Wa Na Wari, in collaboration with Dry Bones Poetry Society, are excited to announce a new monthly workshop series at Wa Na Wari that seeks to explore the intersection of spirituality and creative writing.
Open to all faiths and backgrounds, this inclusive space draws from diverse spiritual traditions, poetry, and shared experience. Join us every third or fourth Friday from 6–8 PM to write, reflect, and reconnect with your inner voice and creative spirit.
Through guided conversation, ritual, and generative prompts, participants are invited to engage writing as a pathway to healing, reflection, and connection. Each session centers on a theme where the spiritual and everyday meet—beginning with an exploration of coffee as both sacred ritual and modern habit.
No RSVP necessary.
Questions? Email us at wanawariseattle@gmail.com
Saturday June 6th - Wa Na Wari's CACE 21 project is hosting it's quarterly Black Homeowner Dinner Saturday, June 6th 3-5:30pm at Byrd Barr Place (722 18th ave Seattle).
CACE 21 is an organizing project that seeks to empower and preserve Black homeownership in Seattle. This event is intended to be a space where Black homeowners, cultural workers, and family members can commune with one another and engage in peer-to-peer discussion on the state of homeownership. It is a FREE event and all members of the Black community are welcome.
The theme for the dinner will be Understanding Seattle Future Upzoning & The Fight for Historical Designation of the Central District. We’ll talk about the impact zoning will have on rising property taxes, and what it would take to launch a campaign to have the Central District recognized as a historical neighborhood to protect what is left of the neighborhood. The dinner will have delicious catered food from a local Black-owned restaurant, community games, shared resources and educational presentations. We’ll play Black Jeopardy and learn more about how to collectively protect Black Homeownership. Come join us!
RECENT EVENTS
Black Graduation is a two-day art fair and cultural gathering celebrating Black artists across the diaspora.
Rooted in the belief that Black creativity is both inherited and ever-evolving, this inaugural event centers lineage and emergence—honoring the traditions, stories, and cultural practices that shape our present while making space for what is coming next.
Presented by Wa Na Wari in partnership with the Northwest African American Museum, Black Graduation brings together artists, collectors, and community in a shared space to connect, celebrate, and invest in Black creative futures.
The weekend features a curated marketplace of Black visual artists, a VIP opening with early access to artwork, live music, film, artist portfolio reviews, and opening keynote from Keynote by Chela Mitchell, Founder & Director of Chela Mitchell Gallery , conversations exploring art collecting as a pathway toward legacy and generational wealth and of course, vibes for days.
This is an offering — an invitation from us, to you—to bear witness, to support, and to be in community with the artists shaping what it means to create in ways that continue our many cultural traditions of storytelling and cultivating joy.
It’s time to celebrate our many accomplishments over the past year as well as all we have been able to set in place alongside you and so many other supporters who believe in the power of imagination and what it means to sustain a meaningful future for our communities.
No save the date quite yet, but stay tuned for more information coming soon.
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Join us at Wa Na Wari for an artist talk with Yadesa Bojia centered on Uprooted, a body of work exploring migration, identity, and resilience.
Through conversation, Bojia reflects on the personal and collective experiences that shape movement, belonging, and transformation.
No RSVP necessary.
Questions? Email us at wanawariseattle@gmai.com
April 11 | 1–2 PM
Wa Na Wari, 911 24th Ave, Seattle
Wa Na Wari, in collaboration with Dry Bones Poetry Society, are excited to announce a new monthly workshop series at Wa Na Wari that seeks to explore the intersection of spirituality and creative writing.
Through guided conversation, ritual, and generative prompts, participants are invited to engage writing as a pathway to healing, reflection, and connection. Each session centers on a theme where the spiritual and everyday meet—beginning with an exploration of coffee as both sacred ritual and modern habit.
Open to all faiths and backgrounds, this inclusive space draws from diverse spiritual traditions, poetry, and shared experience. Join us every third or fourth Friday from 6–8 PM to write, reflect, and reconnect with your inner voice and creative spirit.
No RSVP necessary.
Questions? Email us at wanawariseattle@gmail.com