PAST EVENTS
Share and Show Open Mic Night at Painted Brain Community Center
Attention all 🌟🎶 artists and art enthusiasts! 🎙️You're invited to our open mic night 🎙️ on November 3, 2023, from 6:00 to 9:00 pm, 🎨 You can showcase your talent and 🎙️ share your spoken word, 🎶🎼 music, or 📖 stories. Or, Simply join us for an evening of live...
CAMHPRO LIVE 5 IN 5: STREAMING WITH MENTAL HEALTH PEERS ACROSS CALIFORNIA
10/23/2023 Los Angeles, CA - Shining a spotlight on community organizations to raise awareness about voluntary mental health programs, the California Association of Mental Health Peer Run Organizations (CAMHPRO) is going LIVE for the “5 in 5” - five regions in five...
Upcoming Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification Training Open House
We are reaching out to invite you to our upcoming Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification Training Open House. Upcoming Training at Painted Brain will be starting soon. October 5. Thurs from 10 am to 11:00 am Classes meet for a total of ten sessions. Each class...
September 2023 Newsletter – Suicide Prevention Month
Upcoming Events: Please mark your calendar and see what's happening at Painted Brain's community center for September! We're open every Monday & Wednesday from 1 pm - 6 pm, and Thursdays from 1pm - 7 pm. Creative Writing, Sewing, and Sensory Processing Workshops...
Upcoming Events in August at the Community Center
Upcoming Events: August Calendar Please mark your calendar and see what's happening at Painted Brain's community center for August! We're open every Monday & Wednesday from 11 am - 6 pm, and Thursdays from 12pm - 7 pm. Creative Writing, Sewing, and Sensory...
Art Division Library
Art Division is a non-profit organization dedicated to training and supporting underserved youth who are interested in studying visual arts.
LEAD REGIONAL SUMMIT 2023 – LOS ANGELES : Resources and Vendors
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Painted Brain is Hosting the LEAD Regional Summit – Los Angeles
Lived Experience Advocacy Diversity (LEAD) Regional Summit - Los Angeles Hosted by Painted Brain in partnership with CAMHPRO Location: The California Endowment Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm Painted Brain is excited to announce that we are hosting the LEAD Regional...
Disability Wellness Roundtable Discussions!
Painted Brain would like to announce that beginning January 18th, 2023, and we will be offering the Disability Wellness Roundtable Discussions for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Blind, and Physically Disabled. This new project is made possible through the Los Angeles...
Beyond the Surface Art Exhibition Recap
On January 20, 2023 Painted Brain had its first art show of the new year. It was a very successful art show at Painted Brain’s Community Center at 5980 W Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA. The art exhibition was called Beyond the Surface and it had quite a turn out. Along...
Art Exhibition – Community Center – More Than Words
This exhibition explores the power of storytelling using non-traditional symbols of communication. Pulling styles from street art to abstract art, all forms of painting can be an allegory for how self-expression can be an outlet for one's wellness. All ages are...
Self-Portrait Night
Painted Brain in collaboration with local artist and musician Jennie Lawless had a great night of painting on September 29, 2022. Lawless’ first time teaching was a success, and she did an excellent job leading participants through the process of creating their...
CBS Leadership Pipeline Challenge
OPEN CASTING CALL - Pink Lotus Pictures and Painted Brain are seeking talent for the following roles in their Short Film for the CBS Leadership Pipeline Challenge! COLOR ME MIND MILES (African American Male, 20s - 30s) Despite being fairly young, MILES has had a tough...
Painted Brain’s Co-Executive Director Appointed by Governor Newsom
It is official! On May 19, 2022, Rayshell Chambers our Co-Executive Director was appointed to the statewide Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission by California Governor Gavin Newsom. The Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability...
Painted Brain’s Short Film Wins 3rd Place at the Awareness Film Festival’s CBS Leadership Pipeline Challenge
Painted Brain’s short film, COLORFUL MINDS, won 3rd place at the Awareness Film Festival’s CBS Leadership Pipeline Challenge. This empowering event showcases films on important causes and supports a variety of non-profit charities.
“Caribbean Black”: A Wonderful and Moving Addition to “Discovering a Place for Us”
Artists Claire Jones, Kareena Rivera, Davy Andrek, and Amaranthia Sepia collaborated to create a spoken word poem performance that highlights the traumas Black people experience at the hands of racism in the United States. Claire Jones (the narrator) speaks over...
Discovering a Place for Us
Discovering a Place for Us is a great collaboration that Painted Brain uses to give people a welcoming place to express themselves and their experiences through art. This has become a gift for those involved, to be able to heal and share through the arts. The talented...
A New Step for Mental Health: Painted Brain’s Work with Psychiatric Advanced Directives
Painted Brain is leading the initiative to pass legislation that would change the way people experience mental health treatment and care. The legislation would enforce a legal rights document, Psychiatric Advance Directives—or PADs for short—that allows people with...