Join us for a Summer Youth Night to celebrate the newest mural created in collaboration by our Youth Committee and NSRGNTS. It will be a night to remember with live youth bands, food by local street vendors, a youth-curated thrift shop, and live screen printing! The event is free to attend and open to youth ages 14-24.

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Note COVID Visitor Requirements: Masks are highly recommended, but not required for participation.

Join us for a virtual watercolor workshop on Wednesday, Mary 19 at 6:00 p.m. PST, led by Sabrina Mendoza and members of SHG's Youth Committee. Sabrina will walk you through simple technique exercises and speak about how she’s used art-making to cope with difficult times this past year.

For this workshop you will need paper, watercolor paint and brushes. You can also join to observe the workshop, and take notes to create your own watercolor painting in the future!

The workshop is recommended for ages 15+. Registration is required on Eventbrite to received the private Zoom link to participate. Register here. (This event does not stream on social media.)

#WellnessWednesday #CuraCodex #MujeresdeMaiz #ArtRise #SelfCare

Using a simple piece of paper, participants will create a Cura Codex. This workshop is inspired by ancient art and care, and serves a tool to help us process feelings of isolation, and other issues that may surface during and post pandemic. Led by Felicia Montes of Mujeres de Maíz, the workshop will begin with a short breathing exercise, a prayer song to honor the land and offer a space to share cultural ways of practicing self-care. For this workshop you will need an 8 x11 piece of white paper and pencil or pen. Optional supplies may include markers, colored pencils, and paint. Registration is required via Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wellness-wednesday-tickets-149574841377.

The Cura Codex workshop will inform the creation of an art piece, to be developed by the SHG Youth Committee for ArtRise, a component of We Rise LA. The cohort will be creating a wheat paste mural and original song composition to highlighting stories of healing during COVID-19. The mural will be on view at Self Help Graphics beginning May 7, 2021, with more details to be announced soon.

This workshop is conducted via Zoom and will bot be published on social media. To join, Eventbrite registrants will be emailed a private link in advance. Should you have additional questions about details of the workshop and how to join, please email Natalie Godinez, Community Engagement Coordinator, at natalie.godinez@selfhelpgraphics.com.

Wellness Wednesday: Mending Through Poetry
Wednesday, May 17
6:00 p.m. PST - 7:30 p.m. EST | Free | Ages 15+
RSVP at bit.ly/wellness-poetry

Join educator and spoken word artist Audacious IAM for a poetry workshop focused on processing anxiety and emotions that many are experiencing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

During our March and April sessions the SHG Youth Committee will be making notes and observations that will inspire a collective artwork meant to provide healing to the community debuting in May 2021.

Learn more about youth programs and workshops at https://www.selfhelpgraphics.com/youth-committee.

Wellness Wednesday: Introduction to Herbalism
Wednesday, January 20
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. | Free | Ages 15+
RSVP at bit.ly/intro-herbalism.

This workshop will be an introduction to working with plants as ancestors and how we can lean on them for support in various ways; including teas to support our bodies and energetic medicine to help support our wellbeing and spirit. There will be a limited number of tea blend kits created for this workshop. Participants who wish to receive a tea blend kit via mail must register by January 12, 2021 and provide their address upon registration. If you have any questions please reach out to our Community Engagement Coordinator, Natalie Godinez, at natalie.godinez@selfhelpgraphics.com.