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Wishing you and your families a peaceful Memorial Day from New Day. Thank you to guest artist Robert Riege for sharing t...
05/25/2026

Wishing you and your families a peaceful Memorial Day from New Day. Thank you to guest artist Robert Riege for sharing this piece made in our art workshop.

If you're interested in purchasing Robert's work, please contact us at [email protected], and be sure to check out our guests' art on display at Cloud Walking beginning June 3rd!

Today is the day! Opening reception is tonight from 6-7:30PM at Civil Rights Heritage Center at 1040 W. Washington in So...
05/19/2026

Today is the day! Opening reception is tonight from 6-7:30PM at Civil Rights Heritage Center at 1040 W. Washington in South Bend. Please come out!

Slide 1: Detail of artwork by Angelo called “Silence is Golden.” Angelo has a statement that goes along with the piece, which includes: “This piece tells a story of consequence. Don’t be a nosy neighbor. Mind your own business. For every action, there’s a reaction.”

Slide 2: Detail of “We Are The World” by Robert Riege. Reflecting on the piece, Robert said: “I look at everything that’s going on in the world today, all the conflicts. I’m gonna stay strong no matter what the world throws at me. I want to show that we should come together as one.”

Slide 3: Flyer for upcoming exhibition, designed by Motels4Now Art Workshop founder/facilitator, M.T. Giddings, featuring artwork by Sommer Johnson

Special thanks to The Frame Shop ()) for matting and mounting our artwork, to Myriam Nicodemus ()) for creating a short film about the program, to George Garner of the Civil Rights Heritage Center for co-creating this exhibition with us, and to everyone who supports the program through donations, art supplies, and purchasing artwork.

More sneak peaks! Details of artworks featured in the Civil Rights Heritage Center (1040 W. Washington in South Bend) ex...
05/18/2026

More sneak peaks! Details of artworks featured in the Civil Rights Heritage Center (1040 W. Washington in South Bend) exhibition opening this Tuesday, tomorrow, May 19th, with a reception from 6-7:30PM. All are welcome! Please help spread the word!

Slide 1: Detail of artwork by Edward Warren entitled “God is Love is God.” See the full piece along with 9 other artworks at The Civil Rights Heritage Center this Tuesday from 6-7:30PM. About the piece, Edwards says: “I’ve been carrying God in my heart since I was a kid. I know He put us on the earth for a reason. We have to stick by each other, no matter our race or color. That’s how we fight. That’s how we are able to resist.”

Slide 2: Detail of “Out West” by Chris “Buck” Buckley. Chris said the following when interviewed about the piece: “From my art, I can travel through time and space and memory. By painting my way into somewhere else, I am bucking the system.”

Slide 3: Flyer for upcoming exhibition, designed by Motels4Now Art Workshop founder/facilitator, M.T. Giddings, featuring artwork by Sommer Johnson

Special thanks to The Frame Shop ()) for matting and mounting our artwork, to Myriam Nicodemus ()) for creating a short film about the program, to George Garner of the Civil Rights Heritage Center for co-creating this exhibition with us, and to everyone who supports the program through donations, art supplies, and purchasing artwork.

Please come out to show your support for The Motels4Now Art Workshop tomorrow, May 19th! We have an exhibit opening at T...
05/18/2026

Please come out to show your support for The Motels4Now Art Workshop tomorrow, May 19th!

We have an exhibit opening at The Civil Rights Heritage Center (1040 W. Washington in South Bend) from 6-7:30PM. The show features 10 works by 10 of our artists, including Angelo, Chris “Buck” Buckley, Danna Bowman, Edward Warren, Jewels Lentine, Julia Ippolito, Robert Reige, Sommer Johnson, Tammy Mikesell, and Walter Pollard. It will be a small but mighty exhibit, with statements from each of the artists and a documentary in progress by Myriam Nicodemus.

Photo 1: Flyer for upcoming exhibition, designed by Motels4Now Art Workshop founder/facilitator, M.T. Giddings, featuring artwork by Sommer Johnson

Photo 2: Detail of “My Feelings” by Tammy Mikesell. About the piece, Tammy says: “It shows that there is sunshine on the other side. There’ll be more flowers to smell tomorrow, no matter what the storm blows away. You can go from the dark to the light. The birds and the trees always come back.”

Photo 3: Detail of “Toonchi Monsters” by Jewels Lentine. About the artwork, Jewels says: “The entire globe is sick with oppression. Art gives us a way to not be oppressed.”

Special thanks to The Frame Shop ()) for matting and mounting our artwork, to Myriam Nicodemus ()) for creating a short film about the program, to George Garner of the Civil Rights Heritage Center for co-creating this exhibition with us, and to everyone who supports the program through donations, art supplies, and purchasing artwork.

The good word from the motel this morning:
05/14/2026

The good word from the motel this morning:

We have our 4th art show this Friday from 4-6pm at Notre Dame!
03/25/2026

We have our 4th art show this Friday from 4-6pm at Notre Dame!

Sometimes cats appear at Motels4Now. We have three currently we would like to find homes for:
02/27/2026

Sometimes cats appear at Motels4Now. We have three currently we would like to find homes for:

Thank you to Botany & Co. for donating 10% of Flowers for Good proceeds to New Day's art workshop! We're grateful for Bo...
02/23/2026

Thank you to Botany & Co. for donating 10% of Flowers for Good proceeds to New Day's art workshop! We're grateful for Botany's role in building community through the beauty of the natural world.

Learn more about Botany's Flowers for Good at the link below:

https://www.visitbotany.co/2026-flower-subscriptions

02/13/2026

A new staff member, Vincent, started with us this week! The first reading from Sunday laid the groundwork for the week:

Thus says the LORD:
Share your bread with the hungry,
shelter the oppressed and the homeless;
clothe the naked when you see them,
and do not turn your back on your own.
Then your light shall break forth like the dawn,
and your wound shall quickly be healed;
your vindication shall go before you,
and the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard.
Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer,
you shall cry for help, and he will say: Here I am!
If you remove from your midst
oppression, false accusation and malicious speech;
if you bestow your bread on the hungry
and satisfy the afflicted;
then light shall rise for you in the darkness,
and the gloom shall become for you like midday.
-Isaiah 55

02/09/2026

"People don't just decide to be messed up," a guest shared sagely, "it's a lot that's happened to them, to make them this way." He had come to apologize for throwing our phone across the office last week, upset at his parole officer on the other end of the line. It was a moment of reflection that comes with the stability of having a place to stay, where emotions can be witnessed and regulated. We are honored to see this every day, and it's why our motto is "Housing is Healing."

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