A female-inspired model. A modern Salon movement.

A salon is a conversational gathering in an intimate setting over food and art.  Led by trail-blazing women across the world from Cairo, to Buenos Aires, to Berlin to Harlem, since the fifth century, women-led salons influenced the cultural and political trends of their times.  Salonniere™ curates these salons in modern urban settings, such as private living rooms, hotels and historic or forgotten spaces.

A global movement started in Detroit—with local, national and global participants and partners—these salons bring together chefs, artists, entrepreneurs, journalists, inventors, activists, thinkers, politicos and other change agents. 

The name “Salonnière” in French means the woman who holds salons. 

Artfully Plated: Conversational salon dinner gatherings with a purpose

Salonnière™ curates immersive cultural experiences with diverse groups to inspire collaborative action.

Nothing brings people together—and unifies diverse backgrounds—more than a shared meal, a drink, and the universal language of art. Over centuries, women have used these tools of cultural diplomacy to build bridges and start important conversations between people around the world. Bringing people together to discuss the issues that matter most to them has never been more important.

Led by a former diplomat and senior Obama White House official, Salonnière™ is using these cultural tools to elevate honest conversation, foster transformative relationships, and inspire collaborative action among cities, cultural organizations, brands, chefs, artists, thinkers, activists, and innovators.

It’s more than a dinner party.

Salonnière™ has worked to champion causes, movements, and civic innovators with the help of foundations, thought leadership organizations, and other impact partners. Our primary purpose is to bring people to the table over food and art, but we do this in a way that supports changemakers in diverse creative fields. 

We have brought to our table close to 1000 artists, thinkers, and innovators from Detroit, the United States, and globally who are on the front lines of creating positive impact in our communities. 

Our Art & Activism Impact Campaigns focus on addressing social change, social justice, politics, civil rights, and transformation.

We are working to provide new opportunities, collaborations, advocacy and training for chefs, artists and innovators at home and abroad.  Through our Trailblazers Program are introducing global chefs, artists, innovators and thinkers here at home..

We're proud of what we've done, and we want to keep doing it.  We have been working over the past few years to expand our salon conversation movement to other U.S. and global cities.

Contact us if you would like to partner to create a movement of chefs, artists, thinkers, and innovators who will join us at the table to create change ... one conversation at a time.