July 2002 NEWS
CONTENTS:
The Power of Healing Art: A New Audio Series by the author of Art and Healing
Two organizations bridge art colleges and community-based arts programs
The International Networking Group or Art Therapists (ING/AT)
Healing Music Organization
The Power of Healing Art: A New Audio Series by the author of Art and Healing
In 1999, Barbara Ganim published Art and Healing, a testament to the power of creativity,Ê This book explains how to use guided meditation and artistic techniques to gain insight and clarity into depression, anxiety, rage, and illnesses including cancer, arthritis, and AIDS.Ê
Now this information is available as a nine hour audio cassette program. Barbara begins the series by introducing the concepts behind art and healing, sharing her own story, and outlining the tools needed to complete the exercises. Side A of each tape provides an engaging lecture on a topic such as exploring unhealed emotions, transforming fear, and resolving inner conflict. Side B of each of the 6 tapes is full of hands-on exercises. In this way, you can listen to Side A in the car or walking, and then return home to do the art exercises. No prior art experience is necessary. This program has prooven helpful for everyone from cancer patients to those seeking to reduce stress in their lives.Ê Produced by Sounds True in March 2002, you can purchase it through www.soundstrue.com or thru amazon.com
Two organizations bridge art colleges and community-based arts programs, providing the training needed for artists to be of greater service in the world.Ê
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Creative Communities Program "Putting Art at the Heart of Community Building", with programs in Alabama, Washington DC, Los Angeles and more. |
Creative Communities is more than a "project." It is an arts education, youth development and community building strategy thatÊ partners community schools of the arts with their local housing authorities to provide youth in public housing communities with high quality, sequential arts instruction during non-school hours and on weekends. The goal is to give these youngsters greater skills and a sense of self-sufficiency. Participating art students are trained in part by the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts. Creative Communities awards grants to community arst schools in order to facilitate this program. To learn more, visit www.creativecommunitiesonline.org
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Community Arts Partnership Institute, with progams in Chicago, Monterrey Bay, New Orleans, New York, Santa Fe, and more. |
CAP Institute is a consortium of six arts college and university departments who work with community-based partner organizations to provide high quality arts programming for youth. CAP programs increase young people's participation and involvement in the arts. CAP Institute plans and organizes workshops for community and university partners; develops and disseminates publications,Ê proceedings, and other materials; and provides targeted technical assistance to CAPs which received grants from the Wallace-Reader's Digest Funds. Columbia College Chicago hosts the CAPInstitute. To learn more, visit www.capinstitute.org
The International Networking Group or Art Therapists (ING/AT)
ING/AT is such a valuable resource that we decided to feature it again on the AHN News Page. They have just published their June 2002 issue of their newsletter which is full of art therapy news, links, organizations, and ING/AT contact people all over the world. The most exciting thing is how international this publication is. It is really a testament to the global network of art therapy. Membership starts at $15 per year, and to subscribe or receive back issues, please visit www.acteva.com/go/ingat or email Bobbi Stoll atart_tx@earthlink.net
The Healing Music Organization
at HealingMusic.org
Founded in September 1999, The Healing Music Organization was foundedÊ to provide information, resources, tools and a forum for dialogue to people interested in the healing power of music and sound.Ê The Healing Music Organization serves as a bridge between the worlds of spirituality and medicine by honoring the value of both modalities. Their site includes resources, a newsletter, list of practioners, and a calendar of events and symposium. Visit www.healingmusic.org to explore this resource.Ê
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