Operating at sites of crisis, the SpeakOut! initiative’s community writing workshops have offered people experiencing difficult times and going through recovery a creative outlet since 2005.

To highlight the program’s impact, 20 Years of SpeakOut!: A Community Writing Retrospective at Global Village Museum features words and artwork that crisscross human experiences with expressions of love, loss, challenge, hope, and curiosity, reflecting the creative prowess of hundreds of writers and artists from the community.

20 Years of SpeakOut! is curated by Tobi Jacobi, Mary Ellen Sanger, and students from the CSU Community Literacy Center.

In the Hall Gallery of the Global Village Museum from February 6 – May 23, 2026!