Welcome to Spark!


A participatory, inclusive creativity event…
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that’s Spark, and we want you to join us!

Open to writers, musicians, and visual artists of all kinds, Spark takes place four times each year.

During each 10-day project round, participants create new work using someone else’s art, writing, or music as inspiration. All resulting work is then displayed online, alongside the piece that inspired it.

This site contains inspiration and response pieces from Spark’s 2010 – 2024 rounds. You can view those pieces by clicking “Home,” above. You can also see the results from Spark’s first six rounds here.

Spark rounds take place in February, May, August, and November.

Postcard Exchanges take place in April, July, and October. 

Groups range in size from three to six participants, meaning you make and receive two to five cards. Participants come from all over the world, so some international postage might be necessary. You have a month to create cards and can can draw, paint, collage, make an erasure poem — anything that will fit through the mail system. Store-bought cards are allowed if alter them in some way.

Get in touch if you’d like to jump in and join the fun!