Armory and Jericho Road Open Monthly Artmaking Nights for Wildfire Recovery Workers

Armory Center for the Arts and Jericho Road Pasadena announced they plan to open a monthly artmaking series for wildfire recovery workers at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, at the Armory, 145 N. Raymond Ave.

The evenings are for nonprofit staff and community volunteers deeply involved in wildfire recovery work; and no art experience is necessary, Jericho Road Pasadena said in a news release. Registration is $10, dinner is included, and each session is capped at 15 people.

Three dates are set, with monthly events to follow. Each runs from 6 to 8 p.m. and centers on a different project. September’s, “Connection and Togetherness,” has every participant contribute to a shared journal that goes home as a small piece of everyone in the room. “In Our Feelings,” on Wednesday, Oct. 21, turns to dollmaking. “Getting to Know Your Neighbor,” on Thursday, Nov. 19, uses printmaking and unique pre-made stamps.

The series belongs to a two-year Jericho Road wellness initiative funded through the Community Healing and Restoration Grant Initiative, announced in December 2025 by the Pasadena Community Foundation, the California Community Foundation, the UniHealth Foundation and other funders. The Pasadena foundation has described the frontline staff the program serves as facing secondary trauma and burnout.

The two organizations, partners in art and wellness programming, encourage everyone involved in local wildfire recovery work to sign up and say the event is accessible to all. Sessions may be photographed or recorded.

NEED TO KNOW: Creative Wellbeing Through Visual Art meets Thursday, Sept. 17; Wednesday, Oct. 21; and Thursday, Nov. 19, from 6 to 8 p.m., with monthly events to follow. Cost is $10 per session, dinner included, with 15 spots each. Where: Armory Center for the Arts, 145 N. Raymond Ave., Pasadena. Parking: Old Pasadena Park & Walk garages, $1 for the first two hours and a $12 daily maximum, with free street parking before 11 a.m. weekdays. For more, call (626) 680-1269, email workshops@jrpasadena.org, follow @jrpasadena or visit jrpasadena.org/workshops.

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