A Window Between Worlds (AWBW) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to using art to help end domestic violence.  Through creative expression, battered women and children gain a sense of renewal and power.  Their images of hope, survival and strength educate the public and become "a window between worlds" for survivors taking steps to change their lives.

07/15/08	Program Position Available at AWBW
07/01/08	New Staff Member - Mahyar Nili Volunteer Coordinator & Administrative Asst.I learned about A Window Between Worlds soon after meeting Cathy Salser several years ago at a Southern California Women’s Caucus for Art meeting. I was inspired by ...
04/18/08	Special Artists' Advisory Circle Project to support AWBW: Life Lessons Postcards Dear Life Lessons Postcard Artist: Postcards are already arriving and, I have to say, they’re wonderful! My thanks to everyone who is participating for making this special artist’s project in support of A Win ...
01/11/08	Our Executive Director In The News... We are thrilled to announce that AWBW Executive Director Cathy Salser has recently been honored as a "Local Hero" by Bank of America. Associate Director Audrey Salzburg, Bookeeper Trini Nuñez and AWBW Co ...
05/31/07	Art in the Afternoon Breaks $20,000! On May 6th, over 200 friends, family, survivors and volunteers filled the AWBW courtyard to help bring art as a healing tool to battered women and children. Together we raised over $20,000 - our highest ever for this eve ...
04/29/07	AWBW Art Leader Publishes — Art of Survival: Women, Healing and the Arts We are thrilled to share with you the story of Women’s Windows leader, Elka Kazmierczak, from Carbondale, Illinois, who has built her Windows Art program for 3 1/2 years and has just created a beautiful and inspi ...
03/29/07	A Heart to Heart With Our Legislators Art Leader Kristin Kinnear used the Windows Program to participate in A Heart to Heart with our Legislators: 2007 Domestic Violence Legislative Day at the State Capitol, a project of the California Partnership to End Do ...
02/28/07	V-Day Victory — Thank You All! Our deepest thanks to everyone who made V-Day USC a spectacular and moving victory. The Vagina Monologues performed by USC students were riveting and the event raised over $7,000 to sponsor art programs for survivor ...
10/21/06	One Year Later... The Impact of One Story Tree Like a message in a bottle, Lori’s Story Tree reached her son and planted a seed of connection.“I knew in the back of my mind the remote possibility that my oldest son could view my painting when AWBW put th ...
10/21/06	26 For 26 Campaign — Help Launch 26 New Programs We were astounded, and extremely flattered, that we addressed a standing room only crowd at the recent National Coalition Against Domestic Violence Conference.  We left that conference with 26 agencies on our wai ...
10/21/06	Committee Development — We Welcome YOU! AWBW is currently building Event Committees for 2007 Art in the Afternoon, Zazou Wine Tasting, V-Day and Open House.  Join us and help be the driving force behind our event planning and implementation!  ...
10/21/06	Thank You Hint Mint! AWBW corporate partner, Hint Mint, benefitted AWBW at their Gary Baseman "artist's tin" launch.  The gala reception included art by AWBW survivors and raised $2,000 via silent auction to support AWBW's ...
09/30/06	Cultural Competency—A Holistic Approach Windows at Arctic Women in Crisis Art has become a valuable part of the holistic approach to cultural competency at Arctic Women in Crisis as they integrate traditional Inupiaq values into their programs. Windows le ...
09/30/06	Zazou — Our Deepest Thanks Over 150 people filled the beautiful Zazou restaurant in Redondo Beach to celebrate 15 years of creativity and healing.  The event broke our goals and raised over $50,000 to support AWBW's programs!  Our dee ...
05/30/06	Community Story Tree — Join Us! We welcome all students, community members, family and friends to join survivors of domestic violence in creating a Community Story Tree.   Through images of roots, bark, branches, leaves and fruit, we invite ...
05/30/06	Art in the Afternoon — Thank You for Helping Us Soar! Over 200 people filled the courtyard to celebrate 15 years of creativity and healing.  We flew past our anniversary goal of $15,000 and raised over $18,000 to support AWBW's programs!  Our deepest thanks t ...
05/02/06	Celebrating 15 Years of Creativity and Healing Celebrating 15 Years of Creativity and Healing From Cathy Salser, AWBW Founder / Executive Director When I filled the trunk of my car with art supplies and drove to various cities to share art as a healing tool, I fel ...
02/28/06	David's Heart Stories My seven-year-old son wanted to paint because things were ‘bugging him.’  This is what came out when I let him do the Heart Stories. Thanks so much for this resource. It has meant so much to see it h ...
02/02/06	Forever Angels - The Foundation for AWBW’s Future Since the inception of AWBW, we have had a core group of committed, generous and thoughtful donors and partners. Larry Layne, a community philanthropist and supporter of the arts, has been AWBW’s angel from our ve ...
02/02/06	Story Trees Project — Survivors Welcome to Join in! A tree is a powerful symbol of life. It gathers strength from the help it receives from its environment and it never stops growing or changing. It adapts to seasons and it carries with it an imprint of its life experien ...
02/02/06	Tree of Empowerment — Reflections from a New Women’s Windows Leader “As I reflect on the many blessings that have arrived in my life this year, the experience at AWBW tops the list!    Since the AWBW training, we have been loving our Windows groups and all the creativity ...
09/23/05	Join Us - Community Art Workshops Launch This Fall by Cathy Salser, Executive Director We’re pleased to announce that Sandra Mueller, a painter, interactive media pioneer and longtime friend of AWBW, will become AWBW’s “Community Arts Advocate,&rdquo ...
10/05/05	'Windows Gave My Son a Voice' “Did you know that my dad hit me and it hurt?  I don’t like my dad and I don’t want him to hurt me anymore.  I learned in Windows that it was okay for me to tell you that.”  Three-y ...
10/05/05	LA Teens Say — It's Not Okay by Kristin Hall, AWBW staff Rose Curtis, a Windows Leader at Haven House, has been incorporating Windows art sessions into Haven House’s Teen Outreach Program for many years.  In April 2005, Haven House spons ...
04/27/05	Windows at the Asian Pacific Women’s Center by Chun-Yen H. Chen, Executive Director, Asian Pacific Women’s Center In the beginning of 2003, APWC received a staff training scholarship from AWBW. As we began our program, we found that the implementation of ...
06/20/05	Visual Voices Against Violence — Survivor's Art Circle Exhibit The Stop Violence Grant Office, a satellite division of the University Police Department at California Polytechnic University at Pomona, California (Cal Poly Pomona) recently hosted the third annual art exhibit " ...
06/08/05	Handling Anger With Creativity The following story was shared by a Women’s Windows Program participant at a local agency who has since them become an art workshop leader. My five year old son, David, was having trouble handling his anger.&nbs ...
06/08/05	Safety to Heal Art Workshops Open Windows for Survivors of Sexual Assault At Sexual Assault Crisis Agency in Long Beach, CA, we presented our very first Windows workshop.  It was a powerful night.  All of the women who atten ...