sowing seeds of creativity,
flourishing in freedom.
for seasoned artists and regular makers, this retreat is for you to experience community, belonging, teaching, encouragement, and a renewed vision for a life of worship through art.
join us as we use our hands, our minds, our voices, our songs. whether through writing, painting, sculpting, composing, design, dance - we have set aside this day to cultivate your unique expression.
what & when.
October 24, 2026
545 Elizabeth Street, East Lansing, MI
9am - Breakfast & Meet n Greet
10:30am - Worship Kickoff
11am - Session One: What Defines an Artist
12pm - Lunch Break
2pm - Breakout Sessions
3:30pm - Second Session: Emotion Mapping
4:30pm - Breakout Sessions
6pm - Dinner
7pm - Worship & Lingering
meet our leaders.
Leah Ureche
Leah is a multi-disciplined artist and leader within Cultivate Church Network. She is passionate about empowering creatives to find their voice and identify as an artist in the body of Christ.
songwriter / visual artist
Cathy Feeman
I am a mixed media visual artist and a teaching artist for over 30 years. I began to learn about prophetic art expression in the mid-2000s and was invited to teach at several Prophetic Arts retreats and conferences before returning to college to earn a BFA in Contemporary Art with a focus on painting and a fresh calling to the mission field of the Art World. Henri Matisse said that Creativity takes courage. My gift is encouragement, and my passion is to use that gift to challenge artists out of their creative comfort zones and experience the beauty and zoé life of our Creator.
Cathy and her husband, Tom, were called out of the Chicago/Northwest Indiana area to Michigan in 2022. She currently works at the Kalamazoo Book Arts Center and is a Visual Arts Teaching Artist for Kalamazoo’s Education for the Arts, where she works primarily with students through age 26 with moderate to severe physical, emotional, and cognitive impairments.
Visual artisT / Teaching Artist
storyteller / poetLilly Boyer
A true poet at heart and processor through words, Lilly is a writer and leader in Cultivate Church Network. Her heart is to share with others the way that story and creativity reflect Jesus’ message to us: you are seen, you are known, you are loved.
visual artist / PhotographerCierra Nichols
From photography to macrame and stretching, Cierra is versed in multiple art mediums. She serves on the Cultivate Church Network leadership team and is passionate about using art to edify the Church, evangelize, and glorify God.
