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.
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 together at the end of the hour to hear a few participants share their work. You never have to share if you’re not in the mood. Come write with us or just come laugh with us! Open to all, and no experience required. Amelia Bane is a writer, improviser, and filmmaker based in Brooklyn. She trained at The Upright Citizens Brigade and has performed improv and sketch comedy at theaters all over NYC. Amelia holds degrees in Literature and Film from The College of William & Mary and Goddard College. She facilitates improv and comedy writing workshops for veterans, and service members in military hospitals, and in corporate settings, using humor and spontaneity to teach emotional regulation and communication. REGISTER HERE MissionBelonging is funded in part by Creative Forces®: NEA Military Healing Arts Network, an initiative of the National Endowment in partnership with the U.S. […]
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 pm & 6 pm Eastern Time. After attending a single orientation session, participants will be able to attend the monthly workshop on the fourth Monday of every month. All discharge statuses are welcome. This program is partially funded by the SSG Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program through the VA. Registration closes 24 hours before scheduled orientation sessions. REGISTER FOR ORIENTATION HERE
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 pm & 6 pm Eastern Time. After attending a single orientation session, participants will be able to attend the monthly workshop on the fourth Monday of every month. All discharge statuses are welcome. This program is partially funded by the SSG Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program through the VA. Registration closes 24 hours before scheduled orientation sessions. REGISTER FOR ORIENTATION HERE
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 at the heart of community is communication and at the heart of communication is knowing what you contain. We know art helps us better understand what we hold within ourselves and allows us to better express that to the people around us. No creative writing experience required. This workshop is intended for healthcare providers that are age 18 or older. Laura Van Prooyen is author of three collections of poetry: Frances of the Wider Field, Our House Was on Fire, nominated by Philip Levine and winner of the McGovern Prize, and Inkblot and Altar. She is also co-author of Text Structures from Poetry, a book of writing lessons for educators of grades 4-12. Van Prooyen is the Managing Editor for The Cortland Review, facilitates free online workshops with Community Building Art Works for healthcare workers, and is the founder of Next Page Press. She works […]
Thanks to our friends at Plaza for connecting us with Brandy Antonio from Liquitex for this workshop. When it comes to acrylics, Liquitex started it all in 1955. In this demonstration, attendees will be introduced to the acrylic brand that has been at the forefront of innovation for 70 years. As the #1 acrylic in the world, Liquitex is the only brand to provide the most diverse offering of professional products, including seven unique ranges of professional acrylic colors and mediums. Just imagine what you can do with the choice of color ranges from Soft Body to Heavy Body, Ink, Acrylic Gouache, Sprays, Markers and the All-New Bio-Based Heavy Acrylic. The Liquitex mediums range offers a host of innovative possibilities to meet the aesthetic needs of every artist. This demo with Brandy Antonio is all about getting people excited about the endless possibilities of acrylic mediums so they can go right into the studio with tons of new ideas. Attendees will learn what mediums are, how they can change the inherent characteristics of acrylic color to meet each artist's vision, and which mediums are a must-have in Brandy’s practice. Come with all of your acrylic mediums questions for an exciting […]
Poetry of the Heart Chakra: A Writing & Yoga Pop-Up Workshop with Sarah Martin About This Workshop The Poetry of the Chakras is a somatic, creative writing workshop merging poetry, yoga, and meditation to nurture spiritual blossoming. This special edition workshop will guide participants on a journey through heart chakra, drawing on Black and Indigenous nature-inspired poetry. Suitable for beginners and advanced yogis, participants will leave with at least one draft of a poem based on this meditative journey. In addition to writing materials, please bring a mat or prepare a soft surface to practice on for the movement portion of the workshop. Sarah Alayne Martin is a Black, queer poet, yogi, storyteller, and multi-dimensional teaching artist from Little Rock, Arkansas. A certified yoga instructor and SKY Wellness coach, Sarah blends poetry with yoga, breathwork, and meditation to create a unique healing practice that supports trauma recovery. They have facilitated somatic and creative writing workshops in diverse community settings, including public libraries, bookstores, wellness centers, parks, schools, and churches. Currently engaged as a storyteller with the National Endowment for the Arts' Creative Forces initiative, Sarah is also a 2022 Anaphora Arts Poetry Fellow and a two-time recipient of the Peoples […]
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. Seema Reza is the author of the books A Constellation of Half-Lives and When the World Breaks Open. She is the CEO of Community Building Art Works, a non-profit organization that brings workshops led by professional artists to service members, veterans, and clinicians. An alumnus of Goddard College and VONA, Reza has taught poetry in classrooms, jails, hospitals, and universities. She was a 2019 Stand-to Veteran Leadership Fellow at the George W. Bush Institute and the 2023 Pauli Murray Art for Racial Justice Fellow at the Antiracism Research and Policy Center at American University. Reza’s writing has been widely anthologized and has appeared in the Washington Post, McSweeney’s, The LA Review, LitHub, and Electric Literature among others. REGISTER HERE MissionBelonging is funded in part by Creative Forces®: NEA Military Healing Arts Network, an initiative of the National Endowment in partnership with the U.S. Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs. Creative Forces Community Engagement Grant program is managed by Mid-America Arts Alliance.