Beyond Access: Creating Belonging in the Arts

Erin Patrice is the heart and creator behind The Breaking Bread Village, a space intentionally created for people to come together and have transparent conversations with no judgment, so ideas and perspectives may be heard respectfully.

Erin is a conversationalist, resident of Midland, Michigan, and native to Cincinnati, Ohio. She is a mother and wife and has been a community advocate for twenty years. 

Erin has an incredible gift of storytelling and connecting with others of all ages. She shares her story in a way that draws people closer rather than apart. She has a unique teaching style that resonates with all who experience it. Erin has years of life experience, training, and facilitating conversations through empathy, strategy, and storytelling. 

Erin is dedicated to being a voice for those with no voice and helping the unseen to be seen. 

She believes that everything we do within our small communities changes…