ephemeral is an arts collective and resource hub dedicated to building resilient, place-based creative communities across the Colorado Plateau.

We support artists through our monthly newsletter, biannual print magazine, workshops, gatherings, financial opportunities, resource dissemination, and pop-up projects.

We’re accepting performance submissions for STOOPFEST,
our new performing arts festival.

Vessel

Vessel


Issue Two is now available!

80 pages exploring stories about things that can hold and carry and transport: about bodies of humans, bodies of water, bodies of landscapes. Does your cup that runneth over symbolize a finite limit, or overflowing abundance?

Order the mag

issue 3: friend or foe

Look out for the third issue of ephemeral magazine in spring 2026.

In the meantime, our monthly newsletter delivers bits and bobs from our collective, written to inspire you to create. Plus pitch calls and event news!

Keep in touch

Follow us on Instagram @ephemeral.moab
Subscribe to our newsletter to hear about pitch calls
Contact us: ephemeral.editor@gmail.com

Ring in the new year amongst friends, stick to your creative resolutions, fight seasonal depression - reasons abound for why you should come to Draft + Draft this week. See you there!
Last newsletter of 2025, written by collective member @blaidlawmusic! (Link in bio) Warning: reading about the double-slit experiment may severely alter your day. To see us regularly-ish in your inbox, subscribe to our substack!
See you at Draft n Draft this THURSDAY, 12/4, at Spitfire in Moab! Come work on your creative projects or just heckle other artists. (Maybe brainstorm performance art ideas for Stoopfest 2026??) Together we sip.
We’re extending the deadline for Issue 3: “Friend or Foe” !! Submissions due Sunday, November 16. Submissions must speak to the theme and be place-based (inspired by or taking place in the Colorado Plateau region). This is a paid