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.

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 […]

Collaborative Painting Project/Open Art Studio – An Online Visual Art Workshop with CBAW Veteran Artist Facilitators

Zoom Virtual Event

Collaborative Painting Project/Open Art Studio For the first three weeks in May, CBAW will dedicate the Visual Arts Program to creating a Collaborative Painting which will be unveiled on Memorial Day. Learn more about the project HERE. If you were not able to register (registration closed on April 25th) for the project, please still come […]

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 […]

Creative Writing Workshop with Ben Weakley

Zoom Virtual Event

No experience required! If you can think, you can write. In this creative writing workshop, we'll consider writing as a tool for communication, expression, and relief from holding it all together. Join us. Ben Weakley spent fourteen years in the U.S. Army, beginning with deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan and finishing at a desk inside […]

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 […]

Collaborative Painting Project/Open Art Studio – An Online Visual Art Workshop with CBAW Veteran Artist Facilitators

Zoom Virtual Event

Collaborative Painting Project/Open Art Studio For the first three weeks in May, CBAW will dedicate the Visual Arts Program to creating a Collaborative Painting which will be unveiled on Memorial Day. Learn more about the project HERE. If you were not able to register (registration closed on April 25th) for the project, please still come […]

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

Collaborative Painting Project/Open Art Studio – An Online Visual Art Workshop with CBAW Veteran Artist Facilitators

Zoom Virtual Event

Collaborative Painting Project/Open Art Studio For the first three weeks in May, CBAW will dedicate the Visual Arts Program to creating a Collaborative Painting which will be unveiled on Memorial Day. Learn more about the project HERE. If you were not able to register (registration closed on April 25th) for the project, please still come […]