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Share Your Art Saves Lives Story with Mission Belonging: Open Submission Period Begins Nov 15th
Share your work in our Art Saves Lives submission period! Join us in celebrating the power of art and the voices of our community. At Mission Belonging, we believe in the transformative power of art. We are excited to invite you to share your personal story...
Art Saves Lives: The Patuxent Paradox by Jillian Danback-McGhan
Editor's Note by Ben Weakley | September 29th, 2024 Jillian Danback-McGhan is among the most talented, insightful voices among the post-9/11 generation of authors writing about service and conflict today. We were grateful to her for being with us at 2024's Day of...
Mission Belonging to Receive $130k ArtsHERE Grant
Grant Projects Designed to Expand Access to Arts Participation in Communities NationwideMission Belonging is one of 112 organizations nationwide selected to receive an ArtsHERE grant of $130,000 as part of a new pilot program from the National Endowment for the Arts...
Facilitating Courage & Creativity in Hard Times: A Workshop for Facilitators with author/educator Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
A workshop for facilitators who teach during difficult times, with author and Transformative Language Artist Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg. As writers, creatives, and facilitators, we all face moments when it's difficult to be fully present in facilitating life-living...
A Day of Belonging: An In-Person Community Event (Co-Presented by Mission Belonging & Strathmore)
Strathmore and Mission Belonging Present A DAY OF BELONGING Celebrating the power of the arts as we bring Veterans & civilians from different backgrounds together. Saturday, September 14th, 2024 Registration now open! Mission Belonging’s 2nd Annual community...
United Against Silence: An In-Person Poetry & Music Showcase hosted by Hari Alluri & Seema Reza
An evening of poetry & music, hosted by Hari Alluri and Seema Reza. Featuring Tarfia Faizullah, Jillian Danback-McGhan & more. Join Mission Belonging for, a Community Showcase. An evening of poetry & performances by the Mission Belonging Community,...
The Art of Memoir: Writing Workshop to Benefit Mission Belonging Programs with Anne Kiehl Friedman
Do you have a story aching to be told? Do you wonder how to start, or what makes a "memoir" more than just a collection of stories? Come to this workshop and leave with an actionable outline, resources, and next steps for starting and finishing your book! Join Anne...
Ritual with Seema Reza: CreativeMornings – An In Person Speaking Event at Kennedy Center REACH
REGISTRATION FOR THIS SPECIAL EVENT OPENS ON MONDAY, AUGUST 19TH AT 10:00 AM EASTERN TIME. CLICK HERE CreativeMornings is the world’s largest face-to-face creative community — a global breakfast lecture series serving local creative communities in over 200 cities....
Mission Belonging & Strathmore Present 2nd Annual Day of Belonging
Celebrating the arts and bringing Veterans & civilians from different backgrounds together.September 14, Rockville, MDFor Immediate Release - Watch last year's video on YouTubeOn Saturday, September 14th, Mission Belonging and Strathmore Foundation will co-present...
Art Saves Lives: Creating Who I Am — by Valerie Acosta
In preparation for this essay, I looked through my collection of half-finished journals. In the neon-colored “Ballerina Bunnies” Lisa Frank notebook that haphazardly documents my teenage life, I found this entry from 1996:I CAN’T SLEEP. Why has Hypnos condemned me? ...
Art Saves Lives: Writing as Proof by Susanna Sonnenberg
I know I’m crazy. I try to align events with my body’s tension but can’t remember properly, my racing heart or late-night brain awake with calculations for escape. What if I just walked out, took my body with me? I could wait until my mother and sister are asleep and...
Mission Belonging to Receive Creative Forces Community Engagement Grant
Mission Belonging is one of 41 organizations nationwide selected to receive a Creative Forces® Community Engagement grant. A grant of $50,000 will support Mission Belonging's Mission Belonging initiative, which brings together military, veteran, and military-connected...
