Release, Receive, Repeat: Attuning to the Cyclic Rhythms of Nature

Join artist, witch, and originator of Conjure Creativity, Celeste Neuhaus in attuning to nature’s seasonal cycles of release and renewal.

As daylight wanes and leaves fall to the ground, autumn invites us into the season of letting go. Together we’ll step away from the fast-paced linear and logical world, and drift into the sensorial and imaginal realms of

the forest
the labyrinth
and the unexpected.

Gathering in Riverview Park, we will meander on our path to observe the sculptural forms of fallen trees—the empty space they generate, and the way they express the story of how they fell. As they weather, soften, and merge with the earth, moss forms. Fungi flourish. What decays is also nourishment. Release becomes relational.

Our hike includes walking a labyrinth — a single winding path leading inwards and outwards from the center. We will reflect on this time of year when life force begins its movement inward, to rest and restore during the winter. Synchronizing with the rhythm of this spiralic inward movement, we’ll make way for outward expansion.

Through writing prompts and reflections this guided tour invites participants to honor both endings and beginnings, grief and growth, as we honor the spirit of place.

Release.
Receive.
Repeat.

Please dress for cooler weather and wear hiking shoes. Expect irregular terrain and some areas with steeper gradients. Please bring a notebook and a writing implement.

About Celeste Neuhaus

Celeste Neuhaus (she/they) is a multimodal artist and witch who constellates magic, ecology, and healing. Through sculpture, paintings, assemblages, and guided rituals, their art transmutes the grievous impacts of amalgamated systems of oppression and biodiversity annihilation. Incorporating alchemy, surrealism, the absurd and the erotic, her work vividly materializes the often subconscious interdependencies in the continuum between the somatic – psychological – political – ecological – cosmological – metaphysical.

Celeste earned a Post Graduate Certification In Ecopsychology from Pacifica Graduate School, an MFA at the University of New Mexico as an artist in the Land Arts program in Art and Ecology, and a BFA at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Performances and exhibitions include: the Carnegie Museum of Art (Pittsburgh, PA), The Mattress Factory (Pittsburgh, PA), Submersive HQ (Baltimore, MD) Sanitary Tortilla Factory (Albuquerque, NM), Comfort Station (Chicago, IL), School of Visual Art (New York, NY), and P.A.A.J. (Los Angeles, CA).

Meeting Location

Riverview Park Visitor Center, 1 Riverview Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15214. We ask that participants arrive by 9:45 AM so that there is time to check people in and to start the tour promptly at 10:00 AM.

Parking and Transportation

Street parking is available near the Visitor Center.

If taking public transportation, there is a Pittsburgh Regional Transit stop at Perrysville Avenue and Watson Boulevard that serves routes 8 and 15. The bus stops are approximately an a8 – 12 minute walk to the meeting point. For more information, please visit the Pittsburgh Regional Transit website at: https://www.rideprt.org/.

If arriving by bicycle, there are bike racks available within Riverview Park. There are no nearby POGOH bike share stations.

Access and Accommodations

This event will be held outdoors at Riverview Park and will take place rain or shine. Please dress accordingly and wear comfortable shoes. The total distance of the tour is 2.25 miles on uneven hiking trails, grass, and gravel. The tour route includes significant slopes. There is no formal seating available along the tour route (i.e. benches).

One single stall bathroom is available at the Visitor Center and two ADA accessible restrooms are available at the Valley Refuge shelter.

To request additional accommodations for this event, please submit your request in writing on the event registration form. A Shiftworks staff member will follow up with you directly about your request. We will attempt to implement requests for reasonable accommodations to the best of our ability, but cannot guarantee that all requests will be met. Alternate accommodations may be suggested by staff. All requests must be made by Monday, October 12, 2025.

Questions should be directed to ashley@shiftworkspgh.org.

Photography, Videography, and Other Documentation

Participants should be aware that photography, video recording, and/or other documentation of the event by Shiftworks, other attendees, or the media may take place during the event. Participants will have an opportunity to indicate if they choose to opt out of being included in event documentation, and our team will make reasonable efforts to accommodate these preferences.

Registration

This tour is free and open to the public; advance registration is required. The button below will redirect you to Eventbrite where you will complete your registration.