BEYOND THE CLOCK is a monthly online gathering that fosters fellowship, shared learning, and community care for rural connectors and cultural workers.
Co-hosted by the Department of Public Transformation and Voices for Rural Resilience, with support from the Rural Assembly, Beyond the Clock invites creative rural rockstars from across the country to share in digital happy hours and learning exchanges that connect and inspire. Join us to grapple with the tensions and celebrate the joys of working in and with rural communities.
Register today to grab a seat at our virtual table for what is sure to be an inspiring presentation and discussion!
"Slow Rivering Home" is a collection of songs by Eliza Blue inspired by conversations with rural arts and cultural workers as part of the 2025 Beyond The Clock series.
Learn more about the resident artists and view a collection of artworks created by Beyond the Clock Resident Artists!
Listen to the Beyond the Clock podcast, created in partnership with Department of Public Transformation, Center for Rural Strategies, Rural Assembly, and Voices for Rural Resilience. Available on Rural Assembly's Rural Remix station.
Check out the Beyond the Clock Blog for interviews, photos, and a deeper dive into a number of featured Rural Rockstars’ work!
At each learning exchange, we invite our rural rockstar guests to select a song or two that they would like to share as part of their intro and outro. We have compiled these tunes into a BTC Spotify Playlist for your listening pleasure!
In addition to hosting happy hours, starting in 2020 we began inviting rural rockstars to share their work with other cultural workers as special guest presenters in bi-monthly learning exchanges offering a deeper dive into the nuances, joys, and challenges of rural cultural work.