by Art Saves Lives | Apr 25, 2024 | Art Saves Lives, Blog
I’ve been invited several times in the last two years to write about how writing transforms the story I tell about myself, how it saves my life. I desire to write about this absolute truth. I set the intention and make the time. I’ve been given deadlines by...
by Rob Haney | Apr 15, 2024 | Blog, Events
CBAW’s annual Memorial Day Collaborative Painting Project enters its third year! Register by April 25th, 2024 to join in. Are you looking for community as you approach Memorial Day? Join other Veterans and Community Members to create a Collaborative Painting in...
by Art Saves Lives | Mar 28, 2024 | Art Saves Lives, Blog
“No one is coming to save us, so we create, we connect, and we save ourselves.” In a writing workshop, a line appears from my subconscious as if by magic, repeated again and again down the page of my notebook – no one is coming to save us. I close my eyes...
by Rob Haney | Mar 23, 2024 | Blog, Events
A virtual workshop with the author of Monstrilio, Gerardo Sámano Córdova, to benefit Community Building Art Works on Saturday, March 23rd, 2024 at 12 PM Eastern Time. How do we keep our stories from stalling? In this class with author Gerardo Sámano Córdova we’ll play...
by Rob Haney | Mar 1, 2024 | Blog, In The Community
CBAW was proud to participate in the Military Women’s Memorial’s health and wellness series, Serving In Strength. On February 28th, Military Women’s Memorial launched the SERVING IN STRENGTH Series – a Health & Wellness Series focused on...
by Art Saves Lives | Feb 29, 2024 | Art Saves Lives, Blog
Editor’s Introductionby Ben Weakley | February 29th, 2024 It is with great joy that I introduce Art Saves Lives, an essay series by Community Building Art Works. In this series, we offer you the words of people who spend their lives and talents bearing witness,...