The 2005 Festival mission:
Celebrate
the vitality of creativity and the arts in our society
Build
cultural bridges with educational, cultural and transformative experiences
Embrace
global diversity through high-caliber, world performances
Inspire
social action, fostering creative solutions in the world

The Esalen Cultural Arts program is an initiative within the Esalen programs department committed to providing multicultural education, essential to harmonious relations between people in our diverse and interdependent world. The aim of this program is to create opportunities for people from diverse cultural backgrounds to gain understanding and appreciation of each other through the creative arts. Promoting cultural exchange and understanding through the arts by inviting artists from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds to teach, collaborate, perform and exhibit at Esalen, the program creates experiences that enrich the quality of people's lives by offering opportunities and tools for CREATIVE EXPRESSION.

Esalen Institute, founded in 1962, is dedicated to exploring work in the humanities and sciences that furthers the full realization of the human potential. Dramatically situated on the Big Sur cliffs, Esalen is equally renowned for its transformational seminars and trainings, and its natural healing hot springs.

Community outreach

• Open-to-the-Public celebration on July 6th
• Multi-cultural Arts education with access to world artists, performers, installations and exhibits
• Youth scholarships to attend workshops
• Free tickets given to local schools and artists

Community Info

• For more information about Big Sur, please visit www.bigsurcalifornia.org.

Announcements

• Carpooling is requested due to severely limited parking.
• Please bring your own towel for bathing!
• For more information, please call Esalen at 831 667 3000.