So Much Together

So Much Together celebrates the abundance of imaginative and collaborative work shaping lives and the land in the Pacific Northwest. These free, all-ages workshops expand possibilities for bringing greater imagination and collaboration into our own work and communities through a blend of presentations, conversations, activities, and reflection. 

Click here to view a list of past workshops, including links to presentation recordings. 


 

Upcoming Workshops

The 2024 workshops have finished. Please note that the July 20 workshop in Ontario with Amelia Díaz Ettinger has been canceled. Please contact Rozzell Medina at  r.medina@oregonhumanities.org if you have questions. 

The 2025 season of So Much Together workshops will be announced later this year. 
 

Accessibility 

We aim to provide detailed information regarding venue accessibility—including public transportation options, parking, building access, restrooms, and more—for all of our public events. To find specific information for an event, please refer to the individual event listing. If you have questions about this information or would like to request accommodations, please contact r.medina@oregonhumanities.org.
 

What to Expect During a Workshop

At each event, guest presenters share their work through storytelling, diverse media, and dialogue. Participants are invited to ask questions, have conversations, and collaborate on projects and activities designed by presenters to inspire meaningful engagement with the ideas and processes that make this great work happen.

So Much Together is open to the public and free to attend. These workshops are for anyone interested in better understanding how collaborative and imaginative work is shaping lives and the land in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest. They can be particularly relevant to people who are interested in deepening collaborative and imaginative qualities in their own work and exploring how their work aligns with existing endeavors. People who are early in their careers or at crossroads may find inspiration, connection, belonging, and joy in So Much Together.

Workshops focus on themes explored in Oregon Humanities magazine. Guest presenters will include magazine contributors and people nominated by the public, including Oregon Humanities staff and partner organizations. 
 

Past Workshops

2024

Spark to Finish: Creating Together Quickly with Dan Currin

Unpacking Our Past: History as a Catalyst for Change with Taylor Stewart

Getting to the Root of It: Growing Movements from the Ground Up with Randal Wyatt

As Often as the Bold: Fear, Community, Movement, and Change with Bobby Bermea

Singing Our Traditions to Life: Music, Memory, and Migration with Corey Murphy

2023

Seeds of Collective Healing: Art Making as a Response to Living and Dying with Crystal Meneses
Link to recording 

Bridging the Gaps: The Future of the Intergenerational Climate Movement with Danny Cage and Adah Crandall
Link to recording

No Big 'I's, No Little 'U's: Building Multigenerational Communities with Andre Middleton

Sharing the Tools: Creative Collaboration for BIPOC Artists and Audiences with Gabriel Barrera and Manya Yana

Create, Iterate, Persist: Connecting People to Action and Action to a Movement with Karen Wolfgang
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Me, Myself, and Us: Evolving Identity Beyond Labels with MOsley WOtta

Staged Frights: Banding Together Around a Playful, Creative Cause with JR Rymut

2022

We Can Create a Paradise with Andrea Whiteplume and Stefanie Krantz
Link to recording

The Link Between Us: How Technology Can Create (and Impede) Opportunity with Caroline Gao
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What Should Not Be Forgotten: Crafting Living Legacies with Susan DeFreitas
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Seeing More Than What's in Front of You with Tammy Jo Wilson

The Circle is Expanding: The Gift of Climate Grief with Daniela Naomi Molnar, Thomas Doherty, and Emma Marris
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Writing on the Landscape: Reimagining Monuments and Memorials with David Harrelson and Jess Perlitz
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Wit, Wisdom, and Fury: Collaborative Approaches to Community Wellness with Darrell Wade and Christopher Scott
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2021 

Workshops in this series were inspired by the "Possession" issue and the  “Feed” issue.

Us and Our Stuff with Frog & Toad Hauling Company

The People’s Park: Reclaiming Underused Spaces for Our Communities with Lauren Everett

Shared Possessions with Patricia Vázquez Gómez

Land Conservation: Roots, Realities, and Reimaginings with Katie Voelke

Rekindling Our Ancestral Relations through Food with Michelle Week

Inheritance Stories: Oral Histories of Food Culture with Lola Milholland
View the Inheritance Stories Collective Cookbook, a project created in collaboration by workshop participants.