Free creative journaling classes designed to de-stigmatize mental health wellness. No experience needed. Process over product. Find your flow.
Creative wellness as a preventative mental health resource for underserved communities
Art INSIDEout is a grant-funded program bringing free creative journaling classes to Ventura County's most vulnerable and isolated communities. We believe that creative expression is a powerful — and too often inaccessible — tool for mental health wellness.
Every class is a stand-alone experience built around the same core principle: using creative journaling to process your internal and external environments. Each instructor brings their own unique approach — from poetry to splatter painting, rhythm and movement to plein air drawing — all designed to help you find your flow state.
We emphasize process over product. There's no "good" or "bad" art here. There's only your experience.
Classes utilize both outdoor and indoor studio space at the beautiful Ventura Harbor Village. All participants receive a creative journal and art supplies.
All classes are open to the public. No experience or materials needed. Everything is provided free of charge.
Your responses shape this program and help us serve our community better. This survey is required for all class participants.
Takes about 5 minutes · Responses are confidential
March 30 – April 5, 2025 · MWF · Buenaventura Art Association, Ventura Harbor Village
Finding words for what lives inside. Use poetry and written expression to process your internal landscape.
Register →Let go of control, find the rhythm. Embrace the chaos and discover flow through intuitive painting.
Register →Body as instrument, movement as meditation. Dance, rhythm, and kinesthetic creativity.
Register →Create beautiful mono-prints using natural materials and found objects. Tactile, meditative, surprising.
Register →Draw from observation at the harbor. Connect with your environment through line and form.
Register →Layer, combine, transform. Build visual stories from fragments and found materials.
Register →Each class is stand-alone — take one or take them all. Limited to 12 participants per class. All materials provided.
Support creative wellness in Ventura County
Art INSIDEout is fully funded through June 2025 thanks to grant support from Vibewell and Ventura County.
Want to support creative wellness programs like this?
Donate to Buenaventura Art Association — the nonprofit arts center
making Art INSIDEout possible.
Your gift helps us keep the lights on and our doors open.
Every donation supports BAA's operations, future programs, and community access to art.
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Buenaventura Art Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
Your donation is tax-deductible.