metasofa artists community

cultural diversity with spiritual consciousness is essential - welcoming each other with respect, kindness, learning and understanding.  this also includes people of all ages and abilities, and of any economic status.

living and working together in community is a spiritual practice, where co-operation means with each other... and with guidance from each person's inspiration (co-operation with spirit, as any artist knows), and then also verified by 'consensus' among members of the community.  depending on viewpoint, there are no leaders, or everyone is a co-leader.

each person's time is equally valuable, by definition.  maximum 'free' time for healing & creative work.  minimal overhead of all types, including community meetings & chores.

ecological appropriate technology, and 'off the grid' - independence & refuge from conventional 'resources' ('energy', 'food', 'money', 'health-care', drugs, tv, bulldozers, guns, other pollution, poisons, & addictions - see mga wildlife refuge)

resident population of 10 to 50, including students, with additional capacity for hundreds of visitors during public events.  if the community grows larger than this, it can be divided into smaller communities (details by consensus)... non-resident membership is limited by the size of the universe.

theatre & art gallery - public music / dance / other events by community residents & students - movie theatre - showing of archival film video etc   [see transcendent movies] - computer game workshops & sessions, local and internet - rehearsal space for community residents & students restaurant & bakery - it's 'the restaurant at the center of the universe' (when you are here!) - organic vegetarian restaurant (during public events) - community kitchen & dining hall (weekdays :) - sourdough bread bakery for the restaurant (& maybe world distribution) - food & nutrition workshops, restaurant & bakery work   [see food workshops] greenhouse & garden - year-round organic 'kitchen garden' for the restaurant - gardening & agriculture workshops & projects housing & gardens around the community - housing for residents, students, & guests - gardens & other project spaces for residents & students - parking & camping facilities for visitors & public events

from an economic perspective, the community is a project of the community itself.  every contributor to this project is considered a lifetime member, each with a permanent account remembering forever, in detail, all contributions of any form or size.

by definition, contributions must be voluntary, and needed & accepted by the community (by consensus)... labor for chores & projects, money for tools & materials, teaching for & tuition from workshops, work for & income from the restaurant+theatre and other projects & business, donations from subscribers...

members who obviously (by some consensus of the membership) are supportive of the community are welcome anytime as guests, and (with more consensus) to become boarding students or permanent residents of the community whenever they like (and if there are teachers and places to reside ;)

providing an open educational environment for residents, students, & visitors.  workshops & collaborative project teams led by community residents & visiting teachers in their various fields of expertise...  [also see metasofa workshops and invitation]

metasofa artists community

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