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Art Saves Lives: From Viewing To Creating, From Healing To Thriving by Susan Niemi
In this hybrid essay, Susan Niemi writes with specificity, clarity, and the clear eye of a survivor who knows how much work it takes to forge a path forward again and again. Studded with lines of her own poetry, this essay is a meditation on using creativity...
Intro to Music: An Online Music Workshop with Wytold — NOW MONTHLY
Now a monthly MissionBelonging Program!Used to play an instrument but it’s been a long time? Always wanted to try to learn an instrument or write a song, but not sure where to start? Join cellist and composer Wytold at 3:30 PM Eastern Time on the first Monday of each...
Slow-Stitched Collage — An Online Visual Art Workshop with Angie Ebba
In this special 90-minute workshop with artist Angie Ebba, participants will learn about the meditative and grounding practice of slow stitching. We will use fabric scraps to create small, stitched collages. No prior experience with sewing needed. Suggested Supplies:...
Using Research to Write the Self with Natalie Lima — An Online Creative Writing Workshop in Partnership with Strathmore
Join us on Thursday, March 20th, 2025 at 7 PM Eastern Time for Using Research to Write the Self with Natalie Lima — An Online Creative Writing Workshop in Partnership with Strathmore Creative writing is a tool for knowing yourself, understanding the world, and...
Paint Night — An Online Visual Art Workshop with Margaret Jacobson
Participants will be guided step by step to complete the featured painting. Once participants have completed the painting, they will be guided step by step on how to embellish their work with gold leaf. Suggested Supplies: Flat and round brushes (various sizes)...
Art Saves Lives: Bringing Our Light into the Dark by Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg
I sat cross-legged on a curb in the middle of New Jersey in the middle of the 1970s and wrote a poem about despair. I was fourteen, it was humid and windless, and I was waiting outside my father’s girlfriend’s apartment to go home where my father and I had barricaded...
Natural Objects: Songwriting Fundamentals with Matthew Sidney Parsons
Join Matthew Sidney Parsons for Natural Objects: Songwriting Fundamentals and Lyric Analysis on Thursday, March 6th at 7pm EST. This workshop will be aimed at demystifying the process of creating lyrics and providing a framework to evaluate and appreciate the lyrics...
Memory as Lyric, as Inheritance with Nathan Xavier Osorio — An Online Creative Writing Workshop in Partnership with Strathmore
Join us on Thursday, February 20th, 2025 at 7 PM Eastern Time for Memory as Lyric, as Inheritance with Nathan Xavier Osorio — An Online Creative Writing Workshop in Partnership with Strathmore Creative writing is a tool for knowing yourself, understanding the world,...
Poetry of the Heart Chakra: A Writing & Yoga Pop-Up Workshop with Sarah Martin
Poetry of the Heart Chakra: A Writing & Yoga Pop-Up Workshop with Sarah Martin About This Workshop The Poetry of the Chakras is a somatic, creative writing workshop merging poetry, yoga, and meditation to nurture spiritual blossoming. This special edition workshop...
Just Imagine: Liquitex Acrylic Mediums — An Online Visual Art Workshop with Brandy Antonio (in partnership with Plaza Art & Liquitex)
Wednesday, February 12th, 2025 at 7 PM Eastern Time Thanks to our friends at Plaza for connecting us with Brandy Antonio from Liquitex for this workshop. When it comes to acrylics, Liquitex started it all in 1955. In this demonstration, attendees will be introduced to...
Art Saves Lives: On Poetry and Community by Carla R. Sameth
Usually, I am one to find the thread of dark humor even in the worst of circumstances. But I found myself at a loss. I had been increasingly depressed and anxious since a confluence of world and family events descended, including family deaths and friends’ severe...
FAWC & Mission Belonging Announce 2025 Summer Workshops and Scholarships for Veterans
For a third year in a row, Veterans associated with Mission Belonging can apply for the scholarships by visiting the FAWC Scholars Awards application page, available now. Registration for workshops open now. Application deadline is March 1st, 2025.The Fine Arts Work...












