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...
Join us on Wednesday, January 1st at 7 PM Eastern Time and explore the anatomy and features of the face using pencil and paper. We will use some basic drawing techniques and some basic anatomy to learn how the muscle and bone under the skin inform what we see on the...
For most of my life, I could not bear my own face. Though I would recognize what I saw in the mirror as familiar, I did not feel it was mine. What I did feel was that it was wrong. I was raised like a prisoner on an island that most consider a paradise. My parents...
We admire stoics. Those who bear the wounds of this life in venerable silence. The grandfather or uncle who never spoke of their wartime experiences, for instance. We might pity stoics, too. Those who never found a voice of their own—the words, the ability, the...
A message from Art Saves Lives editor, Ben Weakley about our open submissions period. We build community one story, one voice, at a time. In February this year, my dear friend and colleague Seema Reza entrusted me to be the editor of an essay series that enacted a...
Mission Belonging in Community with Caregivers at Navy Safe Harbor Event. We were honored to partner with the Navy Safe Harbor Foundation for their 2024 annual Caregiver Event. It was inspiring to engage with these resilient caregivers and lead them through a...
