During National Arts and Humanities Month, a nonprofit organization in Venice, California used art to help survivors of domestic abuse express painful feelings and heal from their truamatic experiences. On Saturday, October 26, A Window Between Worlds (AWBW) - a nonprofit organization dedicated to using art to help end domestic violence - held a special art exhibit called Art Works for Healing, where established and emerging Los Angeles-based artists created artwork that reflects their viewpoint regarding AWBW's I CAN WE CAN socially engaged art project and will speak to what they personally can do to end violence in LA communities.

According to AWBW's website, art helps survivors of domestic abuse achieve critical milestones in trauma-informed care, such as rebuilding their self-esteem, that initiate and speed recovery from abuse and help survivors embrace a violence-free future. As one Women’s Windows participant shared, “The art allowed me to let go of my past. It made me responsible for myself to decide how I wanted to live my life… to have a better future."