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Last Minute Holiday Art Therapy Ideas
The holidays can be a stressful time of year for a lot of people. Although many people are on vacation and have some time off during the holidays, it’s not always the most relaxing time of year. Stress during the holidays can stem from family, ...
Movie Highlights Kids With Disabilities and Art as Therapy
A new documentary is coming out that highlights kids with disabilities and how art therapy can help. It is an inspiring and heartwarming movie about a wonderful art teacher and some pretty amazing students. Check out the trailer and learn more about ...
Introducing the Art Therapy Education Section
This is a quick update to let you know that we’re adding an Art Therapy Education section to help out those interested in becoming professional art therapists, or interested in expanding their knowledge and skills with an art therapy education....
Art Therapy Helps Alzheimer’s Patients Improve Memory
Photo Credit: John McCoy/Los Angeles Daily News Photographer There was a recent news story about a Woodland Hills physician, Dr. Arnold Bresky, who calls himself a “preventive gerontologist.” He’s been utilizing art therapy for pa...
Reader Uses Art to Help Women and Children Dealing With Violence and Abuse
The following is a story submitted by a reader that I think is a wonderful story to share. Santilla helps out at a healing and empowerment center in New Orleans, Louisiana, where they offer safety and healing to women and children. It’s a testa...
Reader Story: Art Therapy, Painting, Osteoarthritis, Anemia, & Collages!
Angela Harrison originally left these comments on the site, but I thought they deserved to be shared and thusly their own post. There’s a few comments, but I thought they were very moving. Enjoy, and thank you Angela for sharing your story with...
Art Therapy On Twitter!
Apologies for the recent hiatus. I’ve been quite busy the last couple months and am sad that I haven’t had a chance to post as much lately. One bit of exciting news that I wanted to share is that I’ve been experimenting with Twitter...
Art Therapy Helps Breast Cancer Patients
A recent report reveals that women with breast cancer receiving radiation treatment experienced improved mental health, physical health, and an overall higher quality of life after 5 sessions of art therapy. The findings were a result of testing art ...
Valentine’s Day Art Therapy Ideas, Activities
(Remember, you can do this any time of the year!) Valentine’s Day is meant to be a time of year when you do something special for someone special you love. Even though the holiday is grossly over-commercialized in my opinion (a separate topic a...
Valentine’s Day Art Event in New York
Creative Pier is having another holiday-themed art event. Details are below: Romance With Art Celebrate Valentine’s Day by sharing a special afternoon of art, play and creativity with your loved one. Choose an art project from our special R...
Video: Art Therapy Helps Former Terrorists Rehabilitate
PBS and reporter Nancy Durham take a look inside Saudi Arabia’s innovative reform program for former militant extremists. The rehabilitation program uses a combination of psychological counseling, religious re-education, and art therapy to help...
Pierre Bonnard Quote - Art Therapy Quote
Pierre Bonnard - Model in Backlight Here’s a great art quote by Pierre Bonnard that speaks to the therapeutic nature of art. “Painting has to get back to its original goal, examining the inner lives of human beings.” Painting, a...
Last Minute Holiday Art Therapy Ideas
The holidays can be a stressful time of year for a lot of people. Although many people are on vacation and have some time off during the holidays, it’s not always the most relaxing time of year. Stress during the holidays can stem from family, ...
Art Therapy Christmas Gift Ideas - Art Therapy Books
We here at the Art Therapy blog are very happy to announce that, just in time for Christmas and the holidays, we have opened an online Art Therapy Store on Amazon! The store is hand picked with books about art therapy (obviously!) as well as books...
Mental Health & Art - Getting Started
The following is a guest article written by Denise Fletcher. Exploring the World of Art is an essay that Denise wrote and provides a good introduction and overview of art along with some suggestions on how you can incorporate art into your life...
Transformational Self Portrait Art Therapy Activity
This activity is based on the idea of transformational therapy and art therapy for life changes. People tend to go through many changes and transformations in life. These changes can really run the gamut, but it’s important to reflect on our ...
Transformational Therapy - Art Therapy for Life Changes
People can change in different ways over the course of their lifetime. While it varies by individual, some people may not change drastically over the course of their life, but some people do make drastic transformations… addthis_url ...
Monterey, CA Art Therapy Group for Survivors of Domestic Violence
“Creative Expressions: the Healing Circle” is a free art therapy group in Monterey, California for survivors of domestic violence. The group is open to anyone and meets every Wednesday at 7pm at the YWCA Counseling Center. It’s a s...
A “Creepy” Art Therapy Activity for Halloween
It’s that time of year when the air and leaves are crisp. It’s a colorful time for most and winter is fast-approaching. Halloween is almost here which means Thanksgiving and Christmas will be here before you know it! This Halloween we...
“Future Self Portrait” Art Therapy Activity
Here’s a quick activity that you can try: Imagine yourself tomorrow, a week from now, a month from now, a year from now, 10 years from now, or any other future date of your choice. Imagine how you would like to be. Imagine yourself somewhere yo...
Art Therapy Artwork - Vacation Bubble
It’s been a hectic summer as well as a hectic start to autumn. I think this reflects nicely on what I’m feeling these days…specifically, I’d like to retreat to a little “vacation bubble” and de-toxify the mind a l...
Art Therapy Helps Teenagers, Children, Juveniles in Louisiana
Four of every five children and teens that end up in a juvenile justice system have one, or a combination, of the following characteristics: 1. The child or teen is under the influence of alcohol or drugs while committing their crimes 2. The child or...
Seattle Children’s Art Therapy Program Receives Funding From Kiteboarding 4 Cancer
Congratulations to Kiteboarding 4 Cance (KB4C) and their participants for raising $2500+ to help fund a new art therapy program at the Children’s Hospital in Seattle. The money is being donated to Scotty’s Guild - a fund that was start...
Share Your Art Therapy Experience & Promote Art Therapy
Have you been positively affected by art therapy? Have you participated in an art therapy workshop? Have you benefited from the creative process of art in any way? If so, we want to hear from you! We are hoping to promote art therapy and share people...
Mental Health Month Art Exhibit & Art Therapy Video
The Greater Binghamton Health Center (GBHC) hosts an annual art exhibit of patient and staff work. Art therapist Wendi Boettcher explains the power of art therapy (video is below): addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arttherapyblog.com%2Fmental-h...
Mental Illness Treated With Art Therapy
The latest news from Spain is that art therapy helps treat mental illness. The University of Granada recently performed a study that confirms the contribution of art therapy to aid in the treatment of mental disease. addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2...
Jewish Art Therapy Group Helps Seniors With Self-Expression
Here’s a gratifying story about how art therapy is helping older adults and seniors find new ways to express themselves. With a combination of art therapy, religion, and various other Jewish themes, the art therapy group at Village Shalom ar...
Art Therapy Changes Lives of Abused Children
Art Therapy Program Heals Hearts and Empowers Young Survivors Child abuse is widely recognized as a serious problem, not only because it results in long-term trauma reactions, but also because it involves an abuse of power by adults over children in ...
Art Therapy Becoming More Accepted, Still A Ways To Go
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 Fro...
Art Therapy & Autism - Creating New Hues
A great story about autism and art therapy I thought I’d share…Although April has passed, it’s still a poignant article. And why should we only be aware of autism in April anyway? Enjoy! Art therapy creates new hues in Autism Awaren...
