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ART IS FOR EVERYONE
ART THERAPY
- For All Ages
- Create Art As A Therapeutic Tool.
- No Artistic Talent Needed
What Is Art Therapy?
Art Therapy
is an integrative mental health profession that combines knowledge and understanding of human development and psychological theories and techniques with visual arts and the creative process to provide a unique approach for helping clients improve psychological health, cognitive abilities, and sensory-motor functions.
~AATA 2016
Group Art Therapy first Monday of the month
Weekly Art & Creativity Exercises
Open Art: pay only for your supplies.
aRT THERAPY
Most of us have a vague sense that either viewing or creating art can make us feel calm and centered and tap into a lot of emotion. More and more research is being done in this area, and is showing the neuroscience behind the positive effects on our mental and emotional health that art has on the brain. Both hemispheres of the brain are activated with exposure to art, and not just the visual response center. fMRI's show deeper areas of the brain such as the pleasure (serotonin) system are also being activated, meaning art has positive healing effects on the brain. It is a beautiful tool for self awareness, growth, and healing because it fosters the expression and processing of emotions, fears, and patterns of thought. What typically happens in an art therapy session is a check in, a guided art exercise, and then discussion.
Learn more about art therapy at https://arttherapy.org/about-art-therapy/
and credit to sunrisearts.ca for the graphic below.