Art-Based Community Healing
When communities face tragedy we help them heal.
Through public art installations and trauma-informed workshops, we help communities transform grief into collective resilience.
Our Mission
Art creates space for healing when words fall short.
In the aftermath of disaster, mass violence, or community tragedy, people need more than resources—they need connection, expression, and pathways back to hope.
The Holding Frames brings trauma-informed art workshops and public installations to communities navigating grief, helping transform individual pain into collective resilience.
280
Communities Served
34
Countries Reached
59
Mass Violence Responses
10
Years of Service
*Reflects our co-founders' combined experience in trauma-informed community healing. Learn their story →
Our Programs
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Community Gatherings
Art-based healing events where participants paint wooden frames. No art experience needed. No therapy. No pressure to talk — just presence and possibility.
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Frame Forwards
Frames created at Gatherings travel to other communities in crisis — providing tangible hope in the form of healing art and the knowledge that someone cares.
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Long-Term Healing
We don't leave when the cameras do. Sustained presence over months and years — returning to communities as they need us, building relationships that last.
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Holding Frame Kits
DIY kits bringing the FRAME Method into homes, schools, and workplaces. Everything you need to host your own healing experience — guided by our methodology.
Get notified →The FRAME Method
Finding Resilience After Major Events — four pathways to healing that guide everything we do.
Presence
Being present with communities in their pain, creating safe spaces for grief and expression without judgment.
Proximity
Connecting survivors with others who understand their experience, building networks of mutual support.
Power
Restoring agency through creative expression, helping survivors reclaim their narrative and voice.
Purpose
Transforming grief into action, channeling pain into community service and collective healing.
Bring the FRAME Method to your team. We offer trauma-informed training for first responders, schools, faith communities, and organizations serving survivors.