Drawing Faces, Drawing Military Memories: A Visual Arts Workshop with artist Yonsenia White
Join us on Wednesday, April 15th at 7 PM Eastern Time for Drawing Faces, Drawing Military Memories with artist Yonsenia White Create unique, personalized portrait drawings to honor military loved ones who have passed away. Participants will learn the basics of...
Image Transfers and Altered Photos: A Visual Arts Workshop with artist Sharon Robinson
Join us on Wednesday, April 8th at 7 PM Eastern Time for Image Transfers and Altered Photos with artist Sharon Robinson. Explore a variety of methods for using photos, magazines and other pictorial materials to make image transfers for use in collage and mixed...
Creative Sanctuary: Meditation and Art with Raychelle Heath
Join us on MONDAY, April 6th 2026 at 7 PM Eastern Time for A CREATiVE SANCTUARY session with artist RAYCHELLE HEATH. As an avid beader and dabbler in art supplies, Raychelle often finds the work of her hands to be meditative. In this workshop, we’ll explore the...
Art Saves Lives: The Fire Within by J.G.P. MacAdam
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...
Art Saves Lives: Letter Writing as a Spiritual Practice by Ryan Jafar Artes
Here is a reminder, dear Ryan: staying grounded and rooted in the present time and current day is the most important part. October 1, 2023 Dear Ryan, You did it! You are doing it, and you will continue to do it, which is that which you are here to...
Art Saves Lives: The Patuxent Paradox by Jillian Danback-McGhan
“We make art with our lives, yes, but also our lives are made through art.”
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? ...
