Say Yes - Presented by Scatter Joy

Juxtaposing story-teaching, participation, humor, and image curation, artist Scott Erickson walks us through the very personal and universal conversation about the death of a dream and the overwhelming voice of Giving Up in our lives.

“Say Yes: A Liturgy of Not Giving Up on Yourself” is a multi-sensory experience that reveals this moment not as an ending but as a sacred doorway into a much deeper invitation to our hopes, vocation, and our existence itself.

Proceeds of this event directly support the effort of the mental health nonprofit, The Scatter Joy Project, with the mission of making care more accessible and affordable for all.
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Scott Erickson is a nationally known painter, performance speaker, and creative curate who mixes autobiography, mythology, and aesthetics to create art and moments that speak to our deepest experiences.

Using his passion and commitment to craft, Scott has been a working artist for over a decade, and has had his work appear on CNN, National Geographic, and various magazines and newspaper outlets.

Scott is globally known for his “Stations In The Street,” an open share stations of the cross street art show, that was hung by faith communities worldwide, and utilized for Tyler Perry’s Passion Live on Fox Television.

As a speaker, Scott brings his training as an educator and his experience as a visual communicator to all of his presentations. His goal is to bring something for his “A.D.D. brothers and sisters out there”… making sure every speech is thoughtful, entertaining, wondrous, and filled with visual elements and live creating. You can find Scott speaking at various weekend retreats, conferences, theaters, and performance halls throughout the nation. Wrestling with his own professional burnout and clinical depression, Scott believes in turning your deepest pain into something that can be restorative. He did just that in writing his first touring one man show We Are Not Troubled Guests in which he navigates the surprising gift of an existential crisis through storytelling, live painting, and video curation. His most recent multi-media performance piece is called Say Yes: A Liturgy of Not Giving Up on Yourself.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Photo Lab at Chromedge, 289 West Walnut Street, Columbus, United States