The Living Room | Take a seat. Get curious.

Why we’re here…

We begin life curious.
Looking closely, asking “why,”
and creating because it makes us feel alive.

Then, somewhere along the way,
we begin to accept instead of question,
consume instead of create.

We say we want a village.
but we don’t know the villagers.

But what if…we got curious again?
Curious about another’s creation:
a business, a song, a design, a meal.

Every act of creation is an invitation:
“This is what I’ve seen.
This is what I’ve felt.
Can I share it with you?”

In order to have a village,
we must be curious about the villagers.
Curious enough to examine, question, return.

Creative expression is the way in.

Creation gives form to what we feel
before we know how to name it.
A recipe, a story, a song, an idea.

When we get curious about what moves us,
we recognize ourselves in one another.

That recognition creates connection.
And when we return to it,
that connection becomes community.

Creativity is the invitation.
Curiosity is the experience.
Community is the result.

The Living Room is a membership-based social space in New York City.

Each month follows a four-week rhythm.

Weeks 2-4 occur on Tuesdays at 7 pm
at our downtown Williamsburg location.

Take a seat. Get curious.
Each month begins with a physical magazine print delivered to your door. Essays, artwork, stories, and research, invite you to look closely and get curious.
Experience.
Three artists share work across various creative mediums, from music, film, and writing to food, movement, and design.
Look closely.
Step inside the world and creative process of one artist, thinker, or maker.
Create.
Move from audience to artist. Through a guided exercise, experiment with the month’s chosen medium, get your hands dirty (metaphorically or not) and make something of your own.

No artistic experience necessary.