Bio

Paint Your Truth was founded in 2016 in response to the #MeToo Movement spearheaded by Tarana Burkes, an advocate for sexual assault survivors and a fierce justice warrior. Paint Your Truth’s first workshop was held at the Hyde Park Library and attended by Former City Councilwoman now Attorney General Andrea Campbell. Paint Your Truth’s goal has been and continues to prioritize the self care and wellness of marginalized members of society who often do not have access to traditional mental health care. With the recent reelection of Donald Trump and the increase of privatization of healthcare, now more than ever community members need Paint Your Truth Workshop. Vie Cine provides all art materials, the safe space, and facilitates each workshop to the desire of clients to make every workshop uniquely special from the last. Over the past nine years, Vie Cine has collaborated to facilitate Paint Your Truth workshops with the City of Somerville’s ArtBeat Festival, Boston Public Libraries, private clients, the Gilman Square Arts and Music Festival, etc.