About Meghna

Dr. Meghna Bhat (she/her) is an award‑winning creative disruptor, storyteller, culture change consultant, and interdisciplinary feminist educator based in California. As a first‑generation South Asian immigrant, she is dedicated to building safe, healthy, and thriving communities through arts, culture, and collective care. Her lived experiences with gender violence, immigrant hustles, and mental and chronic health challenges inform her healing‑centered storytelling practice, which emphasizes dignity, agency, and cultural nuance.

Classes

Please remember to check back frequently for more detailed updates on class dates, times, or registration links. If you have questions about a particular class, please contact the instructor directly.

Mapping Your Story: Building an Authentic Artist Brand (VIRTUAL)

Many artists know what they create, but not always how to talk about why it matters. This session uses simple story‑mapping and identity‑mapping tools to help artists clarify the experiences, values, and cultural influences that shape their creative voice. Through trauma‑informed, culturally grounded guidance, participants explore the personal, community‑rooted, and social‑justice narratives behind their work — and learn to turn those insights into clear, compelling public communication.

Artists will practice transforming their maps into practical tools like stronger bios, artist statements, project descriptions, and messaging for websites, social media, and grants. The session centers emotional safety, anti‑oppressive language, and clarity, supporting artists who work with sensitive or identity‑based themes to speak about their work with confidence and authenticity.

Primary takeaways:

• Draft a simple story map that highlights your creative journey and why your work matters. 
• Build a clear narrative framework to talk about your artistic practice with authentic, values‑rooted language. 
• Use identity‑mapping to strengthen your artistic identity and shape key deliverables.
  

Format and frequency:

• Offered only three times in 2027
• A two‑session course via Zoom with each session lasting 2 hours 
• Total 4 hours of instruction
• The 2-session (parts) course will be offered in: February 2027, April 2027, and June 2027 
• Up to 12 participants per session

COURSE 1 SCHEDULE (Virtual) TUESDAYS 

• February 9 and February 23 (TUESDAYS) 4:00 to 6:00 pm PT (Zoom)
• April 6 and April 20 (TUESDAYS) 11:00 am to 1:00 pm PT (Zoom) 
• June 8 and June 22 (TUESDAYS) 4:00 to 6:00 pm PT (Zoom)

Link to Register: https://forms.gle/vZiVaVrM6MPugRTs8

Please contact the instructor if you have any questions: outreach@meghnabhat.com

Mapping Your Story: Building an Authentic Artist Brand (IN-PERSON)

Many artists know what they create, but not always how to talk about why it matters. This session uses simple story‑mapping and identity‑mapping tools to help artists clarify the experiences, values, and cultural influences that shape their creative voice. Through trauma‑informed, culturally grounded guidance, participants explore the personal, community‑rooted, and social‑justice narratives behind their work — and learn to turn those insights into clear, compelling public communication.

Artists will practice transforming their maps into practical tools like stronger bios, artist statements, project descriptions, and messaging for websites, social media, and grants. The session centers emotional safety, anti‑oppressive language, and clarity, supporting artists who work with sensitive or identity‑based themes to speak about their work with confidence and authenticity.

Primary takeaways:

• Draft a simple story map that highlights your creative journey and why your work matters. 
• Build a clear narrative framework to talk about your artistic practice with authentic, values‑rooted language. 
• Use identity‑mapping to strengthen your artistic identity and shape key deliverables.

Format and frequency:

• Offered only two times in 2027 Two sessions per course, in‑person.
• Each session lasts 2 hours. Total 4 hours of instruction. 
• The course will be offered in May 2027 and August 2027. 

COURSE 2 SCHEDULE (In-Person)

• May 6 and May 20 (THURSDAYS) 1:00 to 3:00 pm PT (at CLARA) 
• August 12 and August 26 (THURSDAYS) 10:00 am to 12:00 pm PT (at CLARA) 
• VENUE: CLARA AUDITORIUM, Sacramento Midtown (The address and parking information shall be shared with registered attendees closer to the course dates)

Link to Register: https://forms.gle/kXB7BACiHgTcdRrs7

Please contact the instructor if you have questions: outreach@meghnabhat.com

Healing‑Centered Creative Practice for Social Justice Artists (VIRTUAL)

This welcoming virtual session offers independent social‑impact artists a gentle space to reconnect with their creative purpose, strengthen their arts‑entrepreneur path, and build a sustainable practice rooted in healing and values. Through trauma‑informed, culturally grounded activities, artists explore how identity, lived experience, and community shape their work — and learn practical, heart‑centered tools to grow a creative career that feels authentic, resilient, and socially meaningful. The session also supports artists in identifying truly DEI‑aligned creative spaces and collaborators who practice accountability, care, and courageous dialogue — not just perform inclusion. Participants leave with more clarity, confidence, and connection as they imagine the next chapter of their creative life.

Primary takeaways:

• Reconnect with creative purpose through gentle reflection and values‑mapping. 
• Build a sustainable arts‑entrepreneur practice rooted in healing, care, and social impact. 
• Clarify your creative direction with practical, values‑aligned tools — including spotting DEI‑aligned spaces and collaborators. 
• Ground your artistic identity in authenticity and purpose using a values‑driven narrative framework.
  

Format and frequency:

• Offered only three times in 2027 
• A two‑session course via Zoom, With each session lasting 1.5 hours. 
• Total 3 hours of instruction. 
• The 2-session (parts) course will be offered in: February 2027, April 2027, and June 2027 
• Up to 12 participants per session

COURSE 3 SCHEDULE (VIRTUAL)

• February 10 and February 24 (WEDNESDAYS) 4:00 to 5:30 pm PT (Zoom)
• April 7 and April 21 (WEDNESDAYS) 11:00 am to 12:30 pm PT (Zoom)
• June 9 and June 23 (WEDNESDAYS) 4:00 to 5:30 pm PT (Zoom)

Link to Register: https://forms.gle/VWgj8PiNejfnFWcX6

Please contact the instructor if you have any questions: outreach@meghnabhat.com