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Beholding: Writing Poetry About What We’re Drawn To — An Online Creative Writing Workshop with Christina Olivares
Join us on Thursday, July, 16th, 2026 at 7 PM Eastern Time for a workshop with poet Christina Olivares! This workshop is held in partnership with Strathmore.Poets witness and then transform what they witness in writing. Beholding, a kind of witnessing, draws attention...
The Story of Me — Creating a Personal Visual Storyboard: A Visual Arts Workshop with artist Micaila Britto
Join us on Wednesday, July, 15th at 7 PM Eastern Time for The Story of Me — Creating a Personal Visual Storyboard with artist Micaila Britto. Photography is more than taking pictures. It is a way of preserving memories, expressing identity, and sharing our...
Love as Rebellion — An Online Creative Writing Workshop Celebrating Pride Month with Cathrine Schmid
Join us on Monday, June, 29th, 2026 at 7 PM Eastern Time for a workshop with writer Cathrine Schmid!When loving who you love is itself a radical act, every love poem becomes an anthem. Join us for a generative writing workshop exploring the space where intimacy meets...
Glowing in the Bright: A Summer Reading and Gathering hosted by Seema Reza
Join us on Wednesday, June, 24th at 7 PM Eastern Time for Glowing in the Bright: A Summer Solstice Reading hosted by Seema Reza. This evening will feature poetry and creative expression shaped by work written in our April workshop in response to Cornelius...
What at Least You’ve Called a God — An Online Creative Writing Workshop with Matthew Buxton
Join us on Thursday, June 18th 2026, at 7 PM Eastern Time for a workshop with writer Matthew Buxton! This workshop is held in partnership with Strathmore.The Poet has always acted as an intermediary between human and divine: Homer invoking the muses to speak through...
Animal Portraits that Tell a Story: A Visual Arts Workshop with artist Garima Naredi & Path with Art
Join us on Wednesday, June 17th 2026 at 7 PM Eastern Time for Animal Portraits that Tell a Story — A Visual Arts Workshop with artist Garima Naredi in Partnership with Path with Art. This one-session workshop invites participants to explore their connection with...
Portrait Painting — Faces: A Visual Arts Workshop with artist Leroy Brown
Join us on Wednesday, June, 10th at 7 PM Eastern Time for Portrait Painting — Faces with artist Leroy Brown. In this workshop, Veteran and artist Leroy Brown will take us through painting a face with acrylics on Canvas. All are welcome and no experience is...
Farm to Field: Echoes of Home — Opening Night Reflections
A look inside the opening of Mission Belonging’s new exhibition by Belena Stuart‑Marquez at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center, exploring the landscapes, memories, and stories that shape us.Last week, Mission Belonging premiered Farm to Field: Echoes of Home, a new...
Dear Reader: Poems as Conversations and Companionship — An Online Creative Writing Workshop with Cathrine Schmid
Join us on Thursday, May 21st 2026, at 7 PM Eastern Time for a workshop with writer Cathrine Schmid! This workshop is held in partnership with Strathmore.Every poem, regardless of its subject, is also a letter to its reader. In this craft workshop, we will examine how...
Writing the Image — An Online Visual Art & Creative Writing Workshop with Jonathan Tennis
Join us on Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 7 PM Eastern Time for a workshop with artist and writer Jonathan Tennis! Ticket sales for this workshop support Mission Belonging's year-round free programming.Writing the Image invites participants to explore the space where visual...
We Remember: A Month of Memorial Day Reflection and Connection
We Remember: A Month of Art, Community, and Connection for Memorial Day UPDATE: Our 2026 Memorial Day Virtual Exhibit is now available for viewing on the Mission Belonging Gallery. Thank you to all of the artists who submitted a tribute piece to the project! Every...
Finding What You Never Lost: Radical Renewal for Facilitators and Creatives with Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
Join us on Thursday, April 30th 2026, at 7 PM Eastern Time for a workshop with author and educator Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg! Ticket sales for this workshop support Mission Belonging's year-round free programming.The act of facilitation and making something (a poem, a...
