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.

Event Series Online Creative Writing Workshops for Everyone

Comedy Writing Workshop with Amelia Bane in Partnership with Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Easterseals & The Up Center

Zoom Virtual Event

Join comedian Amelia Bane for a comedy writing workshop. Give yourself a break from your routine and take some time to laugh in community. Each workshop, we will read a humor piece and react to it together. After some discussion about technique and what makes comedy writing work, we’ll write our own pieces. We’ll come […]

More Than One Story: Orientation Session for An Arts Program for Women & Nonbinary Military & Veterans (PAST EVENT)

Zoom Virtual Event

Join Community Building Art Works in a virtual orientation session to learn more about our program for women and non-binary military (Active Duty and Veterans), More Than One Story. Individuals interested in participating in MTOS are required to attend one Orientation Session. Orientations sessions take place on the second Tuesday of each month at 12 […]

More Than One Story: Orientation Session for An Arts Program for Women & Nonbinary Military & Veterans (PAST EVENT)

Zoom Virtual Event

Join Community Building Art Works in a virtual orientation session to learn more about our program for women and non-binary military (Active Duty and Veterans), More Than One Story. Individuals interested in participating in MTOS are required to attend one Orientation Session. Orientations sessions take place on the second Tuesday of each month at 12 […]

Poetic Record: Resilience Workshop for Healthcare Workers with Laura Van Prooyen

Zoom Virtual Event

Join our community of healthcare workers, where writing offers connection, expression & relief from holding it all together. This free, online workshop led by Laura Van Prooyen, blends poetry, community, and the science of resilience. Each week, Laura selects a poem and together participants read, respond, write and can choose to share. We believe that […]

Event Series Online Visual Art Workshops for Everyone

Trash Animals: An Online Visual Art Workshop with Zehra Khan

Zoom Virtual Event

In this workshop we use the contents of your trash to make sculpture. Materials like junk mail, food containers, packaging of any sort become the building blocks of an animal of your choosing. We will use a variety of building methods that emphasize speed: tape, hot glue, string. Bring images of animals, some art supplies, […]

Military Voices: A Free Writing Workshop for Active Duty, Veterans & Military Families with Kevin Basl in Partnership with Blue Star Families

Zoom Virtual Event

It's time to tell your story. Blue Star Families has partnered with Community Building Art Works (CBAW) for a virtual creative writing workshop. Writing is a powerful tool for communication, self-discovery, and reflection. Together over Zoom, we’ll read a short piece of writing, see what makes it work, and use it to enter into our […]

The Evidence of Things Not Seen with Derrick Weston Brown – Hybrid Online & In-Person Creative Writing Workshop in Partnership with Strathmore

Zoom Virtual Event +1 more

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 […]

Poetic Record: Resilience Workshop for Healthcare Workers with Laura Van Prooyen

Zoom Virtual Event

Join our community of healthcare workers, where writing offers connection, expression & relief from holding it all together. This free, online workshop led by Laura Van Prooyen, blends poetry, community, and the science of resilience. Each week, Laura selects a poem and together participants read, respond, write and can choose to share. We believe that […]

Event Series Online Visual Art Workshops for Everyone

Yupo Paper & Watercolors – An Online Visual Art Workshop with Veteran Artist Shaun Smith

Zoom Virtual Event

Join Veteran Artist Shaun Smith, as he takes you on a journey into the world of Yupo Paper and watercolors. Yupo isn’t your ordinary paper - it's a semi-translucent plastic sheet that resembles paper! In this workshop, we’ll dive into the fascinating interplay between watercolors and Yupo’s unique surface. Watch as the water-based hues dance […]

Ritual with Seema Reza: CreativeMornings – An In Person Speaking Event at The REACH, at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

The REACH, at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2700 F St NW, Washington, DC, United States

REGISTRATION FOR THIS SPECIAL EVENT OPENS ON MONDAY, AUGUST 19TH AT 10 AM EASTERN TIME. CLICK HERE  CreativeMornings is the world’s largest face-to-face creative community — a global breakfast lecture series serving local creative communities in over 200 cities. Started in 2008 by Tina Roth Eisenberg, she wanted an easy way for her New York […]