Events

All workshops are listed in Eastern Time.

Unless specifically noted, our programs are free, virtual and suited for participants ages 16+. For further details about what to expect from our workshops, including accessibility options, and registration & Zoom instructions, click here.

Online Creative Writing Workshops for Everyone

Poems of Celebration (For A World Upside Down) with author Kevin Basl – Online Creative Writing Workshop in Partnership with Strathmore

Zoom Virtual Event

Creative writing is a tool for knowing yourself, understanding the world, and connecting with other people. Led by author Seema Reza and accomplished guest writers—including poets, memoirists, novelists, and storytellers—these generative community workshops follow the model developed by Community Building Art Works (CBAW) over the course of a decade of bringing people together in military […]

Offline & Hybrid Events

AAPI Yoga & Creative Writing with Seema Reza (Virtual & In-Person @ extendYoga)

extendYoga 12106 Wilkins Ave., North Bethesda, MD, United States +1 more

Held in partnership with extendYoga's Repped: Inclusive Yoga Series for AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) communities. For questions about registration for this workshop, contact our friends at extendYoga at hello@extendYoga.com or call 301-881-3330. In this creative writing and yoga workshop, we’ll practice a short asana flow designed to help us ground, center, and connect with […]

Online Visual Art Workshops for Everyone

Inner Child Play – An Online Visual Art Workshop with Imani Shanklin Roberts

Zoom Virtual Event

Inner Child Play with Imani Shanklin Roberts Participants will have the opportunity to create a piece inspired by the whims of their inner child. Using materials of their choice participants will explore play and process and relinquish control and perfectionism. This workshop will be an opportunity to resurface the needs and desires of our inner […]

The Highway of Thought: A CBAW Memorial Day Event with David Hilliard

Zoom Virtual Event

A Special Presentation and Artist Talk in honor of Memorial Day, featuring the acclaimed photographer. This Memorial Day, join us for a special artist talk by photographer David Hilliard. For decades, David Hilliard and his father Raymond, a U.S. Navy Veteran, collaborated on The Dad Series. The pair had even made plans for what the […]

Intro to Music – An Online Music Workshop with Wytold

Zoom Virtual Event

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 and get started (instruments welcome but not required). Wytold (aka William Wytold Lebing) is a six-string cellist and composer from Washington […]

Online Visual Art Workshops for Everyone

Drawing Upside Down: A Low-Pressure Sketchbook Practice! – An Online Visual Art Workshop with Melissa Dettloff

Zoom Virtual Event

Drawing Upside Down: A Low-Pressure Sketchbook Practice! with Melissa Dettloff In this workshop, we’ll delve into the world of drawing upside down – a joyful, stress-free sketchbook practice using inverted source imagery that promises surprising (and sometimes hilarious) results. Whether you're a seasoned artist, an aspiring creative, or somewhere in between, all skill levels are […]

Online Creative Writing Workshops for Everyone

The Seasons Change Us: Calling to the Sun with author Hari Alluri – Online Creative Writing Workshop in Partnership with Strathmore

Zoom Virtual Event

Creative writing is a tool for knowing yourself, understanding the world, and connecting with other people. Led by author Seema Reza and accomplished guest writers—including poets, memoirists, novelists, and storytellers—these generative community workshops follow the model developed by Community Building Art Works (CBAW) over the course of a decade of bringing people together in military […]

Online Visual Art Workshops for Everyone

Purposeful Repurposing: Up-Cycled Materials for use in Fiber Art Projects – An Online Visual Art Workshop with Leslie Renn

Zoom Virtual Event

What can you do with leftover fabric scraps, old t-shirts, uniforms, and junk materials? In this workshop, participants will be introduced to several methods for transforming old fiber materials into yarn, cord, and twine for use in future creative projects. This workshop is accessible for all skill levels so that participants might find a way […]

Online Creative Writing Workshops for Everyone

How to Submit: A Workshop on Submitting Your Work to Presses and Journals with Courtney LeBlanc – A Mission Belonging Fundraising Workshop

Zoom Virtual Event

Want to start submitting your work for publication but aren't sure where to start? Need a step-by-step guide on submitting including cover letters, bios, and how to keep track of it all? Don't know where to find journals and presses with open submission calls? This workshop will walk you through the process of submitting from […]

Online Creative Writing Workshops for Everyone

Back Down Memory Lane with author Teri Ellen Cross Davis – Online Creative Writing Workshop in Partnership with Strathmore

Zoom Virtual Event

Creative writing is a tool for knowing yourself, understanding the world, and connecting with other people. Led by author Seema Reza and accomplished guest writers—including poets, memoirists, novelists, and storytellers—these generative community workshops follow the model developed by Community Building Art Works (CBAW) over the course of a decade of bringing people together in military […]