Join the Community
Join the Studio PAUSE Community!
Promise yourself PAUSE and become a PAUSEr
“All the Art and Writing PAUSEs felt wonderful because of the internal experience (with everyone), but Pike Studio is truly going to involve the community! There’s a vibrancy to it. Hard to explain.”
~ Kathy, PAUSEr since 2018
You can PAUSE in so many ways!
Stop by and see what we’re about. Share your story, your writing, your art, and let’s get to know each other!
As you get to know the Studio PAUSE community and we get to know you and your community, share with us your ideas, too!
Come in to write, make art, celebrate community, and meet others who PAUSE. Check out our events.
Encourage and support everyday people—artists, poets, writers, researchers, moms, chefs, and more—who present and share their art and stories at the Studio at PAUSE events or buy their art and books. Let yourself be inspired!
Sign up for our newsletter (below!) to stay up-to-date with our upcoming events, check out our community projects, and definitely stop by!
Donate by scanning the QR code here
THANK YOU for supporting the Studio! You can pay what you wish for it.
Take a Writing PAUSE, Art PAUSE, or one of the many other PAUSE sessions we come up with along the way.
Use two PAUSEs in one day if you come in with family or friends.
You can take a PAUSE once every week or once a month.
You can give it as a gift!
And there’s no expiration date!
Come into the Studio on Columbia Pike and buy your PAUSE card!
Sometimes people want to support the Studio in other ways, for example, when they can’t come in to PAUSE but want to give something so others can PAUSE. Maybe that’s you!
Want to give away your unused art materials or office supplies? Please email Sush.
Maybe you want to give one time because you’re just feeling it. No amount is too small! We accept PayPal (Sushmita Ideas & Designs), cash, or checks.
Or maybe you want to give when we’re seeking the community’s support for special projects! If you get our newsletter (or sign up below!), you’ll hear all about these in the coming months.
And if you really love what we do and what we’re about, maybe you want to become a monthly supporter! Please email Sush and she’ll set you up. No amount is too small.
Please email Sush with questions!
While we’re slowly in the process of applying to be a nonprofit organization, at the present moment we’re unable to give a tax-deductible letter.
We also offer sessions for friends, families, organizations, or companies to have their members, staff, volunteers, or clients come to PAUSE one time or once a month. Please email Sush for details and to discuss.
Coming in 2024: Join us for Promise of PAUSE, which is part of an ongoing signature series at Studio PAUSE.
Over the last 11 years, PAUSERs — creative people who are artists, writers, photographers, etc., who have been part of the Studio PAUSE community — have learned how to share their creative processes with the community. Each month you will meet and learn from a different PAUSEr.
We start with an Art PAUSE where the PAUSEr shares their work in a pop-up exhibit and shows us how they do it. Then we take a short break for refreshments before we all do a Writing PAUSE.
Sign up for three consecutive sessions, held once a month on a Saturday from 12-3 pm. The idea for the three consecutive sessions is to create a cohort of people to learn from and share with each other.
Unlike so many places where you take a class because you want to learn that thing or you visit to see the art of an artist you love, the goal here is to make a practice to PAUSE and be open to whatever is experienced and shared. What will we learn when we let go of our expectations?
Interested? Please email Sush for details!