Another great article, this one is about Art Therapy and it’s gradual recognition and acceptance. Although it is becoming more and more acknolwedged and accepted, there is still a long ways to go… You Gotta Have Art Patients Benefit From Creative Expression By Carol Strickland – Special to The Washington Post As health-care costs skyrocket, a down-to-earth […]
Traumatized Cat Saved By Art Therapy
A traumatized cat darted up a tree yesterday and went into shock for hours. The cat, Ruby, was frolicking in the yard when a large labrador retriever began chasing her. Without a hiding place in sight, Ruby ran to the nearest tree and climbed it as fast her little legs and claws would take her, […]
Art Heals Elders, Relieves Depression and Anxiety
Hill Haven, a nursing care facility in New York, is just another example of how art therapy is being utilized to help people heal. A recent story explains how the residents at Hill Haven have embraced art as therapy. The art therapist encourages the people poor their feelings onto the paper. One resident, Pat Roberts, […]
The Art of Connection Exhibit March 18-April 3
The Art of Connection March 18 – April 3, 2008 Public reception: Saturday, March 29, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm The Art of Connection exhibition showcases artwork by graduate art therapy students and the people they work with at their internships. Artwork in the show reflects the varied settings, populations, and practices of art therapy, […]
Creative Arts Therapy Week 2008
Celebrate the healing arts this spring! Creative Arts Therapy Week 2008 Saturday, March 9 thru Saturday, March 15 Registration Form (PDF) Email form to: donnabettsatrbc@aol.com Throughout the United States, during the second
Indigenous Women Receive Support For Art Therapy Program
**Update: Learn more about Lee using art therapy to aid trauma recovery with women from Australia. Here’s a truly inspiring story out of Australia that reflects how corporations, businesses, and individuals can help other people profit beyond the means of money. Imaginif, a family run business in Australia dedicated to supporting child protection, began by […]
Italian Ballerina Embraces Art Therapy Program
An Italian ballerina, Carla Fracci, is asking fellow artists to support a program that utilizes different forms of art therapy to help cancer patients. She was named as the spokeswoman for the project, and accepted, offering great praise to the program and its achievements. The project began in 2003 at the National Cancer Institute (INT) […]
Upcoming Art Therapy Lecture
If you’re going to be in the New York City area, there’s a lecture on Child Life and Creative Arts Therapy services. Erika Leeuwenburgh will be speaking and the lecture will focus on patients and families. She’ll be talking about how to meet their needs through proven art therapy practices and/or interventions. When: February 20, […]