Small Wall: Art as Therapy
The exhibit can be viewed online (above) or in-person:
Saturday afternoons, 12 – 5 PM — paced, small groups, no appointment necessary
OR make an appointment for Mon – Fri at info@jazzgallerycenterforarts.org
Please, review our COVID Policy before visiting, precautions in effect for all visitors.
Exhibition
Saturday, February 18th, 2023 – Saturday, March 11th, 2023
Small Wall:
Art As Therapy
Is art therapy? If so, what is Art Therapy? Many would agree that the acts of both creating art and consuming art can be intrinsically healing. What, then, is the difference between Art and Art Therapy?
Join us, as we delve into this question (and many others) on the topic of Art as Therapy. Here we have four practitioners of this concept, who describe their journey. By including clinical Art Therapists, Spiritual Healers who utilize art as medicine, and Fine Artists who have used their art-making as self-therapy, we stretch the definition of Art Therapy to unravel the totality of its meaning.
Thanks to: Mari Lynn Young, Cheryl Ray, Haley Fuhr, and Sharon Mergener
/ärt ˈTHerəpē/
noun
1. a form of psychotherapy involving the encouragement of free self-expression through painting, drawing, or modeling, used as a remedial activity or an aid to diagnosis.
Get a free sampling of the Art Therapy experience from one to four different practitioners at their tables, all ready to work with you in their own unique ways!
Cheryl Ray is a clinical Art Therapist
Mari Lynn Young is a Shamanic Healer
Haley Fuhr is an Art Therapy Graduate Student
Sharon Mergener is a Local Fine Artist using art as therapy