SHARE YOUR VOICE
Open Mic
Jam Session
A first poem, a new song, a room that listens. Live music and storytelling bring emerging and established voices together, with the audience part of the experience.
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YOUTH. ARTS. CULTURE. COMMUNITY.
To empower one.
To enrich all.
Everyone has a story worth hearing. Since 2003, Chewstick has brought Bermuda together through music, storytelling and creative expression. There’s a place for your voice here.
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THIS IS COMMUNITY.
Open Mic Jam Session
Respect.Freedom.Love.Truth.Our values. Our community.
OUR COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES
Different ways in.
The same sense of belonging.
A welcoming stage. A mural made together. An island weekend of shared stories. Three active programmes open different doors into Bermuda’s creative community.
SHARE YOUR VOICE
Open Mic
MAKE YOUR MARK
Community
Art Programme
Artists and neighbours turn shared walls into stories of Bermuda’s people, history and living culture. Create something the whole community can encounter.
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RECONNECT & RECHARGE
The Retreat
Programme
Island weekends bring people across ages and backgrounds together through workshops, music, shared meals and fireside stories. Make time to create, listen and reconnect.
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Make room for good vibes.
OCT 202616–18
THE RETREAT
Retreat details & registration
A weekend away. A deeper connection.
Fall Retreat · Port’s Island, Bermuda
Register by 1 October · General adult rate $250
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OPEN MIC JAM SESSION
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MAR 202719–21
THE RETREAT
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Save a little space for spring.
Spring Retreat · Darrell’s Island, Bermuda
OUR ROOTS RUN DEEP
Born from a gathering.
Grown into
a movement.
2003Where our story began.
Still being written, together.
Still being written, together.
One person finds their voice. A room begins to listen. A community grows.
Chewstick began in 2003 with friends and artists gathering to share their talents. The Neo-Griot Movement grew from those encounters into youth poetry, public murals, cultural festivals and a registered charity rooted in Bermuda.
Today, The Chewstick Foundation’s mission is to empower storytelling, creative expression and social justice to enrich youth, arts, culture and community.
The 2016 fire destroyed our Culture Hub, instruments and archives. Artists, volunteers and partners helped keep the work alive. Today, Open Mic, Community Art and Retreats carry that shared purpose forward.
HELP KEEP THE DOOR OPEN
Good vibes.
Real community.
Your support.
Help keep a stage open to new voices, bring Bermuda’s stories into public spaces and make a retreat place possible. Your support sustains our three active programmes and the people who make them happen.
Bermuda registered charity #857
SUPPORT CHEWSTICK
Every contribution
helps us grow.
Choose a gift to continue to Chewstick’s donation shop.
Want to give regularly, sponsor a programme or make a larger contribution?
Let’s talk about your supportTHERE’S A PLACE FOR YOU
Bring what makes you, you.
Your time, talent, ideas and generosity all have a part to play.
Volunteer
Help an event happen, support a creative project, or share a skill with the community.
Tell us how you’d like to helpPartner with us
Sponsor a programme, collaborate on a mural, or help bring more people into the experience.
Start a conversationFollow the movement
Meet the people, see the art and hear about the next gathering. The story keeps growing.
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