By Noelle, Barganier, Creative Connect Intern This piece is called Bed Bugs. It is made out of metal that has been welded together to form a bedframe with a handsewn pinstripe bedspread with stuffing for the pillows. There are metal wire spiders, as well as air dry clay for the figure done with acrylic paintContinueContinue reading “Bed Bugs”
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How to Create Trauma-Informed Storytelling Spaces in Our Community (5 Quick Steps)
We've learned something important over the years at Art from Ashes: everyone has a story worth telling, but not everyone has had a safe place to tell it. Creating spaces where people can share their lived experiences — especially those navigating trauma, survival, and healing — isn't just about opening a room and passing aroundContinueContinue reading “How to Create Trauma-Informed Storytelling Spaces in Our Community (5 Quick Steps)”
Welcome to the team, Sarah!
Welcome to the team, Sarah! We are thrilled to welcome new intern Sarah to the team this spring! Greeting message written by Sarah Pards, CityHeART HeART of Survival Intern Hello, my name is Sarah! I’m a senior undergraduate at Cal State Long Beach, majoring in psychology. My passion is helping and supporting others with mentalContinueContinue reading “Welcome to the team, Sarah!”
Meet Martine!
Written By Martine, CityHeART YOUConnect Intern Hi everyone! My name is Martine, and I’m an exchange student from Norway. I’m currently doing my internship at CityHeART. Back home, I study social work / child welfare. I’m very interested in gaining a broader understanding of how social work is practiced in different settings and cultures. DuringContinueContinue reading “Meet Martine!”
Welcome to the Team, Jordan!
Written by Jordan, YOUConnect Intern Hi! My name is Jordan and I am a third year student studying Psychology at Cal State Long Beach. I will be CityHeART’s YouConnect intern for the 25-26 school year, and I can’t wait to get more involved with the community!
Welcome to the Team, Noelle!
Written by Noelle, Creative Connect Intern Hello! My name is Noelle and I am the Creative Connect Intern for CityHeART. I am a psychology student. I am an aspiring Art Therapist that has a passion for helping others. My passions are psychology and art. I love working on drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, and more. I am excitedContinueContinue reading “Welcome to the Team, Noelle!”
The HeART Bridge: CityHeART’s Compassionate Approach to Healing and Service Is a First of Its Kind
The HeART Bridge centers the essential role of case managers and frontline staff, creating intentional, creative, and compassionate bridges between overburdened systems and the people they serve. By CityHeART A Name for What We’ve Always Done For nearly a decade, CityHeART has quietly pioneered a unique and intentional way of showing up in community care,ContinueContinue reading “The HeART Bridge: CityHeART’s Compassionate Approach to Healing and Service Is a First of Its Kind”
Welcome to Art from Ashes!
Meet Eduardo! CityHeART’s Art from Ashes team just got even better because we are welcoming our newest team member, Eduardo Espinoza, an intern coming to us from the Cal State Long Beach College Corps Internship Program! A few words from Eduardo: Hi all! My name is Eduardo! I am a new intern here at CityHeARTContinueContinue reading “Welcome to Art from Ashes!”
LB Soul Collective Throws a Party that Gives, and Gives, and Gives
(headline nods to the title of a poem performed tonight by Ravina Wadhwani: “Fluid”) By Paige Pelonis, Art from Ashes “You at home, too; put down the fork, the cat, the joint, whatever you’re holding onto,” show producer Melanie Rae said as she took the mic and taught us all how to STAND, even thoseContinueContinue reading “LB Soul Collective Throws a Party that Gives, and Gives, and Gives”
One of LB’s Greatest Storytellers Launches a New Book!
Written by CityHeART’s Art from Ashes Magazine Last year, CityHeART’s Art from Ashes Magazine got a chance to sit down with the 2023 winner of Long Beach Searches for the Greatest Storyteller: Vickie Wippel. This feature article was published in the Grief & Gratitude issue of the AFA Mag in December. The latest news onContinueContinue reading “One of LB’s Greatest Storytellers Launches a New Book!”