Watch this inspiring video about an art therapy program in Fort Lauderale, Florida helping people with disabilities communicate and express themselves in new ways. The program at The Ann Storck Center proves that creativity isn’t bound by disability, helps these artists pursue their dreams by selling works of art to the local community where it […]
Art “Therapy” – A Student Documentary About Art as Therapy
According to Wikipedia, “therapy” literally means curing, or healing. That is how art therapy is used in Art “Therapy”: A Documentary, which features five young people with some form of mental illness who have found ways of healing themselves through artistic expression. Here is the video along with a summary and transcript below. Michael suffers […]
Video: Art Therapy Helps Cancer Patients at Bennet Cancer Center in Stamford, CT
Karen Wakely, an art therapist at Stamford Hospital in Stamford, Connecticut, discusses the art therapy program she’s been running at Stamford Hospital for over 10 years. Rica Mendes, a breast cancer survivor and artist, talks about the benefits of art therapy. There is also a communal bonding that happens as they meet people going through […]
Art Therapy Helping Veterans
They say, “War is hell”. A person never knows what to expect in the heat of battle. One moment the silence is deafening, and the next moment the countryside erupts in percussive explosions with the endless spray of bullets flying everywhere. Sometimes it is hard to tell, under the constant shelling and lifeless bodies strewn […]
Art Therapy & The Science of Happiness
Special: Download a PDF of a body image outline, similar to what’s used in the videos. The following videos provide a brief, but insightful look into the positive effects that art therapy can have on people. You can also download the body image outline used in the art therapy activity, created by Soul Pancake. Enjoy! […]
Alice Herz-Sommer: “The Lady in Number 6: Music Saved My Life”
Photo courtesy of Nick Reed Ent. What’s on this page: Summary Trailer: The Lady in Number 6 About Alice Herz-Sommer Featurette: The Lady in Number 6 Movie Clip: Thoughts on Attitude & Grace Alice Herz-Sommer – Everything is a Present Book – A Century of Wisdom: Lessons from the Life of Alice Herz-Sommer Congratulations to […]
Music Therapy Helps Memory & Alzheimer’s Patients – Alive Inside Movie
The following video clips are from a movie called Alive Inside that investigates the power of music therapy and its ability to help people with Alzheimer’s and dementia. It explores how music from a person’s past can help unlock memories that have been locked away for many years. Together with Oliver Sacks, the movie investigates […]
Dutchess of Cambridge Opens Art Therapy Room
Photo Credit: PA Kate Middleton, The Duchess of Cambridge, visited Northolt High School in north-west London on Valentine’s Day. Kate is a royal patron of the Art Room which is the charity that created the art therapy room, and 5 others throughout Oxfod and London. The Art Room offers art as therapy to help boost […]
Video: Improvised Piano + Painting Experience
The following video was sent via the Art Therapy Facebook page and is an art piece that is being featured at the Notre Dame School of Art. It’s a creative blend of improvised piano and painting and a great illustration of what can happen when two talented people – pianist Sunny Promyotin and artist Erica […]
Video: Art & The Mind – Creativity
The following video is about art, creativity, and their effects on the mind. It was created by PBS and is hosted by Lisa Kudrow. The full video is embedded here and we’ve also created a transcript of the video if you’d like to read along.