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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"
. Amy T.
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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For complete course descriptions please visit our website
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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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