Volunteer With Us
Planning, events, and community work
Help plan programs, organize gatherings, share our work, and develop the community and its public cultural activities.
Become a Volunteer ↗Meet Elsewhere Humanities
Contact & Get Involved
We welcome ideas for talks, proposals for collaboration, and people who would like to take part.
01 — GET IN TOUCH
Get in touchQuestions, proposals, and collaborations
For event inquiries, talk proposals, or cultural collaborations, please contact us by email.
If you would like to support our humanities programs and community work through a donation, please get in touch. Your support helps sustain our reading groups, gatherings, and conversations.
OFFICIAL EMAIL
[email protected]02 — GET INVOLVED
Get InvolvedContribute to Elsewhere
Share Your Ideas
Research, experience, or a sustained interest
We welcome researchers, creators, and others who wish to share their knowledge, research, or experience. A subject you care about or know well can be the starting point for a talk.
Propose a Talk ↗Partner With Us
Joint programs and sponsorship
We welcome collaborations with cultural institutions, educational organizations, artists, brands, and community partners on talks, workshops, and public cultural programs. For brand partnerships, sponsorships, or other business inquiries, please contact us by email.
Explore Partnerships ↗03 — ELSEWHERE OBJECTS
Elsewhere ObjectsObjects from Elsewhere
Objects that bring reminders of reading and gathering into everyday life.
On a street in Seattle,how might you recognize another Elsewhere Book Club reader?
Someone who has sat with us,shared an idea, or read a passage together.
Tote bag
Perhaps by the book club tote on their shoulder.
Mug
Or the book club mug in their hand.
Bookmark
The bookmark tucked into the book they are reading.
Luggage tag
Or the book club tag on their suitcase.
Small, everyday traces of “Elsewhere, read the moment.”Reminders of the people we have come to know through the book club.
OBJECT DETAILS
A Closer Look
White Canvas Tote
A little Seattle rain to carry with you.
Black Canvas Tote
A phrase you might recognize on the street: “Elsewhere, read the moment.”
White Insulated Tumbler
Something warm to drink before opening a book.
Paper & Wood Bookmark
A place kept for the next time we read together.
Brass Bookmark
A pause between the pages.
Raindrop Page Tabs
A drop of rain to mark a page worth returning to.
Luggage Strap
A reminder of the people met along the way.
Stationery Pouch
A place for pens and the small things you carry.
Clear Keychain
A favorite phrase to take with your keys.
Warm Light Box
The familiar light on the table when we gather.
Fridge Magnets
Keep a passage you have read somewhere you will see it each day.
Huangshan Pine-Soot Inkstick
Ink for an unhurried brushstroke.
Paper Clips
Keep loose pages, and passing thoughts, together.
Selected Elsewhere objects are available to view and purchase at our in-person gatherings.
Upcoming Events ↗