Art & Cacao Ceremony

Saturday, April 26, 2025  •  2–4:30pm • Tiger's Eye Gallery

Join us for a heart-opening ceremony combining the sacred traditions of cacao with the expressive power of watercolor.

A cacao ceremony creates a space for gratitude, deep listening, and honoring intention and reciprocity. In this gathering, you will:

> Experience the medicinal, energizing, and expansive properties of ceremonial cacao

> Be guided through an art exercise with visualization and watercolor to integrate and make an expressive reminder of your experience

> Engage your senses: the taste of cacao, the sounds of gentle drumming, the mind's intuition, the feeling of being with others in circle, and the visual fluidity of color on paper

> Connect and share with others in a supportive circle

All materials provided and any level of art experience welcome. 

Nalu is a somatic healer, shamanic practitioner, ordained minister, and ceremonialist from the North Georgia mountains. She has practiced healing arts for 27 years and offers inspirited healing by attuning to the Divine for energetic activation and alignment.

Jessica Magnarella is a life-long visual artist and co-owner of Tiger's Eye Gallery. Her workshops – held at retreats, art/museum spaces and non-profits – offer space for artistic expression and have had poignant results. 

Jessica will offer guidance with the art materials with an approach that encourages exploration. Nalu will share ceremonial grade cacao within an ancient ceremonial honoring practice.

Space for up to 15 participants ages 14+. Scholarships available, please email art@tigerseyegallery.com

675 Pulaski Street, Suite 1600  •  Athens, Ga 30601. Free parking and ADA accessible. 50% refund for cancellation by April 5; no refund after April 6, 2025.

Reflection from a past participant:

“…Jessica showed our small group—ranging from a preteen to seniors—how to...paint whatever was on our minds. With her gentle coaching, our paintbrushes glided across our blank sheets of paper. No one held back. Those were joyful moments of neither judgement nor grades, just freedom to create.” 
—Liz Conroy, Flagpole Magazine