Common Names is a youth-led creative initiative that opens to people of all backgrounds, and supports quiet, honest forms of expression across moments of cultural transition, emotional change, and personal growth.

Rooted in drawing, writing, spatial storytelling, and shared reflection, the project creates open-ended spaces where individuals can process uncertainty, reframe disconnection, and reconnect through creative work.

It is not driven by resolution, but by presence. Through gentle collaboration and intuitive making, Common Names invites artists — especially those navigating in-between spaces — to explore identity, belonging, and emotional resonance in ways that are intimate, original, and deeply human.