We have a wonderful little treat for all of you on this Valentine’s Day. To say it’s just a video is to say very little about this. It’s a beautifully complete story, animation, and all-around well-crafted piece of art. It’s a great story for Valentine’s Day and covers the gamut of different emotions and relationships […]
The Inspiring Alice Herz-Sommer – Dancing Under the Gallows (formerly)
**Update: Alice Herz-Sommer passed away on February 23, 2014 at the amazing age of 110. She is an amazing lady and a true inspiration to us all. Most recently, the documentary about Alice Herz-Sommer: “The Lady in Number 6” won an Oscar. You can watch a more recent interview of her here. “I have lived […]
Can Art Be Medicine?
The Foundation for Arts & Healing has created a great video that fits in perfectly with the Art Therapy motto of “inspiring others to create.” The video offers some great testimonials from people that have directly benefited from creating their chosen form of art. The video discusses some of the benefits of creative expression and […]
Local Artist & Teacher Helping Kids With Special Needs Through Art, Creative Process
Here’s a great story about a local artist and teacher helping children with special needs through the creation of art. Alvin Roy, an artist and art teacher in Houston, Texas is helping children with special needs by helping and inspiring them to create. It’s also helped some of the kids develop other skills like reading, […]
Alyssia Crook Paints With Leg, Art Therapy Helps Before Amputation
Photo by: Rex Larsen | The Grand Rapids Press Before Alyssia Crook’s leg was amputated, she was using it to paint. Covered in paint, and with the help of artist Angie Briggs Johnson, Alyssia used her left leg to paint on a canvas for an ArtPrize entry. Angie is using art as therapy, allowing Alyssia […]
How Do You Feel About Art?
How do you feel about art? This is the question that Ewan Adams and Christian Kolding set out to get answers to. See what some New Yorkers had to say about their feelings on art in three words, then let us know in the comments how YOU feel about art! How Do You Feel (About […]
11-Year Old Boy Arrested & Handcuffed for Drawing Stick Figures
So, here’s an interesting story that was passed our way. An 11-year old boy was arrested and handcuffed for doing what his therapist told him to do…draw. The original story and follow-up videos are below. It’s an interesting dilemma and people seem to be on both sides of the fence on this one.
Music For One Apartment And Six Drummers
A fan sent us this video and we thought it was especially worth sharing because it is so creative and inspiring. A group of people utilize all sorts of items in an apartment to create a truly wonderful music video. The group of six percussionists go from room to room making music with all sorts […]
I’m an Artist Highlights Kids, Artists With Disabilities – Art as Therapy
A new documentary has been released that highlights kids with disabilities and how art therapy can help them. It is an inspiring and heartwarming movie about a wonderful art teacher and some pretty amazing students and kids. It’s a very touching film and better than some of the other documentaries we’ve seen related to art […]
Amazing Art Video Explores Evolution of Life
Check out this amazing stop-motion animation video from Blu. By utilizing graffitti, paint, an urban setting, and what was likely a heck of a lot of planning, they made an amazing video that is easy to underappreciate if you don’t think about all the work they put in to make it happen so flawlessly. This […]