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Mission Statement:
We are
founded on a firm belief in the positive power of every person's creativity. We
are committed to the practice, education, advocacy, and expansion of the
Expressive Arts in our community and beyond. We offer opportunities for vital
creative expression to diverse people of all ages and life circumstances,
fostering wellbeing, empowerment, community building, and positive social and
global change.
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Expressive Arts Florida invites you to
explore the power of personal creative expression. We offer a variety
of experiences to guide and inspire you, no matter what your prior
"art" experience is. Discover your unique creative pathways to inner
wisdom. Authentic creative expression fosters wellness, connection,
community and social change.
Come visit our
working studio, take a workshop or class, see our inspirational gallery
of community programs, or schedule us to create a specialized program
at your location or ours. Expressive arts integrates visual art, creative writing, dance, poetry, movement, music, drama.
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Do you have a specific workshop, class, or event in mind? Would you like us to create a session for your group, team, or family?
Contact us to discuss options!
We enjoy customize and personalizing the Expressive Arts to meet your specific needs.
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Mandalas
Art as a Healing Practice
"Mandala" is a Sanskrit word meaning "sacred circle".
"Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge
is limited. Imagination encircles the world"
Albert Einstein
Colorful Hand Knit Scarves; in the gallery.$18 each: 2/$30 Victoria's beautiful painting:
"Wisdom"
Now available in giclee and cards, as well as original.
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 Hello and welcome to the
MARCH 2010
edition of our monthly community newsletter!February was another busy month at Expressive Arts Florida! We would like to start out by saying how grateful we are for this amazing, inspiring expressive arts community! At our recent Networking evening, guest facilitator Irene McCool Harmes, treated us to a wonderful mini-presentation based "active imagination" work. Thank you, Irene, for giving such a meaningful presentation, and thank you, participants, for your willingness to dive into the expressive arts with a full measure of creativity and inspiration. Irene's website is www.numinagroup.netHere are some groupings of the visual art we created together.   fear compassionIf you are an Expressive Arts Practitioner, or in training to become one, please consider joining us at our monthly networking, on the last Wednesday of each month. If you have a process you would like to introduce or "try out", this is a great place to do it!
Kathleen and Tamara participated in facilitating the "MANDALA LINK" WORKSHOP for teachers and teaching artists at the Van Wezel Center for Performing Arts Center on February 6. This workshop was part of a larger project that will culminate with a group of Tibetan Monks in residency at the Van Wezel April 18 through 23rd. The monks will be creating a sand mandala in the grand foyer during the week, as well as performing in the theater. This is a beautiful experience to witness and we highly recommend it. The February workshop was an opportunity to inform the teachers about Tibetan culture and art. The teachers will be integrating this material into their curricula, and Expressive Arts Florida will be hosting an exhibit of the student art work work in April. In addition, we will have a collaborative art-making project in the Van Wezel foyer during the monk's residency. Stay tuned. (And, speaking of sand mandalas, scroll down to sand mandalas for another great opportunity! And, it ALL ties in with our second annual Community Mandala Exhibit opening March 19, as well as the Mandala CEU Workshop offered by Kathleen.
Teachers with their personal mandalas.
creating mini sand mandalas
Last Saturday, we had our first workshop/studio exploring TOUCH DRAWING AND FABRIC at Expressive Arts Florida! It was a fun and inspiring day of sharing ideas and learning new ways to mount Touch Drawings on fabric and paint, stitch, quilt, bead and more!!!! We will be doing this again on Sunday April 25: scroll down to special events for details.
 
Krista quilting her Touch Drawing Lisa's work-in-progress: detail
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ONGOING
Art as a
Healing Practice
Friday mornings; 9-11:30 with Kathleen
$35 per session; materials provided.
Call or email to reserve you space. You make participate in one or more.
March 5 : Introduction to the Process
March 12: Art and Emotion
March 19: Art and the Physical Self
March 26: Working with Polarities
April 2: Mandala
April 16: Bringing it all Together
"Art as a Healing Practice" is a gentle and
powerful process, integrating guided meditation, visual art, writing and
sharing/witnessing. The power of creativity brings healing and light to
personal challenges, facilitating positive change.
Touch Drawing
Usually held on the third Wednesday of each month, we will not be holding a class in March because of Deborah Koff-Chapin's Touch Drawing Retreat (see below) Next regular TD session will be Wed. April 20
6:30-8:30 pm; $35 includes supplies. Call or email by
Monday to reserve your space in Wednesday session. See www.touchdrawing.com
for more information about the process.
We are also happy to schedule an individual or group Touch Drawing session that works with your schedule.
Expressive Arts Community Networking:
Usually held on the last Wednesday of each month, this month we will be having a Special Networking Session with Deborah Koff-Chapin on MONDAY MARCH 22, 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Reservations are necessary; cost is $25. This will be a conversation with Deborah for Touch Drawing Facilitators and those planning to facilitate. Receipt of your check will reserve your spot. Priority given to those who attend the March 21 workshop.
Make your check out to "Expressive Arts Florida" and mail to 1967B Morrill Street, Sarasota, FL, 34236. Don't wait; max is 20 and its going to fill!
ONLINE
Mentoring and Support
Group for Expressive Arts Facilitators
This group is now in its fifth month. If you are a
beginning facilitator, or are launching a new phase of your expressive arts
practice, this might be for you. Facilitated by Kathleen, the group provides both professional guidance and peer support. Topics
are introduced both by the facilitator and group
members. We are currently a group of six, and the maximum is 10. This group has become a source of creative inspiration and support, and an exciting exchange of ideas.
New enrollment is at the beginning of
each month. Sign up now for March. Geographical barriers do not apply. $50 per month; unlimited use;
simple user-friendly private blog format. 1
month commitment required. Call or email for more info.
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IN THE GALLERY
Expressive
Arts Florida: A Creative Collaboration
Feb. 19- March 13
This exhibit is an
opportunity for the four of us: Elizabeth Bornstein, Tamara.
Teeter Knapp, Kathleen
Horne, and Victoria Domenichello-Anderson, to
showcase our own art work.
Individual and collaborative art, in a variety of
media, is included.
Sale items also available.
Our opening reception on February 19 was a time of fun, creativity and community. Each of the four of us are working on a "painting in process" and there is a collaborative canvas for gallery visitors. This is what the wall currently looks like: from left: Victoria, Kathleen, Community, Tamara, Elizabeth: All paintings are in process and we are working on them throughout the exhibit. Stop by and visit; and put your mark on the collaborative piece!
MANDALA
Sacred Circles in Art and Healing
A Community Exhibit
March 19 - April 10
Opening Reception: Friday March 19; 6-10 pm
We are delighted to
announce this exhibit, our second annual! If you haven't already signed up, you may do so until March 7. The guidelines/ entry form is available from our web site.www.expressiveartsflorida.com It is going to be a beautiful show, and we welcome your participation.
Here are some images from
last year's exhibit:
 
Coming April 16!
The MANDALA Link:
Tibetan Art and Culture in the Classrooms
Opening Reception: Friday April 16
Exhibit will continue through May 10
Join us as we showcase the art of Sarasota students, inspired by Tibetan art and culture. This exhibit will coincide with the Tibetan Monks residency, Sand Mandala-Making, and performance at the Van Wezel. More details to come in the next newsletter!
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SPECIAL EVENTS
Drawing Out Your Soul
A day-long Touch Drawing Retreat
with Deborah Koff-Chapin
Sunday March 21; 10 am -
5:30 pm; $120;
Out-of-Door Academy, 444
Reid St., Siesta Key, Sarasota. FL
A day of reflection, expression, and
transformation. Deborah Koff-Chapin will introduce the simple yet profound Touch Drawing process. With gentle
care and evocative live music, Deborah holds safe and
sacred space for inward exploration. Another rare opportunity: this is Deborah's first
time in Florida!. As of this writing, there are just 6 spaces left, so register now!
To register, go to www.touchdrawing.com and click on the "events/schedule" tab.
  
images by Deborah Koff-Chapin
AS OF THIS WRITING THERE ARE JUST A FEW SPACES LEFT!
REGISTER TODAY!
Click here for info on special Networking Event with Deborah.
Mandala Workshop 1
3 CEU Credits for Mental Health
Monday March 29; 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Introduction to the Mandala (Sacred Circle) form, and some applications for personal healing and wellness. Brief overview and then create a personal mandala, learning how it can be usedin educational and therapeutic settings. Workshop open to any interested adults; psychotherapists can gain CEU credit.
Call or email to pre-register.
$40 without CEU's; $50 with CEU's
(either Level 2, or a repetition of Level 1, will be offered Monday April 26.
Touch Drawing and Fabric: An Exciting Combination
Sunday April 25
Kathleen will facilitate an open studio where we explore mounting Touch Drawings on fabric, and using paint, stitch, quilting and more to create innovative art work and have a great time!
10 am - 3 pm; come for any or all of the time.
Cooperatively priced at $15-$40; pay with joy according to your means.
Please email or call with your questions, and to register.
RESCHEDULED
Expressive Art Takes Form: A Cloth Doll-Making Workshop
ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 13, THIS WORKSHOP
HAS BEEN POSTPONED DATE TBA
Victoria Domenichello-Anderson & Elizabeth Bornstein
This
workshop uses an integrated arts process combined with mixed media to create
a 3 dimensional cloth form (or doll).
Using meditation, art, writing, and movement, you will tap into your
authentic wellspring of creative knowledge and transform it into this 3 dimensional
form.
You
are welcome to bring personal objects to use or be inspired by. Most supplies
are included.
Fee
$65.00 *will consider a sliding scale.
Registration required.
Watch for new date, and send email if you are interested in participating.
Introduction to Butoh Dance Practice
Coming
to Our Senses
A
somatic arts mini-retreat with Maureen "momo" Freehill, MFA
ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED FOR FEB., IT HAS BEEN POSPTONED UNTIL NOV. 14
visit Maureen's website
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COMMUNITY EVENTS AND PARTNERS
Here is some related information from around the community....
Sand
Mandalas at Lido
Beach
You're invited to a joyful, relaxing and rejuvenating
Saturday morning creating
SAND MANDALAS using found objects on the beach.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
9:30am-10:30am
North Lido Beach, Sarasota, FL
(Beach access west of St. Armand's Circle, off John
Ringling Boulevard)
Create a healing intention for yourself, another, your community, the world.
Presented by: Muff Calderon and Cynthia Bydlinski,
Art and Healing
Certificate Students at Ringling College
Any and all donations will benefit ShelterBox USA (headquarters
located in Lakewood Ranch), a disaster relief charity that delivers
emergency shelter, warmth and dignity to people affected by disaster worldwide.
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We would like to suggest that you visit the websites of our friends and fellow creative practitioners:
Linda Maree www.etainwrites.com
Stephanie Heidemann www.authenticvoicework.com
Irene McCool Harmes www.numinagroup.net
Julia Riley www.constantsource.com
Center for Touch Drawing www.touchdrawing.com
Also, visit Kathleen's web site: www.kathleenhorne.org
If you would like us to link your Expressive Arts work to our newsletter, and/or if you have something coming up that you would like us to include, please email Kathleen at
kathleen@expressiveartsflorida.com and we will do our best to include you!
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With gratitude for this wonderful Expressive Arts Community
& the gifts that each of you bring....
Elizabeth, Victoria, Tamara, Kathleen 
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