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Category: Stories

Healing, Belonging, and the Spaces That Hold Us

by guest writer Kiana Karimi  –   Bodies in pain resist being forgotten. When people experience deep suffering—whether due to war, displacement, or personal loss—their pain does not simply vanish. It lingers, demanding recognition. Their stories, if left untold, weigh on both the individuals who carry them and the communities that surround them. This is what trauma studies teach us; as feminist writer Judith Herman explains, the ghosts of untold stories hover among us until we

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What Now? Facing 2025 With Courage and Community

Written by Leva Zand, Executive Director of ARTogether This new year feels different for me. The beginning of 2025 feels like standing at the edge of an uncharted path.  Like many of you, I’ve entered this year with a mix of emotions—anxiety, cautious hope for change, and a deep sense of responsibility. Sometimes it feels like survival itself is the resolution. Certainly this year feels like that for me. Yet, I’ve learned that embracing these

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Living is Feeling: Playing and Processing through Shadow Puppetry

Written by Sabina Kariat, Public Arts Program Manager In winter of 2024, ARTogether welcomed an intersectional cohort of diasporic youth into our gallery space to tell their stories through writing, shadow puppetry, and animation, . They began the first cycle of our program, “Shadow Movements.”   Professional artists Paola Ramirez, Jess Nguyen, and Angie Chaparro, with guest artist workshops by Sahba Aminikia, Lydia Greer, Fred C Riley III, and Jarin Tindall, facilitated a program where youth

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Create and Connect: How ARTogether Builds Healing and Belonging Through Refugee Art Programs

In a world increasingly shaped by displacement and migration, art offers a powerful medium for healing, storytelling, and resistance. At ARTogether, we believe that art is not a luxury—it is a necessity, especially for those rebuilding their lives in a new land. From creative workshops for women to art mentor programs and art therapy workshops, our work centers around creating spaces where immigrants and refugees can create and connect, transforming trauma into expression and isolation

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Gathering Power: ARTogether’s New Artists’ Residency

Written by Michelle Lin, Artist Growth Program Director For the past two years, ARTogether’s Mentorship Hub program has worked with collectives of artists to build intentional relationships and networks of peer support, engaging in artistic development that centers their lived experiences as diasporic artists. The Mentorship Hub affirmed what we already knew to be true: that when artists come together as collaborators and co-conspirators, we step into our full creative power and make real the

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