“We are nothing
if not directions for each other”

— Alan Semerdjian (artist / educator / muser)

The Muse Exchange open mic began over a decade ago in a small backyard on Long Island, NY. Since those humble beginnings, the event has grown into a bi-coastal celebration of creative communal spaces with monthly events in three separate locations.

Muse has emerged as a beacon for artists taking creative risks within what is essentially a classroom for life. Imagination and trust are what empower the Muse interface and vulnerability is the cheat code that hacks its mainframe.

The Muse Exchange is an open mic rooted in but not limited to poetry and the spoken word. Artists of all mediums are invited to ply their craft on the Muse stage.

We are a tribe of oddball conjurers, misfit music makers and lovers of the unseen. Muse is more than just an open mic. It's a family reunion with folks you haven't met yet.