Save the Date for Art of Transformation 2026

Thursday, September 17, 2026 | 6:00-8:00 pm |📍 True Reformer Building

Celebrate resilience, recovery, and community at McClendon Center’s signature annual event. Art of Transformation brings together supporters, partners, and friends who believe that every neighbor deserves access to compassionate, high-quality mental health care.

Together, we will honor the strength and growth of individuals on their recovery journeys and the dedicated community members who stand beside them.

Your participation helps advance stability, independence, and renewed possibility for DC residents facing serious mental health challenges. All event proceeds directly sustain McClendon Center’s comprehensive, whole person-centered services, ensuring that those who need care most can access it.

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Early-Bird Tickets on Sale May 1

What is Art of Transformation?

Every year, Art of Transformation celebrates the resilience, growth, and recovery of our neighbors living with serious mental illness. While creative self expression takes center stage, this event reflects something greater: the strength of a community coming together to support lasting healing and independence.

Your presence and support fuels a vital purpose: ensuring we can continue to provide the critical mental health services and community support necessary for individuals to reclaim their lives and independence.

Discover art as a clinical tool for healing: Discover and purchase powerful original artwork created by McClendon Center client artists, and explore how creative expression serves as a vital pathway to recovery, trauma healing, and emotional stability.
Witness resilience in action: Meet the dedicated professionals behind the work and the individuals whose lives are impacted by it—and see how comprehensive services transform crisis into stability and isolation into belonging.
Invest in the independence of your neighbors: Support a cause where every contribution directly supports our clients and helps provide essential care and services for some of DC’s most vulnerable residents.
Champion mental health in our community: Mingle with fellow advocates and staff to build a stronger, more compassionate support network for those navigating mental health challenges.
Stand up for a brighter future: Gain deeper insight into McClendon Center’s life-changing work and take an active role in empowering our neighbors on their journey to becoming their best selves.

Art of Transformation 2026 Sponsorship Opportunities

Join us in creating a healthier, more resilient Washington, D.C.

Partnering with McClendon Center as an event sponsor showcases your organization’s commitment to social responsibility, amplifies your community impact, and directly strengthens critical mental health services for DC residents. Your support helps individuals facing serious mental health challenges access the care and resources they need to recover, thrive, and live with dignity.

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McClendon Center - AOT 2026 Sponsorship Flyer

Thank You to Our Generous 2025 Sponsors!

We are deeply grateful to everyone who attended, donated, sponsored, or helped make Art of Transformation 2025 such a meaningful success. Special thanks to the Public Welfare Foundation for generously hosting us at the historic True Reformer Building. Your support makes a real difference in our community at a time when accessible, high-quality mental health care is needed more than ever.