18th Street Arts Center

Join a series of artist-led workshops and civic engagement projects addressing mental health for youth and families. Available in Spanish and English.

Activities

4/30/21 – Wellbeing Mail Art Campaign (Online event)

5/8/21 – Flores de Papel Workshop (Online event)

5/15/21 – Arts Learning Lab @ HOME: Bookmaking with Self-Compassion with Debra Disman (Online event)

5/20/21 – Together in Contradiction: Asian American Unity Now—A Roundtable Discussion (Online event)

5/22/21 – Arts Learning Lab @ HOME: Let Suffering Speak with Elana Mann (Online event)

WE RISE 2021 will not have any live in-person events. When visiting WE RISE installations and projects, please adhere to all CDC guidelines and safety protocols and take every safety precaution, including social distancing and wearing masks. Please note, WE RISE partners may have limited attendance events and will manage these in accordance with their individual protocols. All installations and activities are meant to be viewed from a distance individually or in small groups, in order to remain COVID-safe while still fostering community connection and collective healing.

Participating Organizations and Artists

Melinda Smith Altshuler, M. Susan Broussard, Gregg Chadwick, Debra Disman, Nicola Goode, Deborah Lynn Irmas, Marcus Kuiland-Nazario, Elana Mann, Carmela Morales, Sabine Pearlman, Dan S. Wang, Rebecca Youssef, Community Clinics Association of Los Angeles County (CACLAC), St. John’s Well Child & Family Center and the Community Corporation of Santa Monica