by Art Saves Lives | May 23, 2024 | Art Saves Lives, Blog
“I ran from the country of my birth because I did not want to die. I am a child of state erasure.” I was born on a war-torn block. Bombs shook the ground and lit up the sky. Fire hung in flaming threads from blown-out windows in abandoned buildings. Foot...
by Art Saves Lives | Apr 25, 2024 | Art Saves Lives, Blog
I’ve been invited several times in the last two years to write about how writing transforms the story I tell about myself, how it saves my life. I desire to write about this absolute truth. I set the intention and make the time. I’ve been given deadlines by...
by Art Saves Lives | Mar 28, 2024 | Art Saves Lives, Blog
“No one is coming to save us, so we create, we connect, and we save ourselves.” In a writing workshop, a line appears from my subconscious as if by magic, repeated again and again down the page of my notebook – no one is coming to save us. I close my eyes...
by Rob Haney | Mar 1, 2024 | Blog, In The Community
CBAW was proud to participate in the Military Women’s Memorial’s health and wellness series, Serving In Strength. On February 28th, Military Women’s Memorial launched the SERVING IN STRENGTH Series – a Health & Wellness Series focused on...
by Art Saves Lives | Feb 29, 2024 | Art Saves Lives, Blog
Editor’s Introductionby Ben Weakley | February 29th, 2024 It is with great joy that I introduce Art Saves Lives, an essay series by Community Building Art Works. In this series, we offer you the words of people who spend their lives and talents bearing witness,...
