1967B Morrill Street, Sarasota, FL  34236 
(941) 366-9595
*in the Towles Court Art Colony*
www.expressiveartsflorida.com
gallery@expressiveartsflorida.com

Creative Partners
Elizabeth Bornstein
Tamara Teeter Knapp
Kathleen Horne
Victoria Domenichello-Anderson








 Expressive Arts Florida is 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, community building, and positive social and global change.
 





"When we trust our creative energy, we encounter a supreme kind of enjoyment-an amazement at the natural unfolding of life beyond our ordinary way of looking at things. When we talk about creating art-or more importantly, the art of living a sane life-it means trusting our basic nature and its natural creativity. Natural creativity is something very large, the essence of everything."
 Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche



 
"Everyone sees the unseen in proportion to the clarity of his heart, and that depends upon how much he has polished it. Whoever has polished it more sees more - more unseen forms become manifest to him."  Rumi



 




 
         




                  







       







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.
topHELLO and WELCOME
to our SEPTEMBER 2010 Edition of
 Expressive Arts Florida News!
 
As summer comes to a close, we find ourselves gearing up for a busy season in the upcoming months. For September, we will open the gallery "by appointment only". Our classes and workshops - Animal Wisdom, Expressive Arts for Self-Awareness, and Expressive Arts Community Networking resume, and we will be open for the Towles Court Artwalk on Sept. 17. Kathleen will be returning from B.C. at the end of the month, and will begin a new Art as a Healing Practice series in October. Details for all of these are below. Our two online groups, Expressive Arts Facilitator's Support and Mentoring and Mandala as Personal Practice, are continuing, and both currently have openings. Our most exciting news for this month is information about the launching of our new training institute, with our first weekend intensive class scheduled for April 2011, and an advance "for credit" course in January.
There is more information below, and we will have additional details on our website by Sept. 15.

We are approaching 3 years in business, and we would like to thank you for your interest in, and support of, the expressive arts. We are thrilled to be a part of such an incredible community!

                                               


AnimalwisdomANIMAL WISDOM update
Facilitated by Victoria and Elizabeth
We have been guiding the participants in a multi-modal expressive arts process, using the book "Animal Speak" by Ted Andrews. We have explored a combination of sandplay, visual art-making, mixed media assemblage, creative writing, movement, and sound, all the while identifying and experiencing creatures big and small that cross our path in everyday life. We both agree that the wisdom of these creatures has much to tell us as long as we "listen and pay attention". If our energy is closed off we will not see them even if they are right in front of us. The expressive arts process enables us to open up to our inner and outer landscape allowing new awareness and growth to occur.
 
New dates for this popular class
Registration now being accepted for
Session 1: Tuesday Sept. 21
Session 2: Tuesday Sept. 28
6:30-9 pm
Additional dates coming soon.
Fee: $35 per class



mentoringMENTORING AND SUPPORT GROUP
FOR EXPRESSIVE ARTS FACILITATORS
Facilitated by Kathleen, this is a small group (max 10) for those who are in the beginning stages of an expressive arts practice, or who are launching a new area of expressive arts work. Some of the many topics covered so far include: facilitation skills, setting up a practice, sharing and witnessing, taking the next step, personal art practice, designing a workshop, hands-on expressive arts ideas, presenting and explaining our work.  Participants receive professional and peer guidance and support.
Appropriate for both practitioners and expressive arts therapists.  Easy-to-use private, confidential blog format. $50 per month;
1 month commitment required.


mandalaonlineMANDALA AS PERSONAL PRACTICE
An online forum for exploring the mandala, sharing images, writings, and experiences. Kathleen facilitates by providing information, resources, teachings and images, and offers feedback and suggestions to participants. Discussion and sharing is encouraged between participants. This is a great opportunity for anyone interested in exploring the Mandala as a personal art practice, learning more, sharing their art and insights, and staying connected with others, without geographical barriers. Call or email for info. Easy-to-use, confidential blog format.
$25 per month (1 month commitment required; renewable on the 1st of each month). 



EASAEXPRESSIVE ARTS FOR SELF-AWARENESS
Join Victoria as she guides you in a multi-modal arts process in a studio setting. Enjoy visual art, creative writing, image dialogue, movement, sound, and more, as a resource to tap into your own unique and authentic creativity. Discover and enjoy your path to self transformation, personal growth, and inner balance.
Next Class dates: Thursdays,  Sept. 9, 16; 6:30-9PM
Fee: $30.00 per class
Basic art supplies included.
Please email gallery to register in advance of session date. Payment may be mailed to gallery at above address!  Email for more information. You will be notified of any changes in schedule.
Download pdf flyer here
or visit our website.


TOUCH DRAWING
Join us for a Touch Drawing session, whether you are new to the process or returning. All materials provided for this meditative, intuitive process. See www.touchdrawing.com for more information.
At present, we are not holding a scheduled class; if you would like to schedule a private or group session, please email or call.

EACNEXPRESSIVE ARTS COMMUNITY NETWORKING
Wed. September 29, 6:30-8:30
For Expressive Arts practitioners and those in training to become practitioners.
$10; please call or email to reserve your space.

AHPART AS A HEALING PRACTICE
Kathleen will be returning to Sarasota at the end of September, and will resume the Friday morning Art as a Healing Practice sessions.
"Art as a Healing Practice" is a guided progression through meditation, visual art-making, writing, and sharing/witnessing. Excellent for opening to the power of your own creative expression, for increasing your comfort with art-making, and for bringing the wisdom of your creativity to all areas of your life.
These sessions are run as a series of six themed classes; each one is independent and stand-alone, so you may attend as many as you like.
Fridays, 9-11:30 am; $35 per class or $180 for the series. Please call or email to reserve your space.
October 8: An Introduction to the Process
October 15: Art and the Emotional Life
October 22: Art and the Physical Life
November 5: Working with Polarities
November 12: Mandala
November 19: Bringing it All Together
EAFIEXPRESSIVE ARTS FLORIDA INSTITUTE
Update

We are excited to provide you with the following information about our new Expressive Arts Florida Institute!!

Expressive Arts Florida Institute is a two-level training program for those interested in pursuing the Expressive Arts as a professional path, whether integrating it into an existing career, or beginning a career in the expressive arts field.

LEVEL 1:
An experiential and didactic learning program that will provide a solid foundation of expressive arts practice. Students will become familiar with the scope of the field, and will have personally immersed themselves in this work, resulting in the development of a personal practice in the expressive arts. Depending on each student's previous educational and professional background, they may be ready to begin implementing this work with others, as a facilitator.

LEVEL 2:
Upon completion of this experiential and didactic learning program, students will be ready to facilitate the expressive arts with others and create their own professional practice.

An INTERMODAL EXPRESSIVE ARTS TRAINING PROGRAM, Expressive Arts Florida Institute is grounded in a firm belief that an integrated arts approach is a powerful agent of change. Students will participate in visual art-making of various kinds, writing, poetry, music, movement, drama, and guided visualization. An emphasis will be on the power of following the natural creative flow from one arts modality to another.

The learning format is THREE WEEKEND INTENSIVE COURSES  per calendar year, generally in January, April, and October in Sarasota, FL.  Each weekend is 25 hours of class time. In addition, there is a one-day orientation program for new students.There are also elective credits, which students can often earn in their own community, online communication with an adviser, and a Practicum/Internship at the end of the second year.  We offer flexibility for entry of new students; they may start the program with any of the Level 1 weekend intensives. Our goal is to create a flexible learning format for students traveling to Sarasota from other areas.

OVERVIEW AND SCOPE OF CURRICULUM
During the Level 1 Training, students can expect a personal immersion into intermodal expressive arts, a holistic, whole-person approach, and an overview of the breadth and depth of the field.
The material covered during the Level 2 training will focus increasingly on developing facilitation skills, understanding various theoretical approaches and real-world applications, defining the scope and focus of one's own work, and the business, ethics, and profession of Expressive Arts.
Between weekend intensive courses, students will communicate with their adviser and complete written assignments.

We are planning to officially launch the institute with our APRIL 2011 WEEKEND INTENSIVE COURSE. We are currently updating our website with information related to the Institute, and we plan to have more detailed information, including tuition cost, detailed curriculum, application procedure and admission policy available by September 15.

Additional questions and requests for information should be addressed to institute@expressiveartsflorida.com

For those wanting to get a "head start" on their Institute training, and other interested participants, we are offering :
INTERMODAL EXPRESSIVE ARTS INTENSIVE  January 13-16, 2011.
This will be a 25 hour immersion into expressive arts, providing students a guided opportunity to follow the thread of their own creative process through the modalities of visual art, movement, sound, writing, music, dramatic enactment, and guided visualization.
Thursday 5:00-9:00 pm, Friday 9-5:30; Saturday 9-5:30, Sunday 9 am - 1 pm.
Details, registration procedure and tuition will be posted on the website by Sept. 15.Questions and requests for additional information should be addressed to institute@expressiveartsflorida.com

Students who apply for and are admitted to the Institute Training will earn credit for completion of this course.


 







EXAPROCESSEXPRESSIVE ARTS PROCESS OF THE MONTH

"When you are on a hike, or sitting in your backyard, or the beach, or even on your balcony, gather objects that call your attention and build an arrangement. You might place 5 white pebbles in a line on a large dark stone. You might put a red leaf in a bed of yellow leaves. You might put a single white seashell on a tiny piece of driftwood. You might take a fallen branch as a base and pile stones on top of it, sprinkle leaves like confetti over it, and crown it with feathers. Work without thinking or planning. Allow the part of your mind that enjoys shape and color to come forward and take over. Don't try to make sense of what you make, or judge your progress. Simply allow your hands to place things in relationship to one another. When you are finished, look carefully at what you have created, then walk away. Continue on with what you were doing. Don't look back. Let your art go."

Nina Wise, A Big New Free Happy Unusual Life (self-expression and spiritual practice for those who have time for neither, Broadway Books, NY, 2002
With gratitude for a wonderful and inspiring Expressive Arts Community!

Kathleen, Tamara, Elizabeth, Victoria

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