A space for awe, creativity, and the sacred tending to of life.
☼ unceded Kashia Pomo lands | Mendocino County, CA
● About
A space to gather…
àjìjà space is a space for ruptures to transform, through awe, strategy, and the devoted tending to of life.
We cultivate a creative residency, radio project, and an eventual land stewardship project for Black and Indigenous artists, earth workers, and healers to gather, dream, and strategize together.
Through our programming and offerings we build community by gathering and caring for our people. Together we weave our shared struggles, practice learning and unlearning, and deepen our relationships with land and each other.
Rooted in creativity, ceremony, and ancestral knowledge, we collaborate with earth to tend our spirits and bodies while building life-affirming alternatives to extractive colonial systems.
Because summer should be messy, magical, and creatively yours.
● Programs
Creative Tracks to Explore
Tactile, creative exploration through painting, papermaking, and all things hand-crafted and messy. Days are spent blending pigments, sculpting in paper mâché, and bringing bold ideas to life in vivid color.
A space for kids to explore rhythm, melody, and instruments—where music-making takes center stage. They’ll try out different instruments, write their own tunes, and join in group jams that fill camp with sound.
Where imagination comes alive through theater, character play, storytelling, and performance. Campers rehearse scenes, create costumes, and collaborate on productions that bring their ideas to the spotlight.
● Camp Life
Life at Camp Bennie
Here at Camp Bennie, we blend the joy of summer with the tools to grow as an artist–eco-friendly cabins, fully equipped studios, and days filled with swimming, hiking, and outdoor adventures. Evenings around the fire spark reflection, laughter, and a deep sense of belonging.
● Contact
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