An art-based healing program dedicated to sparking and sustaining the well-being and activism of women

Explore, challenge, ease and release family ancestral patterns of trauma. PLACE provides art-based tools, and sacred space to practice intuition and self-agency. 

Who We Are

A PLACE OF HER OWN™ (PLACE) is an art-based healing organization dedicated to transforming chronic heartache to resilience. We provide creative experiences, artistic tools and nurturing community to explore and address the effects of colonization and patriarchy on generational family patterns. 

We offer platforms to access intuition, practice self-agency, leadership and advocacy while releasing judgment, guilt, and shame.

Awareness is Curative.

Our goals include:

  • Realize new perspectives

  • Recognize and Release old patterns and stories 

  • Re-Imagine and create new ones

Recent Events

Featured
Closing Celebration
Closing Celebration

Join our Closing Celebration on September 15 from 12pm-3pm as we lift and are lifted by the collective and individual strength from our PLACE artists!

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PLACE: An Art Exhibition Artist Talk
PLACE: An Art Exhibition Artist Talk

A PLACE OF HER OWN™ artists illuminate their creative journeys on August 18 at JSEI. Learn how they use cultural heritage and ancestral healing as art mediums.

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Aug 11-Sep 15 2024: A PLACE OF HER OWN Exhibition
Aug 11-Sep 15 2024: A PLACE OF HER OWN Exhibition

This found-object based art exhibition runs from Aug 11 - Sep 15 at J-SEI. PLACE multiethnic, multigenerational alumni artists share their healing journeys and the art created in answer to the question, "If you had a place of your own, what would it be?”

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Testimonials

  • To me, PLACE is a women of color leadership program that happens to utilize creativity, somatic awareness building, and community organizing. The seeds were planted by us all.

    Ahran Lee

  • I had a breakthrough where it became clear to me what the relationship among my 3 boxes/sections is. My "place" is where I always trust myself 100% (intuition) that I know how to take care of myself (self-love, self-care), so I can create freely (creativity, manifestation) without fear of overwhelm or strain from attracting energy to me.

    Emily Yamauchi

  • These women are indeed pattern shifters ... and because they represent diverse cultures, we have an illumination of the collective suffering and courage and impact of colonialism and patriarchy upon the entirely of humanity as witnessed by women.

    Krystal Rose

  • The tools I learned from PLACE workshops have continued to inspire my healing and transformative process.

    Reiko Fujii