About Us

Mujeres de Maiz (MdM) is a women’s art and wellness organization since 1997 who improves women’s overall and mental health by creating empowering intergenerational community spaces focused on holistic wellness, health education, cultural arts, art exhibitions, and publishing. Based in East Los Angeles, we address health disparities faced by women in underserved communities including chronic conditions, reproductive health inequities, mental health struggles, and limited access to culturally sensitive healthcare. MdM dismantles these barriers by creating culturally grounded wellness and community art spaces where women can build community, reclaim their health, heal from generational trauma, and find strength in their roots. 

We have led a movement of healing and self-empowerment creating a cultural shift in how Latina women view and take care of their physical and mental health. Our programming is rooted in Latino/Indigenous cultural traditions and healing practices prioritizing the values of mind, body, and spirit including wellness clinics and herbal workshops.

Mujeres de Maiz utilizes community partnerships, mainly those developed with local artists, performers, educators, and organizers in the creation and implementation of our programming. These partnerships are primarily with Chicana/Latina college graduates between ages 25-65 who are involved in the cultural, artistic and educational tapestry of the greater Los Angeles area. We invite partners to perform (music, dance, theater), exhibit their artwork, and facilitate interactive workshops, demonstrations, and classes on topics that range from sustainable urban gardening to self defense for women. Mujeres de Maiz regularly collaborates with women artists and educators of African, Central and South American, Jewish, Filipina, Asian, Native American and Sri Lankan descent who recognize the need and potential of cross-racial solidarity.