
Creativity is a PRAXIS. Nourish it.
Artists Rachel Kalpana James (Canada) and Maggi Asbjørnsen (Norway) sharing praxis during ON DURATION 2024 summer residency organized by AADK SPAIN. Photo: Laura Turpin
About Creative Body Institute
CBI is fueled by the belief that embodied knowledge has the power to transform the world, and that sharing it through creative practices can spark profound change. Over time, this vision has evolved and expanded, growing into a global movement that brings together thousands of artists, makers, and cultural activists from diverse backgrounds, alongside partner organizations from around the world.
We celebrate radical artists as essential forces at the heart of society—catalysts for change, community, and imagination. We build spaces that centre the needs of artists and communities, rooted in co-creation and horizontal methodologies, and the belief that learning is a lifelong, shared practice.
Teaching and learning are at the heart of what we do—not bound by classrooms or convention, but brought to life through residencies, workshops, and deeply immersive experiences. Our work is rooted in place, shaped by bodies in motion, and driven by a desire to listen and respond to the world with care, creativity, and connection.
We champion intergenerational learning, where knowledge flows in every direction. Emerging artists learn from seasoned practitioners, and established creators are re-inspired by the urgency and insight of new voices. Students become teachers, mentors become collaborators, and our working environments become spaces of joy, risk, and renewal.
We work with emerging, mid-career, and established artists as well as those returning to their practice or just beginning their creative journey. Our commitment is to unexpected encounters, expansive curiosity, and the belief that creative education can be transformative at any stage of life.
As we put our values into action, we seek to ignite collaborative energy that reshapes systems and reimagines futures. We're also exploring new, sustainable ways to fund and support lifelong creative exchange and independent artists—models that center equity, imagination, and possibility.
Crossing generations, geographies, times, and disciplines, this is Creative Body Institute.
We want to share it with you.
PRAXIS
practical application of any branch of learning
thoughtful doing; both practice and reflection
embodied synthesis of theory and practice
TEAM