ART & HEALING RESOURCES
MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES in ART THERAPY The School of Visual Arts' artistic and academic tradition is the largest independent undergraduate art college in the country. It offers graduate education in art therapy. MPS Art Therapy at SVA is a full-time, 2-year, 60 credit program with a 16-hour per week on-site internship component. Second year students choose from two unique specialization tracks. For more information conact: Deborah Farber, MPS Art Therapy Dept, School of Visual Arts, 209 East 23 Street, New York NY 10010 or call 212-592-2610. Website: www.sva.edu/arttherapy Email: arttherapy@sva.edu
www.jubileeartist.com
"My work continues the original stitch - it is an art of reconciliation, mending and empowering. The work itself is prayer... as spoken word manifests its truth through mantra / affirmation so it is with any sound / movement / task drawn out of the body." In addition to being an artist Lynne Marie is a visiting prison minister at MCI Framingham women's prison where she facilitates art programs to revive the creative spirit.
www.artashealing.org
The website of Alex Gray, visionary artist. It also contains a prayer for world peace and a wealth of other related information. "This site concentrates on making art to heal, on the power of the creative process of art as a healing force. We believe that making art frees the body's healing mechanisms to heal."
www.artashealing.org/ahfwadv.htm
Very informative website that offers "Advice for someone who wants to work with patients making art…"
www.artashealing.org/ahfwjill.htm
"The New arts in healing program procedure manual: How to start a full Arts In Medicine program at a community hospital in three months for $15,000. Yes you can do this, anyone can."
www.societyartshealthcare.org
"The Society for the Arts in Healthcare (SAH) is a non-profit 501(c)3 corporation in Washington, DC. SAH has 18 members on the board of directors, all of whom reside in various locations throughout the U.S. Our membership numbers approximately 400, serving professionals in the healthcare arts field throughout the U.S. and abroad, including members in the United Kingdom, Asia, and North and South America."
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"The art of healing comes from nature not from the physician. Therefore the physician must start from nature, with an open mind."
-- Philipe Aureolus Paracelsus |
www.thecreativecenter.org
Gerry Herbert is the executive director. "The Creative Center is a community of artists, cancer patients and survivors, trustees, donors, and friends who are dedicated to bringing creative arts to people living with cancer. Through offering free-of-charge workshops at our loft on 26th Street and through a bedside art program in hospitals throughout the New York area, The Creative Center brings the world of art to more than 6,000 participants each year. Exhibits, both in the Creative Center Gallery and in venues throughout the country, feature the work of both professional and non-professional artists…"
www.arttherapy.org
"The American Art Therapy Association (AATA) is a national association dedicated to the belief that the creative process involved in the making of art is healing and life enhancing. Founded in 1969 AATA is a not-for-profit organization of approximately 4,750 professionals and students that has established standards for art therapy education, ethics, and practice. AATA committees actively work on professional and educational development, national conferences, regional symposia, publications, governmental affairs, public awareness, research, and other activities that enhance the practice of art therapy."
http://nyarttherapy.org/
The NYATA, Inc. functions to unify art therapist in New York State, conducting presentations and workshops. We further enrich each other as clinicians through meetings, networking, and discussion. NYATA provides communication between our region and The American Art Therapy Association, and we adhere to the AATA Code of Ethics. NYATA promotes the art therapy profession through legislative activity, public relations, education, research, and maintenance of professional excellence.
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What is art therapy?
From The American Art Therapy Association:
Art therapy is based on the belief that the creative process involved in the making of art is healing and life-enhancing. Through creating art and talking about art and the process of art making with an art therapist, one can increase awareness of self, cope with symptoms, stress, and traumatic experiences, enhance cognitive abilities, and enjoy the life-affirming pleasures of artistic creativity. |
www.biat.org/home.htm
"The Boston Institute of Arts Therapy (BIAT) is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to using the healing power of the arts to help people cope with a wide range of life's challenges. We are dedicated to using creative arts therapy, a practice of combining the artistic experience and mental health counseling to facilitate growth, learning, healing and hope in people. The Boston Institute for Arts Therapy will customize programs to fit the unique needs of each client and agency."
www.capecodconnection.com/healthsigns/index.htm
Healthsigns is a resourcing community that nurtures spiritual growth by providing a variety of forums through which persons can exchange and support each other's creative expressions, for healing, wellness and balance.
www.art-for-the-world.com
"Its mission is to create, through the universal language of art a meaningful and enduring dialogue among diverse peoples, cultures, and world views in order to encourage tolerance and solidarity and to foster education as an human right. ART for The World is a direct outgrowth of the exhibition Dialogues of Peace which was conceived to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations in 1995. ART for The World organizes exhibitions with the participation of artists from all over the world. These events are based on the ideals and goals of international institutions engaged in the promotion of human rights, such as the United Nations, the World Health Organization, etc."
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"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep."
-- Scott Adams |
www.communitywordproject.org
"The Community-Word Project (CWP) is a not-for-profit arts-in-education based in New York City that seeks to increase the literacy and leadership of at-risk public school youth by integrating creative expression and community-building into their classroom curriculum."
www.creativepier.com
Creative Pier is a space for artists and non-artists, individuals of all ages and abilities, backgrounds and beliefs to join together in a tranquil space to relax, imagine, connect and create. "We at Creative Pier are inspired by the belief - and the direct experience we’ve had - in the powerful therapeutic effects of artistic self-expression and creative intelligence."
www.survivorsartfoundation.org
"Dedicated to encourage healing through the arts, Survivors Art Foundation is committed to empowering trauma survivors with effective expressive outlets via internet art gallery, outreach programs, national exhibitions, publications and development of employment skills. Our goals are to provide entertainment, education, and exposure to the arts. We endeavor to raise public awareness through the arts…"
www.theartsweneed.org
"The Arts We Need (TAWN) is dedicated to providing Creative Arts Therapy and related arts programs to people with special needs and assisting programs that are either attempting to start an arts program or improve upon an existing program. TAWN was founded on two principles. First, the arts are a necessity in life, not a luxury. Second, the Creative Arts Therapy approach to treatment can transform any disability into ability."
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"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. Security does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than exposure". – Helen Keller |
www.artsintherapy.com
"The Arts in Therapy Network is dedicated to providing an online community for Creative Arts Therapists (CAT) and those who are interested in the Healing Arts. Art therapy is not an exact science, nor is it trial and error. It is a profession of reaching and touching emotions through artwork; recognizing feelings and helping to identify them in oneself and others..."
www.communityarts.net
"The Community Arts Network (CAN) promotes information exchange, research and critical dialogue within the field of community-based arts, that is, art made as a voice and a force within a specific community of place, spirit or tradition. CAN was initiated in 1999 through a partnership between Art in the Public Interest, a national nonprofit organization, and The Virginia Tech Department of Theatre Arts' Consortium for the Study of Theatre and Community."
www.expressivetherapy.com
"Welcome to the expressive therapy/expressive arts therapy gateway page. This site contains most if not all of the information you may require concerning expressive therapy and expressive arts therapy."
www.artheals.org
"Arts and Healing Network is an on-line resource celebrating the connection between art and healing. Our web site serves as an international resource for anyone interested in the healing potential of art, especially environmentalists, social activists, artists, art professionals, health care practitioners, and those challenged by illness. Our hope is that the information presented here will educate and inspire."
www.artforhealing.org
"The purpose of Art for Healing is to develop a growing collection of works of art which are loaned without cost to a variety of hospitals, hospices, retirement homes, children's homes, and other healthcare facilities."
www.ArtforHealingNYC.org
"NYC Art for Healing NYC org bridges the gap between the artist and the community. We help visual and performing artists and writers share the healing power of their art with all levels of our community, with a special focus on children centers and hospitals."
www.artforcharity.org/en
"The Liane & Danny Taran Foundation, "ART FOR CHARITY", was created as an incentive program to reward donors who increase their contributions to registered charities by offering them a signed, limited edition photograph. The foundation has been fortunate to acquire the use of images from a group of successful international photographers."
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