliate link to grab a paper or eBook copy (we’ll get a little commission if you make a purchase❣️): https://bookshop.org/a/112221/9780143129257
When: Three months from mid Sept to Dec
Who: You! And anyone else who is design-curious or creatively inclined
Where: Choose your own adventure with any or all of the following:
• 💻 Weekly Zoom calls hosted Thursday afternoons
• 💬 Chat via Ruby Central Community Slack
• 📖 Storygraph readalong with async discussion
Zoom calls
Join us on Zoom every other week on Thursdays at 1pm Central time starting September 11th. We’ll split discussion of the book across 12 separate sessions. Note that the first and last sessions will be longer to get us kickstarted and give us a proper wind down of the 12 week program.
Subscribe to this calendar if you plan to attend any of the Zoom sessions—it’ll help us to know about how many folks to expect. You’ll get calendar events and reminders for all the sessions.
| Date | Topic | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| Thurs. 9/11, 1–2pm CT |
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Pgs. xv–40 |
| Thurs. 9/18, 1–1:30pm CT | Week 2: Recovering a Sense of Identity | Pgs. 41–60 |
| Thurs. 9/25, 1–1:30pm CT | Week 3: Recovering a Sense of Power | Pgs. 61–78 |
| Wed. 10/1, 1–1:30pm CT (Note: Change in date) | Week 4: Recovering a Sense of Integrity | Pgs. 79–90 |
| Thurs. 10/9, 1–1:30pm CT | Week 5: Recovering a Sense of Possibility | Pgs. 91–104 |
| Thurs. 10/16, 1–1:30pm CT | Week 6: Recovering a Sense of Abundance | Pgs. 105–116 |
| Thurs. 10/23, 1–1:30pm CT | Week 7: Recovering a Sense of Connection | Pgs. 116–128 |
| Thurs. 10/30, 1–1:30pm CT | Week 8: Recovering a Sense of Strength | Pgs. 129–150 |
| Thurs. 11/6, 1–1:30pm CT | Week 9: Recovering a Sense of Compassion | Pgs. 151–162 |
| Thurs. 11/13, 1–1:30pm CT | Week 10: Recovering a Sense of Self-Protection | Pgs. 163–178 |
| Thurs. 11/20, 1–1:30pm CT | Week 11: Recovering a Sense of Autonomy | Pgs. 179–192 |
| Skipping the week of 11/24 for Thanksgiving | ||
| Thurs. 12/4, 1–2pm CT |
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Pgs. 193–203 |
Chatting about the book
We’ll be in the Ruby Central Community Slack—find us in the #xoruby-readalong-artists-way. Join us there for discussion, whether or not you plan to attend any Zoom sessions.
We’ll also surface discussion questions and share reminders for Zoom calls.
Storygraph Readalong
Join us for our Storygraph Readalong of the book for in-depth, async, message board-style discussion of the book, whether or not you join us in Slack or on Zoom.
Subscribe to XO Ruby's The Artist's Way book club calendar for updates on discussions and readings.