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 NOVEMBER 2012 News       200 S. Washington Blvd. Suite 1  Sarasota FL 34236 Towles Court Pavilion (941) 366-9595 www.expressiveartsflorida.com  gallery@expressiveartsflorida.com   institute@expressiveartsflorida.com    Creative Partners:    Victoria Domenichello-Anderson, Elizabeth Bornstein, Tamara Teeter Knapp, Kathleen Horne     
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Hello, Expressive Arts Friends! 
    October was most certainly a month of fullness and depth at Expressive Arts Florida! We welcomed the wonderful EAFI students for two rich weekend intensives. Our Level 2 course- Expressive Arts: The Business and Profession - marked the last residential course requirement for seven students. This is a milestone; they have just their Internship remaining before they each attain their Level Two Certificate! Lots of laughter and tears, of course, as they have shared so much together, and with us! We are very grateful!  Additional photos of October EAFI courses here!   We extend a big THANK YOU to our October guest presenters -  Stephanie Heidemann, who brought us  Authentic Voicework, and  Annie Rousseau  with    The Painting Experience.We thank each of you for sharing your wisdom and creativity with our community! Our congratulations to  Stephanie Heidemann-  she was recently announced as a recipient of The Ringling Towers Fund Grant for the Performing Arts!!!Great work! Stephanie will be doing another workshop at EAF in Jaunuary!We had a lovely  Expressive Arts Community Networking group on Halloween night. Together, we worked on the IMAGINE Project, focusing on the theme: "Imagine being and radiating our authentic self"These cloth strips will be knit into our ongoing IMAGINE Project! See more IMAGINE Project photos on            
 
New student applications are always welcome for our 
 
EAFI JANUARY 2013 courses: EAFI 100: Orientation Jan. 10 EAFI 120: Expressive Arts - Body/Mind/Spirit: Jan. 10-13 (open registration) EAFI 210 - Foundations of Expressive Arts: Jan. 17-20  
We encourage you to  have a look at our training if you are interested in exploring the Expressive Arts as a personal or professional path. Email us with your questions.  
 
 
 COMING UP AT EXPRESSIVE ARTS FLORIDA           
Just a few more days to register! 
  *Cynthia Bydlinski and Marcia (Muff) Calderon's brand new Sunday Nov. 18
  *Kathleen's popular Series, mandala workshop, and online support 
       *Victoria's exciting
Dec. 1 session    We are getting excited about the next in March 2013! Hope to see many of you there!   .    
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PAINTING YOUR CREATIVE "WILD" INNER CHILD.      
STUDIO RETREAT 
1-Day Session 
A few spaces left!  
   
Victoria Domenichello-Anderson, MA, Registered Expressive Arts Consultant Educator
   
 
    
Saturday  December 1 
10 am - 5 pm 
    
$85 plus $15 supply fee per session 
  
We will tap into and unearth our playful yet wise creative inner child as a way to engage and balance our full potential for wholeness and happiness. We will be working from our INNER CORE to our OUTER EDGE, journeying inward then outward, using the creative edge as a holding point for new awareness. We will focus on the following prompts as we explore our own life goal. 
  
*How do I Identify my inner wild?     * What place does it hold in my life?         
*How do I balance it all in a comfortable and positive way? 
    
In this workshop series we will go to the periphery of our creative edge, challenge our comfort zone, and see what comes next.  By opening up to those things that seem just beyond our reach, and exploring them through the art process we are able to gain a new awareness of ourselves and our life path. This exploration often gives new insights into our inner and outer worlds and assists us in merging the two.                                                              
Participants will paint on a large canvas using acrylics. Focusing on a particular intention, participants will be led through a centering exercise, do some spontaneous writing, and painting exploration.   
  
We will create in a studio atmosphere and Victoria will mentor along the way, both individually and as a group. 
  
Large canvas, basic acrylic paints and brushes are supplied.  
 Payment must be received 5 days prior to start date to confirm attendance.  Space is limited to 8.    EAFI elective credit available. CEU's for LMHC, LCSW, LMFT. 
  In addition to the monthly workshops, Victoria is offering   individual mentoring sessions to assist in processing your images and outcome.  Skype or in person option.   $30.00 per 60 minute session.  Inquire: by email
 
 
 Painting Your Creative WILD.........WEEKEND RETREAT
  Coming in February!
  Look for dates and details in December e-news!
 
  
I loved both the art result and personal insight I got from Victoria's joyfully facilitated workshop."   
Patricia Wolfenden 
  
  
  
"Reaching  inward and exploring  myself with the help of a skilled facilitator was  exciting  and full of surprises!  The sessions allowed for in-depth  work, play, discussion and  reflection.  
Cathy Liott   
  
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 ART AS A HEALING PRACTICE  
Facilitated by:
 Kathleen Horne, MA, LMHC, REACE 
 
 Kathleen has been facilitating this powerful blend of guided meditation, visual art-making, writing, and sharing/witnessing, for several years in a group, individual, and retreat format. It is now being offered online as well. If you would like to explore your creativity and healing in a guided, accepting, safe, format, and be a part of a small sharing circle, this may be for you! *In-person 6 week series:   (a couple of spaces left for each date)
   Friday mornings, 9-noon
  
Nov. 9 - Art and the Physical Self
  
Nov.16- Working with Polarities
  
Nov. 30-Wholeness - The Mandala
  
Dec. 7 -Bringing it All Together
  
 
$40 per session
 
  
*Next 6-week series begins Jan. 25
 
  
  
*Art as a Healing Practice Mandala Workshop
  
Friday Dec. 14;  9:30- 4:30 $90  *Art as a Healing Practice - Online 1. Basic 6-week series
  
$150 - introductory price
  
Next series begins February 15. Details to follow. 
  
2. Series 2: Reclaiming Our Gifts - NEW! $150 - introductory price
   
Pre-requisite: completion of basic series, either online or in-person
  
Begins Feb. 1. Details to follow
  
  
   
3. Online Support Community - NEW!
  
Keep your practice alive, with resources, prompts, guided meditations, community support and more. For anyone who has completed a basic Art as a Healing Practice series, either online or in-person. 
  
$125 per year. Opens Dec. 1. Join at the beginning of any month. 
  
Email Kathleen for more info. Art as a Healing Practice registration here.Art as a Healing Practice has offered me the opportunity to  delve deeply into this amazing and rewarding process. My art work is  often one step ahead of my conscious awareness and is most informative  and a welcome challenge. To witness and be witnessed through this forum  is an incredible gift"
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 MANDALA AS PERSONAL PRACTICE  (Online)    Facilitated by Kathleen Horne     An online forum for exploring the mandala, sharing images, writings, and  experiences.  Kathleen facilitates by providing information, resources, audio meditations, 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 your art and insights, and staying  connected with others, without geographical barriers. Call or email for  info. Easy-to-use, confidential online community.  $25 per month.
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 EXPRESSIVE ARTS FLORIDA INSTITUTE   
  
   
APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSION ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!    
New student entry in January, April, October   
Download Application Form, Admission Policies, Course Descriptions,and more. 
   
2012 and 2013 Course Schedule 
   
LEVEL ONE   
January 10          
EAFI 100 Orientation 
     
January 10-13     
EAFI 120 Expressive Arts for Body,Mind, Spirit    
  
  
LEVEL TWO    
Jan. 17-20, 2013: Expressive Arts - Foundations    
  
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 advisor, 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 out of the area.                    
Here is a little video that we have created to introduce you to our program......                                                                
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GUEST PRESENTER WORKSHOPS
  
We are thrilled to present this brand new workshop!!   
      
Being Your Own Village 
 Expressive Arts Workshop 
  
Cynthia Bydlinski & Marcia Calderon  
  
Sunday, November 18   
10am-4pm 
$90 
Please register by Sunday Nov. 11 
    
   
Most  of us have an intense desire to feel like we are being the best  person  we can be, that we are fulfilling our destiny and that our lives  have  purpose and meaning.  At the heart of this desire is understanding  and  embracing who we are and what strengths we possess. 
  
"Being Your Own Village" is a day-long expressive arts  workshop designed to encourage you to  maintain or regain power through  your life's journey by celebrating  your inner strengths. 
  
You may know the old proverb, "it takes a village to raise a child".    
Being Your Own Village honors the assistance and guidance you receive from others, however,   listening to and following your own inner voice of intuition is an   acknowledgment of your natural ability to steer the course of your   life's direction. 
  
By  using multiple modalities of visual art, spontaneous writing,  gentle  movement and sound we will lead you inward to connect with your  own  source of wisdom, power and peace.  After a guided meditation you  will  spend the afternoon creating a 3-D art piece that reflects and   celebrates your personal inner strengths. 
  
Join  Cynthia and Muff in a safe space as you begin to lift the layers  of  your inner landscape to feel, see and listen to what is beneath.    All  levels of art experience are welcome, including beginners, working   artists, and people who think they aren't creative. The atmosphere will be safe and accepting; no critiques or interpretations. 
Basic art materials will be supplied.  You will be asked to bring objects found in nature or in your home. 
  
 Register here by Nov. 11, or mail your check to Expressive Arts Florida, 200 S. Washington Blvd, Suite 1, Sarasota, FL, 34236  
  
  
Cynthia Bydlinski, founder of bitter/SWEET Art and Healing, LLC,  is an art and healing  facilitator and graduate of the Art and Healing  Certificate Program at  Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota,  FL.  Her background in  community involvement and partnership building  in community-based  organizations and her skills as a problem-solver at  for profit companies  have created a solid foundation for her talents as  an art and healing  facilitator.  Introducing creative expression to a  variety of client  populations, Cynthia has conceived and presented  "Defying Gravity" an  eight week program focusing on imaginative art  explorations for  residents in a Sarasota long-term care facility;  co-facilitated with  Muff Calderon the workshop "Celebrating Your Tribe:  Connecting to  Community and Your Place Within It" at Expressive Arts  Florida networking in  Sarasota; originated Art from the Heart an  in-service program for  Princeton (NJ) Homecare Services volunteers;  and, facilitated a New  Year's Collage of Intention workshop for anyone  touched by cancer at the  University Medical Center at Princeton.  Currently residing in  Princeton, NJ, Cynthia will be returning to  Sarasota, FL this November. 
  
Marcia "Muff" Calderon is a graduate of the Art & Healing Certificate program at Ringling  College of Art & Design 2011. She brings 30+ years of meditation and  spiritual study into her Art & Healing  Facilitation.  Co-creating  with Cynthia "Celebrating Your Tribe": (Connecting to Community &  Your Place in it ) and presenting it at  Expressive Arts FL monthly  networking , was one of many collaborations  they have done together.
  
 She has experience at Rehab and Long Term Care facilities, facilitating   Art & Healing workshops for Patients as well as" Art at the   Bedside".
  
 Her dog "Charlie Ann" and she have done pet therapy at Rehab facilities, local schools and the public library. 
  
  
Upcoming Guest Presenters in January 2013: 
*Deb McKeever 
*Stephanie Heidemann 
Stay tuned!  
  
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   ONGOING SERVICES   
   CUSTOM TRAININGS    In Expressive Arts, Arts and Health, Art and Healing      Are you looking for specialized training to meet your specific needs?   We   design customized training programs for individuals or groups   interested in developing skill and expertise in these rapidly   developing, and sometimes merging, fields. These programs are designed   with your specific needs in mind and can include creative and business   strategies along with training in whatever modalities or artistic   mediums you are interested in. Please contact us with questions or to   set up an appointment to discuss your needs.       ARTS & HEALTH CONSULTATION SESSIONS  Creative    consultation for those who desire guidance in finding their way  in   the  merging worlds of Arts and Health. These sessions are open to   Artists,  Therapists, Facilitators, Administrations, etc... - anyone   interested in  working or already working professionally in an Arts and   Health  setting.  Sessions can be in person, telephone, email or Skype.   One time  or ongoing sessions are available. Call or email for  available  dates  and fees.       EXPRESSIVE ARTS BUSINESS CONSULTATION  We offer consultation sessions to meet your needs. Please contact us to discuss.     Student rates are available.      EXPLORING YOUR IMAGES Individual sessions with Kathleen   1 hour      Have you created an image that you know has messages that you haven't yet made sense of? Would you like an opportunity to explore it with some gentle and skilled guidance?  Kathleen will assist you in listening for the deeper wisdom of your images, through non-interpretive methods such as image dialogue. These sessions are designed primarily for those who are already practicing Art as a Healing Practice or other Expressive Arts work.  Email or call with questions or to schedule.    ART AS A HEALING PRACTICE   Individual Session $75 per session 60-90 min.  The structure will be: set an intention, brief guided visualization, art-making, writing, and witnessing/sharing the image. Email or call with questions or to schedule.           back to top     |  
 INTERNATIONAL EXPRESSIVE ARTS THERAPY ASSOCIATION (IEATA) NEWS: 
 SAVE THE DATE:
  The next IEATA Conference has now been announced!!
  "Winds of Change"
  March 14-17, 2013 Berkeley, CA   IEATA Regional Group Update       If you are a current IEATA Member, you can join IEATA Member Network, hosted by Ning.com. The Member Network is a great way to connect with members locally, nationally and globally, and find new opportunities to share and collaborate! You don't want to miss out as the Network is growing rapidly!
  Current members to sign on here.
  If you are not a Member or your membership has expired, join or renew here:
  Any questions, interested in becoming more active in your region or assuming the role of a Regional Coordinator?
   
 
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GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR ARTS AND HEALTH
 
  
Effective November 1, 2012, the Society for the Arts in Healthcare  became the Global Alliance for Arts and Health.   
The new website will be launched later this month. The Global Alliance for Arts and Health is a nonprofit 501c3 international organization based in Washington, DC, USA. Founded in 1991, it provides professional development resources and arts and health program support through grants, consulting services, and conferences and symposia. Over 1,700 the Global Alliance for Arts and Health members, including artists and health professionals, serve patients and communities around the world.   For more information, contact Elizabeth elizabeth@expressiveartsflorida.com and visit http://www.thesah.org  
  
  
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COALITION FOR ARTS AND HEALTH (CAH)     Co-Chairs: Elizabeth Bornstein, LCSW and Hedda Matza-Haughton, LCSW
 
  
Upcoming Program...
  
Dance and Health Integration:
  
An Exciting Evening with Experts in the Field of Dance... ·         William F. Zella, PhD, Program Director, Serenity Place, Doctors Hospital ·         Leymis Bolanos Wilmott, MFA, Founder and Artistic Director of Fuzion Dance Artists ·         Merry Lynn Morris, MFA, USF Dance Faculty Instructor and Academic Advisor  Tuesday, November 13, 2012
  Doctors Hospital
  5741 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota, FL 34238
   Event Program: 5:30-6:00 PM - Light refreshments & Networking
  6:00-7:30 PM - Presentations
   Please RSVP coalitionartshealth@sarasotaarts.org941-365-5118 ext. 304  The Coalition for Arts and Health is a regional grassroots network of artists, healthcare providers, educational institutions, businesses, government, area organizations and individuals, working together to integrate the arts into health and wellness for the benefit of our community. Its mission is to promote creativity and the arts as commonly used tools in the pursuit of wellness and healing at all stages of life by: building a network that fosters partnerships and collaborations, providing a platform for information exchange, promoting and encouraging educational opportunities for artists and healthcare practitioners and advocating for funding and research.   If you are not currently on the email list or to learn more about the Coalition:
   
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 NOVEMBER HOURS & AVAILABILITY 
    
Our November hours will be "by appointment or by chance". We will not be participating in the Towles Court Art Walk in November.   
Stay connected by participating in one of our in-person or online workshops, and visit us on  
 
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EXPRESSIVE ARTS COMMUNITY NETWORKING After taking a summer break, we are back to our monthly schedule of the last Wed. of each month. This month, that is  Wednesday Nov. 28  Join us for a cup of tea and a light snack, good company, and networking.  6-8:30 pm. For those working or training in Expressive Arts and related fields. $10  Please reserve your space by  email or call 941-366-9595. We would love to have a guest facilitator this month, so if you have a process that you would like to share with an enthusiastic and supportive group, let us know!
   
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            CONTACT US  Expressive Arts Florida
 200 South Washington Blvd. Suite 1   Sarasota  FL  34236   Towles Court Pavilion and Arts District Corner of Hwy. 301 and Adams Lane in downtown Sarasota 941-366-9595 gallery@expressiveartsflorida.com   institute@expressiveartsflorida.com    
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            With gratitude for your support
 
 Kathleen, Tamara, Elizabeth, Victoria  
Creative Partners and Faculty 
Expressive Arts Florida 
Expressive Arts Florida Institute  
  
      
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