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More Than a Valentine: Drawing the Human Heart: A Visual Arts Workshop with artist Liz Lockett & NMHM
Join us on Wednesday, February 11th at 7 PM Eastern Time for More Than a Valentine: Drawing the Human Heart with artist Liz Lockett & NMHM. Move beyond the cliché heart shape and learn to draw the real thing. In partnership with the National Museum of...
Art Saves Lives: Coming to You Live, from the Abyss by Neha M. Sampat
I brought my high school literary magazine home to distressingly little fanfare. I placed it on the coffee table, where it sat until my Nana1 came to visit. He found it there, collecting dust, and gave it a read. “Neha! You are a poet,” he exclaimed, as he shuffled...
Mission Belonging Names Jillian Danback-McGhan to Board of Directors
Mission Belonging welcomes distinguished writer and Navy veteran Jillian Danback‑McGhan to its Board of Directors.Rockville, Maryland — Mission Belonging is honored to announce that Jillian Danback‑McGhan, a distinguished writer, Navy veteran, and respected consultant...
FAWC & Mission Belonging Announce 2026 Summer Workshops and Scholarships for Veterans
For the fourth year, Mission Belonging–affiliated Veterans can apply for the 2026 FAWC Scholars Awards. Workshops are open for registration. Applications close March 1, 2026.The Fine Arts Work Center (FAWC) and Mission Belonging are once again extending an opportunity...
Ghost[ed] — An Online Creative Writing Workshop with Arthur Kayzakian
Join us on Thursday, January 15th, 2026 at 7 PM Eastern Time for a workshop with author Arthur Kayzakian! This workshop is held in partnership with Strathmore. A virtual poetry workshop on erasure, exile, and fragmentation invites poets to dismantle and reimagine...
Mission Belonging Names Julie Riggs to Board of Directors
A seasoned nonprofit leader and champion for military and veteran families joins our board to strengthen community connection and creative empowerment.Rockville, Maryland – Mission Belonging is proud to announce that Julie Riggs has joined its Board of Directors. A...
Ushering in a New Year
Beloved Mission Belonging Community, I have started and stopped and restarted writing this letter many times. What a complicated thing it is to be perched under a shelter during a catastrophic storm. The umbrella tilts: we lose funding. Our community rights it: our...
Short & Sweet: Two New Flash Fiction Drafts with Hannah Grieco
Creative writing is a tool for knowing yourself, understanding the world, and connecting with other people. Led by author Seema Reza and accomplished guest writers—including poets, memoirists, novelists, and storytellers—these generative community workshops follow the...
Glowing in the Dark: A Winter Reading & Gathering featuring Voices from the Mission Belonging Community
Join us on Wednesday, December 17th, 2025 at 7 PM Eastern Time for our annual winter solstice gathering, hosted by Seema Reza.This evening will feature poetry and creative expression that invite us to reflect on light and darkness in our lives. This year's performers...
Art Saves Lives—Who You Have in Mind: A Few Thoughts on Us by Tarfia Faizullah
After the publication of my second book, almost eight years ago, I went underground. At the time, I wasn’t really speaking with my family. I think of this time as benching myself, which entailed a few concrete actions, like deleting all my social media for example–but...
The Art of Self-Soothing: Bleeding Tissue Paper Collage: A Visual Arts Workshop with artist Yonsenia White
Join us on Wednesday, December 10th at 7 PM Eastern Time for The Art of Self-Soothing: Bleeding Tissue Paper Collage with artist Yonsenia White. Bleeding tissue paper collage is a paint-based media and process that naturally calms the mind, body and spirit....
Your Own Words — A Workshop with Veteran & Writer Cathrine Schmid
Please note that this workshop requires special registration on Eventbrite. Click here to sign up! Transform the language that shaped you into poetry that fits the life you’re building now. This workshop invites veterans and civilians alike to reclaim military...




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