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 […]

Event Series Online Visual Art Workshops for Everyone

Open Art Studio – An Online Visual Art Workshop with Veteran Artist Joe Merritt

Zoom Virtual Event

Come hang out in a collaborative group setting and bring anything you want to work on, in any medium. Often times we view art making as a singular experience, communicating through visual expression often starts at the planning and early stages. In this workshop we will be nurturing this practice. Suggested Supplies: Anything you want […]

Event Series Online Creative Writing Workshops for Everyone

Creative Writing Workshop with Shuly Xóchitl Cawood

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. Shuly Xóchitl Cawood is the author of several books, including the flash essay collection WHAT THE FORTUNE TELLER WOULD HAVE SAID, winner […]

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

Artist Series: Jean-Michel Basquiat – An Online Visual Art Workshop with Veteran Artist Valerie Acosta

Zoom Virtual Event

In this workshop, Veteran Artist, Valerie Acosta will be doing a brief talk about the life & art of Jean-Michel Basquiat, followed by instructions for participants to create a piece in the style of Basquiat. As always, you can follow along with the lesson, or work on your own project if you’d prefer. No experience […]

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 […]

Event Series Online Creative Writing Workshops for Everyone

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

Zoom Virtual Event

Join writer/artist Miden Wood 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 […]

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

Curating Your Story – An Online Visual Art Workshop with Dead Reckoning Collective

Zoom Virtual Event

Join us for an hour beginning your own visual journal with Dead Reckoning Collective, a veteran owned and operated publishing company whose mission encourages literacy as a component of a positive lifestyle. Suggested Supplies: Journal or Paper Paint, Markers, Pencils, Pens Glue, Magazine cut-outs and/or Stickers Jessica Danger is a creative writing professor at Concordia […]

United Against Silence: An In-Person Poetry & Music Showcase hosted by Hari Alluri & Seema Reza

The Writer's Center 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda, United States

An evening of poetry & music, hosted by Hari Alluri and Seema Reza. Featuring Tarfia Faizullah, Jillian Danback-McGhan & more. Join CBAW for, a Community Showcase. An evening of poetry & performances by the CBAW Community, hosted by Hari Alluri and Seema Reza. Featuring readings by Tarfia Faizullah, Jillian Danback-McGhan, and more. Refreshments generously provided […]