Mental Wellness for Artists

02/07/2026

We’re excited to announce that Jess Bergman of Mental Wellness for Artists (MWA) will feature new work + MWA will also have an interactive mental health resource exhibit at Eviction Notice 2.0, a collaborative art exhibition bringing artists together to fill a gallery nearing its closure one last time. ✨

art • music • community • food

Curated by Cr34tive Gathering and hosted by Boree Designs with music by Betty Bangs.

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02/02/2026

Hi everyone! 🤗

You’re warmly invited to the film screening of “𝗔 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗼 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆” with a new original score produced entirely by the staff and students of the Mission Bay High School (MBHS) Music Program!

Join us Feb 4 at 5:30 pm at MBHS!
FREE entry and FREE parking
DM us for Eventbrite 🔗 or see QR code

This SPECIAL EVENT is hosted by:
MBHS, MBHS Music Program, Chavistas Leadership and Community Service Club, and our community partner, MBHS Wellness Center! ✨

Films, music, and community boost mental health!

Hope to see you there!
Mental Wellness for Artists

01/28/2026

Special announcement!

💖 This February 13, Mental Wellness for Artists (MWA) is hosting 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗰𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲-𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀!

Each workshop explores love from a different angle, stands on its own, and is co-hosted with a different community partner. Join one, or all three, depending on what resonates!

✍🏽 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲

Love through storytelling and reflection | $25

A narrative wellness workshop featuring author and workshop leader, Rebecca Chamaa

🎶 𝗦𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗹𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝘆

Love through sound and creative expression | ~ $45

A guided music-making workshop featuring visual artist and SMAKA founder, Bastian Colores

♥️ 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲

Build love through communication and connection, on purpose | $60

A relationship insights and strategies workshop featuring the founders of MWA, Jess and

Come solo, with a friend, or as a pre-Valentine’s date.💘

Ticket links in comments.

Love and gratitude,
MWA

01/27/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Imperfect Beginnings workshop! 🙏🏽♥️

Loved, loved, loved everyone’s artworks and PVVMG™ (Purpose, Values, Vision, Mission, Goals) diagrams!

Can’t thank you enough for your creativity, openness, courage, and kindness in the process.

Imperfect Beginnings was a reminder that we don’t need to be polished or perfect to start. We just need mental freedom, determination, and each other.

Huge gratitude to and for the beautiful collaboration, and to each wonderful guest. You made it special!!!

More MWA workshops, gatherings, and experiences are coming!

With so much appreciation,
Mental Wellness for Artists (MWA)

01/21/2026

We’re hosting an afternoon to chill the f out ☀️🎨

This Saturday, Jan 24 (12–2:30pm)
Outdoors in sunny South Park, San Diego

This is a collaboration between Mental Wellness for Artists and The School of Imperfection, bringing together guided reflection, real conversation, and messy, no-rules painting.

All art supplies are included. Free local pizza. Thanks to our sponsor Visual Art Supply!!

🎟️ Tickets:
https://tsoi.mysharetribe.com/l/695c555d-cd78-4249-94b3-2b21bb39b58f

01/21/2026

𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀

“You know there’s only so much time in this life to create purposeful and make an impact with your work, but you watch the time slip away as you grind to pay rent, bills, keep food on the table for your kid. It’s painful for all that creativity and hope to fester inside and never have the opportunity to materialize.”

“It’s like your purpose and identity keeps knocking loudly at the door and you aren’t able to answer cause capitalism installed 246 deadbolts. 🫠”

𝗠𝗪𝗔’𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

At Mental Wellness for Artists, we believe
that is powerful for mental health and
shows up in many forms. 💚

Consider taking inventory of what you have and asking: what do I have that could help an right now?

• Time
• Skills
• Tools
• Miles
• Reduced rent
• Access to space
• Subscriptions
• Art exhibition opportunities
• Performing arts slots
• Job openings
• Marketing support
• Money to purchase art/artistic experiences
• Recommendations: plumbers, electricians, carpenters, tree care professionals, etc (especially in support of older adult artists who live alone)

Big or small, it all makes a difference.

Artists’ mental health thrives with time to create, space to imagine, and support to execute, and suffers when basic needs compete with purpose.

If you have resources to share, please contact Mental Wellness for Artists. We’re helping connect support with artists who need it.

01/20/2026

Hello San Diego friends!

I’m excited to invite you to 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀, a potentially life-changing workshop led by my friend Mikie Krisztal and me.

Life Talk (PVVMG) + Judgement-Free Art-Making + Show & Tell-ish + Community + Mental Health + Lunch

🎟️ Tickets: https://tsoi.mysharetribe.com/l/695c555d-cd78-4249-94b3-2b21bb39b58f

If finances are a bit tight right now but you’d like to attend, please dm me. We’re offering a limited number of pay-what-you-can spots, no questions asked.

Hope to see you there!
Blanca Lucia Bergman, MBA
Founder, Mental Wellness for Artists

𝗙@ #𝗸 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿’𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀! 𝗧𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱: 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 A very human workshop by Mental Wellness for Artists x The School of...

01/16/2026

We’re excited to announce our 1st workshop in the 2026 MWA x Community Partner Workshop Series! 🎉

𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽
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You know those New Year’s resolutions that sound great… and quietly vanish by February? Same. 😊 Imperfect Beginnings Workshop is a relaxed, playful, and potentially life-changing afternoon for humans of all kinds: artists, non-artists, thinkers, feelers, planners, procrastinators.

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗲’𝗹𝗹 𝗗𝗼 ✍️🎨

• Learn The Bergman Framework and create a PVVMG (Purpose, Values, Vision, Mission, Goals) diagram with

• Make art (no rules, weird encouraged) with

• Show & tell

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗜𝘀 𝗮 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗮 💡

• Learn and practice the mental health and economic benefits of clarifying your PVVMG

• Experience the freedom and healing power of judgment-free art-making

• Leave feeling clearer, lighter, accomplished, and oriented for the year ahead

𝗟𝗼𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 🗓️🎟️

• Sat, Jan 24 | 12:00–2:30 PM
North Park / South Park border (ticket reveals exact spot)

• Bring a paintable surface (canvas, shirt, tote, hat…)

• We bring supplies, lunch, drinks, and permission to be imperfect

• $50 + $5 service fee

• Ticket link hiding in the comments

Happiest New Year! ✨


(No resolutions were harmed in the making of this workshop, and actual people were photographed IRL. Wild, we know.)

01/07/2026

Happy New Year everyone! 🎉

We’re starting the year with workshops created in collaboration with our incredible MWA Community Partners! 💚

/ visual artist + marketing expert
/ visual artist + sales expert
/ author + workshop leader
/ multimedia artist + model
/ visual artist + branding expert
/ music artist + entrepreneur

Led by / founder,

Details coming soon! ✨

👇 Tell us in the comments:
What kind of support would you love to see for artists this year?