This is a new post that will periodically appear on my blog to sum up some of the art therapy studios, events and exhibitions currently happening around the world. My hope is to inspire and remind us all how large the art therapy network really is, and all the wonderful things we’re all doing to help others and spread the word about art therapy as a profession.
Barbara Watson, an Australian art therapist discusses her work with individuals suffering from chronic mental illness at the Reflections Art Studio in Northbridge.
In Sacramento California, the Shriners Hospital teams up with the Sacramento Fine Arts Center to create their first art therapy show: “ArtSpress Yourself: A Celebration of Children’s Achievements through Art”. The show runs from Tuesday 05/19/09-Saturday 06/06/09. Click here to see the article in the Sacramento Bee.
In Fredericksburg Virginia, an exhibit of artwork and poetry created by sexual assault survivors is being hosted at the at the Fredericksburg Athenaeum until the end of may. Click here for further information.
An article by WFIE in Indiana featuring the benefit of art therapy in the treatment of those suffering from cancer.