I had the pleasure of recording my first podcast in the YBH studio with my friend Michaële Antoine of Curios Consulting. If you're interested, you can listen to our conversation about community building and self-love on Michaële's Substack, Truth Be Told.
Read MoreDuring our first-ever Creative Convergence event, which took place at the Mingei Museum, members of our vibrant creative community gathered to engage in powerful discussions on a variety of important topics.
Read MoreWhile the artist statement and artist bio serve different purposes, they are both important tools for artists to communicate their art and themselves to the world.
Read MoreIn Your Corner is one of You Belong Here’s signature programs. We like to refer to it as “business therapy”. To be perfectly honest, it is a time for creatives and small businesses, alike, to make the time to center ourselves as individuals who are building, operating, and managing a business. Most often than not, business networking events and mixers invite us to come together to talk business, strategy, outcome, growth…
Read MoreHosting art showcases that address social justice issues, and marginalized identities is an important way to use art as a tool for social change. These showcases can raise awareness, foster empathy, amplify marginalized voices, and encourage dialogue - all of which are crucial for creating a more just and equitable society.
Read MoreQueensgiving is deep connection and celebration of ourselves and one another. A confirmation that you are necessary in this life. Each person that I have invited throughout the years have played a supporting role in the many seasons of my life and I in theirs. Simply put, it is an intentional celebration of our support, reciprocity, and love for one another.
Read MoreLast week I shared my journey over the past two years and the BTS groundwork for this next chapter. Honestly, it was an amazing response from you! I feel so supported in this next step and that’s a great place to be. A year ago, I felt overwhelmed. I felt alone and that the weight of You Belong Here was much too heavy to carry forward to real impact and change. During COVID I witnessed the very problem YBH hopes to solve, our creative community struggling, disenfranchised, and on the verge of poverty, I felt helpless.
Read MoreYou Belong Here is fueled by the creatives within our own communities, and today we’re highlighting one impactful member, Brianda Vargas. Brianda is an Afro-Latina Self-Love activist, Certified Yoga Instructor with a certification in Trauma-Informed Yoga for youth and adults, and the Executive Director of cOMmunity Yoga and Mindfulness, a nonprofit organization devoted to increasing accessibility of yoga & mindfulness. We caught up with Brianda to talk about self-care and self-compassion.
Read MorePhotography has always been something that I love to do, then I found out that I could make it into a career, and it was the best decision I ever made. The best part is working on multiple projects and sharing them with my community. For this project, I decided to collaborate with my mother and help tell her story.
Read MoreBallot Party Tips and Voter Guide resources for the November 2020 Presidential Election.
Read MoreWe began discussing how altar building can be a form of healing and connecting with our spiritual selves and ancestors. This year has brought so much challenge, loss, and spiritual attack, that we both felt that perhaps our community would need this spiritual form of healing.
Read MoreWe are experiencing something quite unique. During this time, there’s not many answers in helping us navigate our way through how to run our business. We decided to help our fellow business owners, creatives, and entrepreneurs, by hosting a zoom gathering.
Read MorePost Film Screening discussion of The Mask You Live In. The conversation that needs to be discussed amongst men.
Read MoreDOCUMENTARY FILM TO SCREEN ON TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2019
SPONSORED BY: YOU BELONG HERE, THE ROC SHOP, AND RAYGUN CREATIVE
The Mask You Live In follows boys and young men as they struggle to stay true to themselves while negotiating America’s narrow definition of masculinity. Written, produced and directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the film premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 2015.
Read MoreHow to use equipment within the You Belong Here Photography Studio
Read MoreTwo weeks after opening our doors last November, we hosted our first holiday pop-up market/benefit drive at You Belong Here. It was a teeny but mighty pop-up. In our 1250 square-foot space, we had twenty two local vendors showcasing their goods, plus holiday-inspired cocktails from Please & Thank You and a cheese and charcuterie spread (to die for) presented by Smoke and Brine Co. Meka Coffee brought their coffee cart. Rebecca Eichten put together a wreath-making station. And three local bands sang their hearts out. Everyone came together for some serious holiday cheer.
And it was all done in support of a local non-profit.
How to use equipment within the You Belong Here photo studio
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