Teen Creative Arts
Learn more how you can join our 2024 art workshops below!
Teen Creative Arts
As we began 2022, the mental health toll of entering our third year into the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively affected our youth in an unprecedented scale. Such concerns for the mounting global youth mental health state has led US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy to recently issue a public health advisory on the “youth mental health crisis” exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic that has caused a 43% increase in loneliness among young people.
To address this growing youth mental health crisis, My Good Brain sought to do more for teens struggling with social isolation, mood difficulties, trauma, and distress.
What is Teen Creative Arts?
Teen Creative Arts is an art workshop and social group created for youth ages 13-18. Our goal with Teen Creative arts is to help teens form a community with like-minded creatives to draw inspiration from, encouragement, and socio-emotional support.
Each individual is expected to engage in their own form of art practice, ranging from all forms of art (painting, photography, creative writing, dance, videography, etc.). During each group meeting, teen group members have opportunities to learn from local SF Bay Area artists, teach others about their craft, collaborate with their peers, and share their artworks.
Meeting Information
We’re starting TCA at a new location in Summer 2024! More details coming soon.
All meetings will be facilitated by our My Good Brain Volunteers and co-led by a teaching artist.
Dates (To be finalized in May 2024):
6/25
7/23
8/27
9/24
Location: TBD
Time: 4-5pm
FREE event
*NOTE: Attendees must complete a registration form to attend!
We hope you will consider joining us to create a supportive, artistic, social community!
How to Join
Interested in the Teen Creative Arts Group? Sign up below!
For Teaching Artists
Are you a teaching artist?
Every month, we invite an artist to host a workshop during one of the sessions to share their art, teach some tips and tricks, and share how it can be a practice for emotional wellness. Interested in hosting one of these workshops? You're in the right place!
Please fill out our interest form and a My Good Brain representative will be in touch soon.
Past Artist Workshops
Dec 2022-June 2023
100 Cameras
Where You Are Workshop
Dec 14
Upcycling Art Workshop
with Alysha Rocca
November 6
Songwriting for Wellness
with X. ARI & WisdoMania Foundation