Connect. Create.
Transform.
ExpresArte Cultural Wellness Collective centers the voices of folks of color as we co-create programs and experiences that infuse our organizing and advocacy spaces with healing and hope. We address the root causes of trauma by giving people a chance to reclaim their culture, cultivate their creativity, and continue their healing journey.
Decolonizing Therapy
The Home-Grown Fellowship was created as a component of ExpresArte’s programming with the purpose of supporting therapists of color in the Central Valley who are on the journey of becoming licensed therapists, and for licensed therapists to unlearn their biases and the ones inherent in the Medical Industrial Complex. Members of the cohort will be supported with tools, training, coaching, and programming centered on decolonizing therapy and building relationships in the community rooted in trust, culture, and healing justice.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us: victor@expresartewellness.org
Have you been affected financially by COVID-19?
ExpresArte is a part of the Central Valley Mutual Aide Network, a grassroots collective that formed in March 2020 to address the emerging needs of our most vulnerable local community members. All members are from one of the eight San Joaquin Valley counties (Kings, Tulare, Kern, Madera, Stanislaus, San Joaquin, Merced and Fresno) and many members are from fellow San Joaquin Valley organizations that work with low-income communities, undocumented individuals and families, workers, LGBTQ+, and communities of color. CVMA centers displaced Black, brown, indigenous, disabled, migrant, and LGBTQ+ in our efforts and the unincorporated areas of the San Joaquin Valley through an intentional and intergenerational approach.
“Being part of ExpresArte has truly been a healing experience as it has been such an honor and privilege to share space with many other wonderful people from across the Central Valley. This collective has created not only a space that is rooted in love and respect for our marginalized communities, but has been taking concrete steps towards healing our communities in such an urgent time.”
