The Art Therapy Project’s annual fall fundraiser, Falling for Art, brought out hundreds of supporters on November 2 and raised close to $100,000 for art therapy programs for survivors of trauma in our community. Through the incredible generosity of the evening’s guests, auction donors, artists and volunteers, The Art Therapy Project will be able to continue guiding clients to turning negative energy positive and move forward with their lives.As Founder and Chairman David Wasserman reported in his
Read MoreThe Art Therapy Project recently celebrated its 6-year partnership with the Veterans Administration of Manhattan, its very first program partner, in a temporary exhibition of work by veterans of the Korean, Vietnam, and Gulf Wars, and Iraq and Afghanistan who are suffering from anxiety, loneliness, depression, and symptoms of PTSD.In an interview, Pio J. Cabada, LCSW-R, MPA, RDT, of the Outpatient Mental Health Clinic at the Department of Veterans Affairs, talks about the project.
Read MoreSuzy Mage is a senior research associate in life sciences at Gerson Lerhman Group (GLG), New York. She was introduced to for The Art Therapy Project by college friend Ahn Hee Strain, an art therapist, and has volunteered for the 5-year anniversary and happy hour events.
Read MoreWelcome to the Process, an inside look at how The Art Therapy Project is using the healing power of art to improve the lives of so many in our community. A common misperception about art therapy is that a person must be artistically skilled or experienced to participate; that is not the case. For art therapy, it is the process, not the product, that is paramount; hence, our newsletter title.Since opening our doors six years ago, The Art Therapy Project has provided art therapy at no cost to more than 4500 trauma survivors. Centered around issues of family, violence and health, we work with two dozen program partners to identify clients who will benefit from art therapy. E
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