A BIG Thank you!

Hey we did it!  
What a fantastic and enriching weekend! Kathy Armstrong and Jennifer Moir 
are sending out big thanks to the following:

To the IGNITE Steering Committee

Wendy Hartley

Jackie Hawley

Bill Shields

We couldn’t have done it without you!

And special thanks to the following for their generosity:

• CUBE Gallery
• Irving Greenberg Theatre Centre
• St Brigid’s Centre for the Arts
• La Bottega
• CKCU
• MASC
• Baobab Tree
• Lois McGrath
• Shelley Page
• Jane Cutler
• Marie Anderson
• Jenni Tipper
• Rory Magill
• Iris Magill
• Arlene Armstrong
• Hayley de Bie
• Janet Loo
• Sylvie Plante
• Bill Perison
• Jennifer Shepherd
• Shields Family
• Hartley Family
• Natalie Shorkey and her grade 4-5 class at Churchill Alternative School

IGNITE Update!

The fantastic IGNITE weekend is fast approaching, including the keynote session Saturday October 15th, 7-9:30 pm with Margaret Wheatley and Jerry Graneli. Read about Jerry's local concert and his work with us, in the Ottawa Citizen (note that the original story lists the keynote as Friday the 14th but it is actually  the 15th).


Registration update:
There are a few spots left in the full weekend retreat, please call us  at (613)791-6994. The Saturday night  keynote is open to a wider audience and is at St Brigid's Centre for the Arts 310 St Patrick. St in the Byward Market. Tickets will be available at the door $50 (cash or cheque only). Doors open at 6:30pm for a 7pm start.

For more information please click on the above tabs.

See you soon!

IGNITE Update!

With less than two weeks before the conference, we are happy to report that IGNITE is poised to be an engaging, thought-provoking, stimulating weekend for all involved! We’re delighted that so many have made the choice to invest in themselves at this creativity retreat!There are still spots available in both the retreat style weekend and the keynote alone. Please click on the above tabs for registration, accommodation, schedule and workshop descriptions.

We are excited to announce that the opening Friday evening session will take place in the Fritzi Gallery, upstairs at the Irving Greenberg Theatre Centre , located at 1233 Wellington St. West,  at the corner of Holland Ave. at the heart of Ottawa’s newest arts district. It is within walking distance of an eclectic mix of shops and restaurants.

The rest of the weekend, as planned, will take place at St Brigid’s Centre for the Arts at 302 St Patrick St. (entrance on Cumberland) an inspiring limestone heritage building from 1890. St Brigid’s is in the Byward market, another one of Ottawa’s great neighbourhoods for food and entertainment.

IGNITE! A Creativity Forum

Qi Connections presents:

IGNITE!
October 14-16, 2011
Ottawa, Canada

IGNITE! ~ a weekend forum exploring the release of creativity and its connections to personal potency and development, through experiential workshops, discussions, personal reflection and a keynote presentation by renowned writer and speaker Margaret Wheatley and drummer Jerry Granelli.

The weekend sessions will involve singing, drumming, movement, discussion and reflection. They will highlight the artistic principles of improvisation, call and response, and community-making to release and empower the individual’s capacity for creativity and illuminate its uses in work and personal settings.

IGNITE! will attract participants from the fields of education, business, arts, and community non-profits. We are planning for 40 participants to attend the forum in it’s entirety, and open ticket purchase for the keynote address for up to 100 additional attendees Saturday evening. (Note: Weekend participants will have the keynote included in their registration)

IGNITE! will be held at St. Brigid’s Centre for the Arts,  in the vibrant Byward Market area of Ottawa, with Friday night’s opening session location to be confirmed.

IGNITE! Steering Committee:

Kathy Armstrong; Baobab Community, Carleton University

Jennifer Moir; Kaleid Festival, University of Western Ontario

Jackie Hawley; Cantiamo Choir, Ottawa Children’s Choir

Wendy Hartley; MASC Artists in Schools and Communities

Forum Design & Facilitation Advisor

Bill Shields