A Toolkit For Gathering

Rachel Berger, with Meg Bisineer, Sara Dean, & Janette Kim
Published by Draw Down

Every profession gathers. From conferences to convenings, residencies to retreats, we each have discipline-driven concepts of what it means to get together. These default formats (conferences, retreats, meetings, critiques, residencies)—often shaped by habit more than intention—can limit what's possible.

Originally conceived as the authors planned and participated in a two-day gathering at the residency program This Will Take Time in Point Arena, California in summer 2019, this book was written and designed over the subsequent year of COVID—a year of deferrals and uncertainty and impossible working conditions.

This new edition shares knowledge and insights gleaned from experience, and shares pathways forward for sharing ideas and building space and time for dialogue.

Paperback
5.5 x 8.5 inches
144 pages
2025