Pen Your Pain

“PEN YOUR PAIN” IS AN INNOVATIVE AND TRANSFORMATIVE

MENTAL HEALTH WORKSHOP DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH, and YOUNG ADULTS TO EXPLORE AND PROCESS THEIR EMOTIONS THROUGH THE POWER OF WRITING.

CREATED BY ARTIST DEON “Y.N.X.716” THEDFORD, THIS WORKSHOP PROVIDES A SAFE AND CREATIVE SPACE FOR

PARTICIPANTS TO IDENTIFY, UNDERSTAND, AND COPE WITH HER PAIN WHILE DISCOVERING SOLUTION-BASED METHODS TO HEAL.

Sampling in Symmetry

“SAMPLING IN SYMMETRY” IS AN IMMERSIVE, HANDS-ON WORKSHOP FOR ASPIRING ARTISTS and MUSIC PRODUCERS.

FOCUSING ON THE ART OF SAMPLING.

PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN to CHOP, LOOP, and MANIPULATE AUDIO SAMPLES, EXPLORING HIP-HOP PRODUCTION WITH A GUEST PRODUCER SHARING THEIR INSIGHTS.

Draw What You Saw

Draw What You Saw is a hands-on creative workshop designed to spark observation, imagination, and self-expression through visual art.

Participants are encouraged to slow down, take in their surroundings, and identify something that captures their attention—whether it’s a person, object, texture, sound-inspired feeling, or moment in nature or an indoor space. They then translate what they notice into their own unique drawing style.

This workshop can be held indoors or outdoors, making any environment a creative canvas. It helps youth build mindfulness, focus, and confidence while learning that art doesn’t always start with imagination alone—it can begin with what’s already around them.