Creative Recovery Virginia

05/26/2026

Tomorrow's SMART Recovery meeting at 6pm at LaPrade Library is cancelled! We will resume next Wednesday June 3rd in MEETING ROOM B

05/26/2026

This past Friday we had our wonderful attendees collage together images and words to create meaningful messages they wanted to spread as a functional piece of art on an acoustic diffusion panel. We called it a "Spread The Word Poetry Remix" as some of the materials were poetry books donated to us that were saved from a recent fire. Along with vintage magazines and stationery. We were BLOWN AWAY by the weight and depth of what was shared. We had an open mic where they could share, and or read some passages that meant something to them. This is what Creative Recovery Virginia is all about. Using all the creative arts as a way to cope in a healthy way and connect with community rather than maladaptive coping in isolation. Thank you to all who participated ❤️
People's Paper Co-op Richmond Community Bail Fund 1708 Gallery

05/26/2026

We were blown away by your messages and artistic contributions to our functional community art project at the "Spread The Word- Poetry Remix" this past Friday!at during the exhibit with ! Your contributions were both fun and thought provoking to say the least. The poetry read on the open mic was just incredible and the conversation was so engaging. Thank you for being with us as we stepped out of our comfort zone and into the world of poetry as a tool for coping and growing together.

05/25/2026

Our wood mosaic + leather and metal stamping workshop at VMFA turned out great! Our peers really seemed to like the metal and leather stamping!

05/22/2026

Someone said the Richmond recovery community was "stale" and needed something like our organization but there ARE awesome things happening in RVA like Riffs and Recovery that meets at Gallery 5! This kinda stuff gets em excited and motivated to keep up the work we do! ❤️
Check out the news clip below 👇

Riffs and Recovery is a discussion-based sobriety support meeting g...

05/22/2026

Tonight! 5:30pm! Crafting + Poetry "Spread the Word Poetry Remix " Open Mic Night. FREE! At with

Light food, good music, crafting, community, and an amazing art exhibit by

05/21/2026

What a great example of sharing your story through art and poetry! We highly recommend this book! Some excerpts will be read at our open mic night this Friday night! Here's a link to the website: https://www.poetsandpeers.com/

05/20/2026

We're at VCU's Research To Recovery Conference today! What a great event. Lots of great panels and discussions on different aspects of recovery. Hopefully we'll see some of you here today and tomorrow.

02/15/2026

This isn't just a craft. It's the art of becoming - a continuous, lifelong process of personal evolution and self-discovery emphasizing that growth is a journey rather than a final destination it involves embracing change, overcoming limitations, and integrating experiences. At Creative Recovery Virginia we want to integrate those experiences with creating something new. SMART Recovery USA

02/06/2026

Check out this awesome conversation where Jodie Sweetin and Amy McCarthy explore how creative expression—through art, music, dance, and storytelling—can play a powerful role in building resilience, in recovery and prevention! This is one of Creative Recovery Virginia's goals with our creative programs. Not only for recovery and wellness but also for PREVENTION! If you are a peer and want to be a part of our efforts or if you would like to incorporate our ready made programming at your organization please email us at [email protected]

In this re-featured episode of Awkward Conversations, Jodie Sweetin and Amy McCarthy explore how creative expression—through art, music, dance, and storytell...