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
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Gallery Hours for October:
Thursdays and Fridays:
noon-4 p.m.
and by appointment
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A visit from Chin-Ling Hsu, a fellow Expressive Arts practitioner from Taiwan. We now have Chin-Ling's CD"s for sale at the gallery.  Images from a recent Expressive Arts Community Networking session. Re-connecting through working on collaborative art together. |
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.
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Enjoy this gallery of Expressive Arts Florida images.....
Expressive Arts in Motion 2010
NICU Project 2010
Expressive Arts in Motion
NICU Project 2010
Child Advocacy Center....."Hear the Children"
Expressive Arts in Motion
Mandala making with teachers 2010
NICU Project 2010
Intermodal workshop
NICU Project
Building Friendships Exhibit 2009
Flower of Life; Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
Glenis Redmond, poet, Mandalas in the Schools exhibit
NICU Project Quilts
Flower of Life IEATA conference 2009
Flower of Life; Van Wezel; Tibetan Project
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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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 HELLO and WELCOME
to our OCTOBER 2010 Edition of
Expressive Arts Florida News!
We are filled with exciting news to share this month, and hardly know where to start!
**We are moving at the end of the month!! We will still be part of the Towles Court community, and we will be in a much larger space, allowing us to host our Institute classes, as well as maintain a gallery and studio! Very exciting! Details here.
**We are taking registrations for our January Pre-Institute Expressive Arts Intensive. More information here, and download the registration form here. It is already filling up!
**The second annual community Touch Drawing Exhibit entry details are available here.
The opening of this show will coincide with our open house, welcoming you to our new location. Friday Nov. 19.
**Dates for 2011 and details about Expressive Arts Florida Institute training are now available here.
**Exciting updates from IEATA (International Expressive Arts Therapy Association)...new online community, and.the 2011 conference is in Peru! More....
**We have Google Checkout on our website, allowing you to register online for trainings and workshops!
**Kathleen and Victoria are beginning their seventh year of teaching the Art and Healing Certificate Program at Ringling College of Art and Design. We are delighted to be meeting new students and re-connecting with those already in the program.
*Read on for upcoming Art as a Healing Practice sessions, information about our two online groups, and a very special article by Jane Keil Yoder, a great friend and long-time workshop participant.
Yes, we have been busy, and, as we move into this season, we are deeply grateful for our wonderful creative community! We welcome you to join us for an opening reception, a workshop, an online group, training, or networking. We are always happy to hear from you!
gallery@expressiveartsflorida.com
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WE ARE MOVING! On November 1, we are moving to our new location in Towles Court Pavilion, at Adams Lane and N. Washington Blvd (301). Just steps from our current location, our new space is much larger, and lends itself to holding the space for a gallery, studio, workshop/classroom. We will continue to be members of the Towles Court Artists Association, and participate in monthly Art Walks and other related events.
We will be up and running in the first week of November, and our Open House will also be the opening reception for this year's Community Touch Drawing Exhibit on Friday Nov. 19, 2011. We look forward to welcoming you there!
Our current wonderful space is for rent, so if you have any leads, please let us know.
Our new address (effective Nov. 1) is:
200 S. Washington Blvd. Suite 1
Sarasota, FL. 34236Our phone # will remain the same: 941-366-9595
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ART AS A HEALING PRACTICE
Facilitated by Kathleen
"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
MENTORING AND SUPPORT GROUP
FOR EXPRESSIVE ARTS FACILITATORS ONLINE!!
Facilitated by Kathleen, this is a small ONLINE 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.
MANDALA AS PERSONAL PRACTICE ONLINE!!
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).
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.
EXPRESSIVE ARTS COMMUNITY NETWORKING
Wed. October 27, 6:30-8:30
For Expressive Arts practitioners and those in training to become practitioners.
$10; please call or email to reserve your space.
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COMMUNITY TOUCH DRAWING EXHIBIT & OPEN HOUSE
(second annual!)
Call to artists!
We invite you to submit your artwork and participate in this exciting exhibit, which opens Friday November 19 in our new space! The opening of this exhibit is also our celebratory open house.
Download the entry form and all specifics from our website here.
Exhibit entry form pdf version here
View the inspiring video of last year's Touch Drawing Exhibit here.
We invite everyone to join us on Friday November 19, 5-10 p.m.for the opening of our Community Touch Drawing Exhibit and our Open House, celebrating our new space at 200 Washington Blvd., Ste. 1. This event will be in conjunction with the Towles Court Art Walk. Please visit, see the exhibit, let us show off our new home, and visit the other galleries as well!
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UPCOMING WORKSHOP/TRAINING OPPORTUNITY
PRE-INSTITUTE
INTERMODAL EXPRESSIVE ARTS INTENSIVE WORKSHOP
JANUARY 13-16, 2011
Thursday Jan. 13: 5:00-9:00 pm
Friday Jan. 14 and Saturday Jan. 15: 9:00 am -5:30 pm
Sunday Jan. 16: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.
(25 hours total)
Fee: $500
($100 deposit will hold your space)
The material covered in this workshop is
one of the Expressive Arts Florida Institute core weekend intensive
courses, and may be applied toward institute training if all other
requirements are met. *
Application form and online payment available on our website here.
Workshop Registration Form pdf version
A $100 deposit will hold your space.
Questions and requests for additional information should be addressed to institute@expressiveartsflorida.com
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EXPRESSIVE ARTS FLORIDA INSTITUTE
Update
Please visit the Institute Page
of our website for all of the latest updated information.
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.
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.
For those who are interested in getting a head-start on their training, consider the Pre-Institute Expressive Arts Intensive on January 13-16, 2011. Details and registration information here. See all the details here.
INSTITUTE TRAINING DATES FOR 2011:
JANUARY 13-16 (Pre-Institute Intensive)
APRIL 7-10
OCTOBER 13-16
Additional questions and requests for information should be addressed to institute@expressiveartsflorida.com
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FEATURED ARTICLE
I Am a Seed of Self-Awareness
by Jane Keil Yoder
I have been quite
fortunate to have participated in many wonderful artistic classes at Expressive
Arts FL over the past four years - however, this summer I registered for several
sessions of "Expressive Arts for Self-Awareness", facilitated by Victoria. What an eye-and heart-opening
experience each of the sessions were for me. Each two and a half-hour session involved sand exploration,
writing, creating an art piece, more writing, and then sharing.
The
first part of each class involved exploring a "sand tray". The round tray was filled with a mound
of multi-colored sand. The sand
felt cool, gritty, and wonderful to touch. After a few minutes, we were instructed to begin adding
objects from a basket, such as rocks, shells, twigs, and/or feathers - just to
name a few. The basket was passed around until each participant felt that their
sand- object creation was complete. It ended up being an amazingly, meaningful experience for me. On June 24, 2010, I wrote the following
after my sand tray experience:
I am a sacred, feathery fortress.
We are a comfortable community joined together
I am strong alone.
We are stronger together.
I fill my container with possibilities.
We travel our separate, sacred paths together.
The next step in the session's process is to create
a piece of art. Each session
involved a different set of directions or format and art materials. We used watercolors, oil pastels, or
acrylics. Each piece I created emerged from deep
within me. My artistic creations
always surprised me and filled me with joy and wonder-even when I didn't
immediately understand what their meaning was for me.
Upon
completion of my art piece and after verbal directions from Victoria, this is
what I wrote on June 24th:
I am a creative, free-floating being learning to be who I am meant to
be. I am a seed of self-awareness,
bursting forth from the cocoon of warm familiarity - emerging into a stream of
consciousness that fulfills me.
I sound like water lapping against a shore of
newness and possibility-soft, rhythmic waves. I move easily with formless freedom and am growing beyond my
wildest dreams.
Then
again on September 9, 2010 after a sand tray exploration, I wrote:
I wonder if I am interconnected
in a community with others. I
wonder if I am different pieces of myself, yet one piece within my total self. I wonder if my strength empowers all of
me. I wonder if I am able to see
all that I am meant to be.
That night, I worked with acrylics and water on
canvas. I was instructed to begin
with one color as a backdrop and then add different colors. Again the result
was dramatic and a phenomenal experience for me. My written expression for my piece was:
I wonder what I would see if I looked deep within my soul. I wonder if the light within me is burning
brightly. I wonder if I am ablaze
with the fire of growth and creativity. I wonder if the journey I am on, on the outside, matches all that is
living within the deepness of my soul. Light, love, passion, creativity, possibility, movement, growth, fire
and delight all live there, and I wonder if I am allowing them to surface and
be seen.
I
think these words speak volumes as to the incredible experience one can have in
participating in any Expressive Arts FL workshops. I know that I have gained greater insights into who I am as
a woman, as well as the expressive artist I am becoming.
Sincerely submitted by,
Jane Keil Yoder
September 25, 2010
Art work by Jane Keil Yoder
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International
Expressive Arts Therapy Association (IEATA) News...
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We are grateful
to be an active part of our blossoming International professional Expressive
Arts organization - IEATA!
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IEATA is
currently focusing on developing Regional Groups for members of the
organization to connect with one another near and far. Elizabeth
Bornstein and Sheri Gaynor are the IEATA Regional Committee Co-Chairs. Their
focus has been creating a strong network to keep IEATA members connected and
encourage sharing of activities and ideas with other members in their
regions. In September 2010, the IEATA Members Network site hosted by
Ning.com was introduced to IEATA Members. This Network is a great forum
for IEATA members as well as the Regional Groups to connect with one another.
Regional Groups have been developing beautifully and each group's format
is organic, which allows for creativity and region-specific needs.
Florida is a part of the South Atlantic Regional Group which also includes:Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia,
Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. Victoria Domenichello-Anderson, Ella Hill and
Meredith Casper are the Regional Coordinators for this Region. If you are an
IEATA member, stay tuned for your invitation to sign on and Regional Group
information. If you are not a member and would like to join, please visit www.ieata.org/membership.html. If you have any
questions, please contact Elizabeth and Sheri at regional@ieata.org
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IEATA and TAE Peru will
present the next IEATA International Conference, August 10-14, 2011 in Lima,
Peru with post-conference sessions in Cusco on August 16. For additional
information visit: www.ieata.org/conference.html
 The Florida Regional IEATA Group at the last conference; 2009; Boston, USA
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With gratitude for a wonderful and inspiring Expressive Arts Community!
Kathleen, Tamara, Elizabeth, Victoria
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