A taste of what’s coming up
Spring Forward 2026: Inside/Outside Retreat
Small group guided Spring retreat marking the start of ‘British Summer Time,’ and the turning from winter and the darkness towards the light.
The clocks are going forward.
How about you?
26th – 29th March 2026
Dyfi Valley, Mid Wales, UK
With Artists/Guides Fern Smith & Philip Ralph
Emergence Nature Quest 2026
A Life Affirming Rite of Passage in Nature which includes a full four day & night solo.
Are you facing a turning point in your life? Wanting to mark a beginning, ending or transition?
16th – 25th July 2026
Dyfi Valley, Mid Wales, UK
With Artists/Guides Fern Smith and Philip Ralph
Fall Back 2026: Inside/Outside Retreat
A creative and contemplative guided small group Autumn retreat marking the end of ‘British Summer Time’.
Turning towards the darker days.
A time for rest, reflection and rejuvenation.
22nd – 25th October 2026
Dyfi Valley, Mid Wales, UK
With Artists/Guides Fern Smith & Philip Ralph
The Barn
The Emergence Centre for Residencies, Retreats & Workshops
Self-catering accommodation with studio/working space, ideal for writer’s retreats, solo and small group residencies, dance and performance research and development, or simply for time and space out for creative dreaming.
Emergence is an art, facilitation and ritual practice led by Fern Smith and Philip Ralph
We consciously seek to embody the values we treasure in the hope that a more creative, caring and compassionate planet might be our next r/evolution.
Emergence has nurtured and created spaces for dialogue, inspiration and change since 2010.
Emergence creates transformative spaces for individuals and groups. We make artworks, offer rites of passage initiatory ceremonies, lead creative workshops, offer individual coaching and mentoring, facilitate group processes and manage a retreat space in mid Wales for ‘artists in residence’ and small groups.
Rites of Passage Experiences
Meaningful initiatory processes to mark key life transitions, support healing and personal transformation with culturally appropriate and self-generated ceremony.
Residential Workshops & Retreats
Range of courses to develop and learn new skills in creative and nature-based practise, the embodied imagination, and trauma informed bodywork.
Coaching & Mentoring
One-to-one sessions providing a supportive, emergent online or in-person space for enquiry, reflection or change engaging with specific life/art/work issues.
Facilitation & Project Design
Creative design and bespoke facilitation to support learning, community-building, culture shift and change for creative, academic and not-for-profit projects and organisations
Artists Residencies & Hires
Space for solo and small group residencies, writer’s retreats, creative research and development, or simply for the artist-in-you to take time and space for dreaming and deep rest.
Artwork & Events
Practising the ‘Art of Living’ with pop-up, creative participatory projects with the guiding principle that ‘everyone is an artist’.
The world is changing.
How can we change with it?
Our vision for Emergence is to support the transformation we need to make in order to meet the challenges ahead of us.