The Refugee Garden Art Program brings together UN refugees, asylum seekers, volunteers, to share space, culture, and healing! We are joined by a variety of community organizations, monthly resident art mediators/ practitioners, and garden educators. We start the morning gardening (watering, harvesting, planting, wedding and building community). Next we have resident art practitioners that lead an art project, healing music therapy or other group activity, focused on self expression, community building, and language practice!

Refugee led and refugee focused sessions to give voice to the refugees that want to share their culture through an activity, art project, cooking demonstration but open to a variety of artists and activities.

On the second Tuesday of every month, Iskashitaa hosts a food preservation workshop dedicated to reducing food waste and educating the public on all the ways to transform local food. Using what we have harvested that month and the rescued food we have received from our partners, we come together at St. Francis in the Foothills’ commercial kitchen and make food products that are then sold on our online shop and at events.

This mandatory training is necessary for all new Iskashitaa volunteers to become officially onboarded. This is a virtual training via Google Meet, which you can attend anywhere with internet access. 

Do you want to learn how to garden in the desert? Join us for our monthly Sunday Funday to help with garden maintenance and soil building. Come and learn practical gardening skills that will help your garden thrive.

The Refugee Garden Art Program brings together UN refugees, asylum seekers, volunteers, to share space, culture, and healing! We are joined by a variety of community organizations, monthly resident art mediators/ practitioners, and garden educators. We start the morning gardening (watering, harvesting, planting, wedding and building community). Next we have resident art practitioners that lead an art project, healing music therapy or other group activity, focused on self expression, community building, and language practice!

Multicultural Drum Circle with dance and drum master Denise Bey. This Consists of a fun morning of drumming, dancing, and playing a variety of percussion instruments from around the world!

The Refugee Garden Art Program brings together UN refugees, asylum seekers, volunteers, to share space, culture, and healing! We are joined by a variety of community organizations, monthly resident art mediators/ practitioners, and garden educators. We start the morning gardening (watering, harvesting, planting, wedding and building community). Next we have resident art practitioners that lead an art project, healing music therapy or other group activity, focused on self expression, community building, and language practice!

Refugee led and refugee focused sessions to give voice to the refugees that want to share their culture through an activity, art project, cooking demonstration but open to a variety of artists and activities.

The Refugee Garden Art Program brings together UN refugees, asylum seekers, volunteers, to share space, culture, and healing! We are joined by a variety of community organizations, monthly resident art mediators/ practitioners, and garden educators. We start the morning gardening (watering, harvesting, planting, wedding and building community). Next we have resident art practitioners that lead an art project, healing music therapy or other group activity, focused on self expression, community building, and language practice!

Exploring cultural identities and communities through art with Resident Art Mediator Katrina Kerstetter. Inspired by our daily lives, working alongside others in the garden, and picture books provided by Katrina's Library Koru, the volunteers and refugees are free to create in any medium. It is born of inspiration.

The Refugee Garden Art Program brings together UN refugees, asylum seekers, volunteers, to share space, culture, and healing! We are joined by a variety of community organizations, monthly resident art mediators/ practitioners, and garden educators. We start the morning gardening (watering, harvesting, planting, wedding and building community). Next we have resident art practitioners that lead an art project, healing music therapy or other group activity, focused on self expression, community building, and language practice!

Mind Body Art (MBA) Activities led by UA Professor, Aurelia Mouzet. MBA are creative workshops that combine movement, body and emotion expression, improv theatre, and meditation, allowing participants to experience a collective multisensory experience where creativity meets well-being. Here is where the smiles emerge.

This mandatory training is necessary for all new Iskashitaa volunteers to become officially onboarded. This is a virtual training via Google Meet, which you can attend anywhere with internet access. 

Do you want to learn how to garden in the desert? Join us for our monthly Sunday Funday to help with garden maintenance and soil building. Come and learn practical gardening skills that will help your garden thrive.

The Refugee Garden Art Program brings together UN refugees, asylum seekers, volunteers, to share space, culture, and healing! We are joined by a variety of community organizations, monthly resident art mediators/ practitioners, and garden educators. We start the morning gardening (watering, harvesting, planting, wedding and building community). Next we have resident art practitioners that lead an art project, healing music therapy or other group activity, focused on self expression, community building, and language practice!

Refugee led and refugee focused sessions to give voice to the refugees that want to share their culture through an activity, art project, cooking demonstration but open to a variety of artists and activities.

On the second Tuesday of every month, Iskashitaa hosts a food preservation workshop dedicated to reducing food waste and educating the public on all the ways to transform local food. Using what we have harvested that month and the rescued food we have received from our partners, we come together at St. Francis in the Foothills’ commercial kitchen and make food products that are then sold on our online shop and at events.

Our office will be closed for the observance of Labor Day.

The Refugee Garden Art Program brings together UN refugees, asylum seekers, volunteers, to share space, culture, and healing! We are joined by a variety of community organizations, monthly resident art mediators/ practitioners, and garden educators. We start the morning gardening (watering, harvesting, planting, wedding and building community). Next we have resident art practitioners that lead an art project, healing music therapy or other group activity, focused on self expression, community building, and language practice!

Multicultural Drum Circle with dance and drum master Denise Bey. This Consists of a fun morning of drumming, dancing, and playing a variety of percussion instruments from around the world!

Do you want to learn how to garden in the desert? Join us for our monthly Sunday Funday to help with garden maintenance and soil building. Come and learn practical gardening skills that will help your garden thrive. Plus, we will have jams available for sale!

The Refugee Garden Art Program brings together UN refugees, asylum seekers, volunteers, to share space, culture, and healing! We are joined by a variety of community organizations, monthly resident art mediators/ practitioners, and garden educators. We start the morning gardening (watering, harvesting, planting, wedding and building community). Next we have resident art practitioners that lead an art project, healing music therapy or other group activity, focused on self expression, community building, and language practice!

Exploring cultural identities and communities through art with Resident Art Mediator Katrina Kerstetter. Inspired by our daily lives, working alongside others in the garden, and picture books provided by Katrina's Library Koru, the volunteers and refugees are free to create in any medium. It is born of inspiration.

The Refugee Garden Art Program brings together UN refugees, asylum seekers, volunteers, to share space, culture, and healing! We are joined by a variety of community organizations, monthly resident art mediators/ practitioners, and garden educators. We start the morning gardening (watering, harvesting, planting, wedding and building community). Next we have resident art practitioners that lead an art project, healing music therapy or other group activity, focused on self expression, community building, and language practice!

Mind Body Art (MBA) Activities led by UA Professor, Aurelia Mouzet. MBA are creative workshops that combine movement, body and emotion expression, improv theatre, and meditation, allowing participants to experience a collective multisensory experience where creativity meets well-being. Here is where the smiles emerge.

The Refugee Garden Art Program brings together UN refugees, asylum seekers, volunteers, to share space, culture, and healing! We are joined by a variety of community organizations, monthly resident art mediators/ practitioners, and garden educators. We start the morning gardening (watering, harvesting, planting, wedding and building community). Next we have resident art practitioners that lead an art project, healing music therapy or other group activity, focused on self expression, community building, and language practice!

Refugee led and refugee focused sessions to give voice to the refugees that want to share their culture through an activity, art project, cooking demonstration but open to a variety of artists and activities.

On the second Tuesday of every month, Iskashitaa hosts a food preservation workshop dedicated to reducing food waste and educating the public on all the ways to transform local food. Using what we have harvested that month and the rescued food we have received from our partners, we come together at St. Francis in the Foothills’ commercial kitchen and make food products that are then sold on our online shop and at events.

The Refugee Garden Art Program brings together UN refugees, asylum seekers, volunteers, to share space, culture, and healing! We are joined by a variety of community organizations, monthly resident art mediators/ practitioners, and garden educators. We start the morning gardening (watering, harvesting, planting, wedding and building community). Next we have resident art practitioners that lead an art project, healing music therapy or other group activity, focused on self expression, community building, and language practice!

Multicultural Drum Circle with dance and drum master Denise Bey. This Consists of a fun morning of drumming, dancing, and playing a variety of percussion instruments from around the world!