Dear Friends,

Art is healing — it promotes relaxation, reduces stress and can help lessen feelings of isolation. Inspiring art can foster empathy and cross-cultural understanding. This spring, we invite you to join us in our Global Art of Healing Celebration. Discover and share art, music, film and poetry that honors the healing power of art. We welcome your participation and support.

Sincerely,

The MY HERO Team

MY HERO has been changing lives since 1995. On April 29, 2023, join us for our Gala at the Laguna Art Museum. Tickets and sponsorships are available to support our Media Arts programs, teacher training, model curricula and contests that reward and celebrate those creating positive media. Learn more.

MY HERO is proud to announce that our Teacher's Room has been honored at the Anthem Awards in the category of EDUCATION, ART, & CULTURE. The Anthem Awards is the newest initiative of the Webby Awards and was developed to amplify the voices that spark global change.

During the month of April, which is Poetry and Jazz month, we invite your students to create artwork, poetry, dance, or music to celebrate the healing power of art. Share your creations with your community and the world. Click here to view stories, art, films and lessons to get started with this project.

MARCH 

Women's History Month Lesson Plan

March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

March 21 - World Poetry Day Lesson Plan

March 22 - World Water Day Lesson Plan

APRIL

Jazz Appreciation Month Lesson Plan

Poetry Month Lesson Plan

Global Art of Healing Media Resources

April 1 - Robert Shetterly Portrait Contest Deadline

April 7 - World Health Day Lesson Plan

April 21-23 - Global Youth Service Day Lesson Plan

April 22 - Earth Day Lesson Plan 

April 29 - MY HERO Gala - The Art of Healing - Laguna Art Museum

April 30 - Art of Healing Community Event - the Laguna Art Museum

MAY

May 1 - Deadline Sylvia Earle Ocean Conservation Film Award Deadline

May 3 - World Press Freedom Day Lesson Plan

May 22 - International Day for Biological Diversity Lesson Plan 

May 29 - International Day of UN Peacekeepers Lesson Plan

Watch a short video about the MY HERO Calendar

This spring, Frank Guttler, a master media arts educator will be teaching video storytelling assisted by Justine Beed, a graduate student at USC School of Cinematic Arts, at Ascott Elementary. The principal has made the HERO themed media program available to teachers and students in 3rd, 4th and 5th grades. Students will create video projects and learn skills that include writing, video editing, and voiceover recording. The program is funded by a grant from the Max Factor Family Foundation.

Explore MY HERO's Media Arts Resources to help your students get started on their own hero films.

Call for entries - 2023 MY HERO International Film Festival.

Students can submit for free - for an access code, email media@myheroproject.org

Watch a short video about the MY HERO International Film Festival

Click here to see all the Special Awards

View Winning Festival Films from Past Years

Board member Eva Haller produces a weekly salon series of conversations with leading artists and innovators of our time. The salons take place via Zoom on Saturdays at 2pm PST. To register, email kitty@myheroproject.org

View previous salons archived on MY HERO from the Eva Haller Salon Series online.

Take a video tour of the store.

We need and value your support for The MY HERO Project so we can continue to provide our free educational resources to millions of teachers, students and families around the world.

Help support MY HERO's global learning community.