about us

In 2018, when the shocking Borderline shooting tragedy occurred and the devastating Woolsey Fire burnt hundreds of homes, from Simi Valley to Malibu, we decided to form a nonprofit dedicated to helping the community heal through art.

Karena Lewandowski, who grew up in Malibu and lost her childhoom home were her parents still lived, and Casey Campanella, her partner and Redondo Beach local founded ComeTogether, a network of creatives seeking to bring people together to create, inspire and heal, through art.

Our vision is to serve as an oasis of inspiration and support for creatives who intend to encourage community and healing through art. We have gathered local artists, including area musicians, painters and sculptors, metal and glass artists to join their mission.

Being artistic or creative just means that you are open to experiences. Innate artistic skills are not necessarily artistic creativity, humans struggle with depression, anxiety, childhood trauma, addiction, which all play the catalyst for artistic release.

ComeTogether is based on the intention that we can heal from art, and our organization collaborates with artistic and creatives from all different spectrums in the hope to bring our community together, and allow us to heal from art.

In the coming year, we hope to be working with more artists in our community and begin to fundraise to set our roots in the community. We envision a creative hub that will cater to all creatives, an oasis that will allow artists have access to state-of-the-art equipment to practice their art or give the ability for those dealing with pain and heartache the ability to heal from collaborative projects.