Book Talks, Workshops, and Events
Arts Salon: Creative Resilience
Silver Spring Town Center Inc. hosts a free quarterly arts salon for creatives. Erica Ginsberg will be facilitating this salon with a focus on resilience as part of the creative process. Fiber artists, costume designers, poets, songwriters, photographers, visual artists, filmmakers, tailors, musicians, and other multimedia artists are all welcome. Artists are encouraged to bring samples of their work to share in a kind of “open mic” or “show and tell” for artists. This event takes place at the Silver Spring Civic Building (1 Veteran’s Place Silver Spring, MD). RSVP to Lisa Martin at lisa@silverspringtowncenter.com
Gaithersburg Book Festival
Bold Story Press will have a a table at the Gaithersburg Book Festival, a day-long free literary festival, held rain or shine, at Bohrer Park in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Come to the festival to meet authors, poets, literary and community organizations and hear live music, special guest speakers, poetry readings and more! Erica Creative Resilience will be one of the titles available at the table during the whole festival and Erica Ginsberg will be there between 12:30-2:30 pm signing copies of the book. More details on the festival at https://www.gaithersburgbookfestival.org/
Manor Mill Maker’s Meetup and Talk
This monthly gathering is a free event for creative people who want to share their talents and ideas, and showcase their work. It includes time for social interaction among attendees and time for the guest speaker and topic to discuss. Erica Ginsberg will be speaking about creative resilience and will be selling and signing copies of the Creative Resilience book after the talk. Manor Mill is located at 2029 Monkton Road in Monkton, Maryland. This unique creative hub located in a restored historic grist mill and miller's house in Baltimore County is only a 25-30 minute drive north of Baltimore. More about Manor Mill: https://manor-mill.com/
Workshop: Navigating the Ups and Downs of the Creative Process (on Zoom)
Are you an artist, writer, musician, filmmaker, or creator of any kind? Come learn how to navigate the twists and turns of the creative process. Through a mix of presentation and interactive discussion, we'll discuss innovative ways to navigate the ups and downs of the creative process, focusing on common challenges like impostor syndrome, creative stagnation, and dealing with setbacks. Connect with fellow creatives, share your experiences, and gain valuable insights to help you on your creative journey. Don't miss out on this opportunity to grow and learn together!
This free virtual workshop is facilitated by Erica Ginsberg, drawing from themes in her insightful book, Creative Resilience. While the book will be available for purchase and signing from the author, you do not need to read the book in order to benefit from the workshop.
This event will take place on Zoom. It will include a visual presentation, as well as an interactive component so is best experienced from a computer, laptop, or tablet.
Advance registration is highly recommended. Register here.
This event is free thanks to the support of the Prince George’s Arts and Humanities Council.
Workshop: Navigating the Ups and Downs of the Creative Process (at Busboys and Poets Hyattsville, MD)
Are you an artist, writer, musician, filmmaker, or creator of any kind? Come learn how to navigate the twists and turns of the creative process. Through a mix of presentation and interactive discussion, we'll discuss innovative ways to navigate the ups and downs of the creative process, focusing on common challenges like impostor syndrome, creative stagnation, and dealing with setbacks. Connect with fellow creatives, share your experiences, and gain valuable insights to help you on your creative journey. Don't miss out on this opportunity to grow and learn together!
This free workshop is facilitated by Erica Ginsberg, drawing from themes in her insightful book, Creative Resilience. While the book will be available for purchase and signing from the author, you do not need to read the book in order to benefit from the workshop.
This event will take place at Busboys and Poets Hyattsville (5331 Baltimore Avenue Hyattsville, MD 20781)
Advance registration is highly recommended. Register here.
This event is free thanks to the support of the Prince George’s Arts and Humanities Council.
Workshop: Navigating the Ups and Downs of the Creative Process (at Greenbelt Branch Library in Greenbelt, MD)
Are you an artist, writer, musician, filmmaker, or creator of any kind? Come learn how to navigate the twists and turns of the creative process. Through a mix of presentation and interactive discussion, we'll discuss innovative ways to navigate the ups and downs of the creative process, focusing on common challenges like impostor syndrome, creative stagnation, and dealing with setbacks. Connect with fellow creatives, share your experiences, and gain valuable insights to help you on your creative journey. Don't miss out on this opportunity to grow and learn together!
This event will take place at Greenbelt Branch Library (11 Crescent Road Greenbelt, MD 20770)
Advance registration is highly recommended. Register here.
This event is free thanks to the support of the Prince George’s Arts and Humanities Council.
Kensington Day of the Book
Erica Ginsberg will be part of a table at Kensington Day of the Book, a day-long free literary festival, held rain or shine, spanning three blocks of Howard Avenue in the heart of historic Kensington, Maryland. Come to the festival to meet authors, poets, literary and community organizations and hear live music, special guest speakers, poetry readings and more! I’ll be selling and signing Creative Resilience at a table under the big canopy. More details on the festival at https://www.dayofthebook.com/
Navigating Creative Blocks: A Virtual Talk with DOC NYC
Erica Ginsberg will explore the topic of how to navigate creative blocks, drawing from the book Creative Resilience. She’ll discuss innovative ways to navigate creative blocks, addressing common challenges like impostor syndrome, creative stagnation, and dealing with setbacks. Participants will gain practical strategies for overcoming these hurdles and fostering a resilient creative mindset that empowers them to thrive in their artistic journey. This event is being hosted by DOC NYC and is geared towards filmmakers. However, many of the strategies discussed will also be relevant to folks in other creative disciplines. All registrants may participate in the live session, and will also receive access to the recorded event, a written transcript, the chat transcript and a copy of the slide presentation after the livestream. Tickets are $19 ($14 for IFC Center members) and can be booked at https://www.docnyc.net/event/navigating-creative-blocks/. If you have questions about registration, please email ticketing@docnyc.net. For questions about accommodations and accessibility, including requests for live ASL interpretation, please email accessibility@docnyc.net.
Women in the Arts Panel: Local Women Explore Creativity, Identity & Resilience
Silver Spring Town Center, Inc. will be hosting its 7th annual Women in the Arts Panel: Local Women Explore Creativity, Identity & Resilience. Erica Ginsberg will moderate this panel that will take place in person at the Silver Spring Civic Building (1 Veteran’s Place Silver Spring, MD 20910)
Docs Reads: Panel and Signing for Creative Resilience
Artists across disciplines face challenges of motivation, self-confidence, creative blocks, rejection, and balancing creative pursuits with the rest of life. Creative Resilience is a guidebook for anyone navigating these challenges. Author Erica Ginsberg includes relatable real-world examples from creatives across disciplines, ages, and stages of their careers. She cites her experiences as an artist and arts administrator with a mix of humor, linguistic reframing, and reflective exercises to give readers tools to manage aspects of the creative process and creative life.
The event, organized as part of Docs In Progress’ Docs Reads series, will include a reading from the book and a panel featuring Erica and artists Alyscia Cunningham and Amy DeLouise who are featured in the book. Signed copies of the book available for purchase for $19.99.
Taking place at Docs In Progress (8560 2nd Avenue - Suite 113 Silver Spring, MD). Enter from Apple Avenue. See map and directions from parking and Silver Spring Metro.
Book Launch for Creative Resilience
Join author Erica Ginsberg for the launch of her new book CREATIVE RESILIENCE in partnership with Silver Spring Town Center, Inc., a nonprofit organization that activates public spaces with arts and cultural events that embrace diversity and build community connections. The evening will include a reading of the book and signing. Paperback copies of the book will be available to purchase onsite for $19.99, but you do not need to purchase a book to attend.
Taking place at the Silver Spring Civic Building (1 Veteran’s Place Silver Spring, MD 20910) in the Spring Room. Parking garage across the street or 10 minute walk from the Silver Spring Metro station.
RSVP appreciated but not required. Send RSVPs with “Creative Resilience Book Event” in subject line to Lisa Martin at lisa AT silverspringtowncenter DOT com
ABOUT THE BOOK
Creative pursuits—whether a paid profession, a side hustle, or a leisure activity—can bring joy and meaning to the lives of artists and audiences. But they also bring challenges of motivation, confidence, blocks, and the realities of rejection. Creative Resilience provides guidance for anyone navigating these challenges from those who have been there.
Author Erica Ginsberg includes relatable real-world examples from creatives across disciplines, ages, and stages of their careers, including dancers, musicians, writers, painters, and filmmakers interviewed specifically for Creative Resilience. The author cites her experiences as an artist and arts administrator along with a mix of humor, linguistic reframing, and reflective exercises to give readers tools to manage aspects of the creative process and creative life, including time management, dealing with creative blocks, procrastination, self-confidence, and many other such challenges.
The book is being published as an e-book and paperback on December 5 by Bold Story Press.
Kindle e-book is currently available for pre-order.