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FEBRUARY 2013 News 200 S. Washington Blvd. Suite 1 Sarasota FL 34236 Towles Court Pavilion (941) 366-9595 www.expressiveartsflorida.com institute@expressiveartsflorida.com Creative Partners and Core Faculty Victoria Domenichello-Anderson, MA, Registered Expressive Arts Consultant Educator Elizabeth Bornstein, MSSA, LCSW Tamara Teeter Knapp, BA, Certified K-12 Teacher Kathleen Horne, MA, LMHC, Registered Expressive Arts Consultant Educator 
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Hello Expressive Arts Friends!  January was an exciting month! We welcomed six new Expressive Arts Florida Institute students from around the country, and reconnected with those who are continuing and completing their training. Three EAFI students have begun their Internship and will complete Level Two very soon! We are delighted to see this potent and rich work extending outward into the world through our creative, skilled and passionate students!
We honor Annee Janus, from Pensacola, FL,
who recently completed her Level One Certificate in Intermodal Expressive Arts.
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Snapshots of the January intensives.... 
 We were privileged to welcome Deborah McKeever, LMHC as a guest presenter in January, and, based on her terrific workshop, we hope to have her back soon! Her creative approach brought fun, collaboration, and inspiration to the participants. Thank you, Deborah! In this photo, we are preparing for the shadow puppet show!Over thirty people gathered for our annual "Setting Intentions" event, where we invoked the magnetic power of the Expressive Arts to create personal guiding intentions for the coming year. What an brilliant evening, as we propelled our intentions forward, expressing our "inner light", moving into "uncharted territory", and much much more! Watch for announcements about follow up sessions!Feb.6 is the last day to register for this weekend's workshop!
*For the therapists and counselors, check out our 1-Day module trainings, taught by Kathleen and Elizabeth - a great way to get those last-minute CEU's!
Don't miss this rare opportunity!*Judy Lyon will be our guest presenter at this month's Expressive Arts Community Networking, facilitating a processing of listening to your body, through yoga and writing. *We are excited to be a part of the Coalition for Arts and Health upcoming event on Feb. 21, as we present an experiential expressive arts process, focused on arts and healthcare integration.
And remember the upcoming
March 14-17, Berkeley, CA
We are will be presenting a workshop that focuses on our
IMAGINE Project!
Hope to see many of you there!
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Session 1 was so much fun! You can still register for Sessions 2 and 3!
BOOKMAKING BASICS AND BEYOND
 Tamara Teeter Knapp Saturday workshops This workshop series is designed to help you discover fun and simple basics of book making.  Week 2: Feb 16
10-12:30 Sculptural book forms: During this workshop, we will expand on the basics to create folded, sculptural book forms that will wow and excite you! A blend of origami and book making, these forms pop and play. Week 3: March 2 10-12:30
Sewn structures: We will go beyond the basics in this workshop and incorporate tradition with a long stitch binding that will amaze you. With this form, you can make a book as thin or thick as you wish. Each session is $45 + $10 supply fee. **You are encouraged to bring any papers you love. Questions? Email Tamara Please email your interest in attending and register by submitting check to above address or pay online here. EAFI elective credit available.
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Last chance to register!
PAINTING YOUR CREATIVE "WILD" INNER CHILD.
Victoria Domenichello-Anderson 
In these workshops we will tap in to 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, exploring our INNER LANDSCAPE, by using the creative edge as a holding point for new awareness. We will contemplate: Who is my inner wild? What place does it hold in my life? How do I give myself permission to honor it all?
Weekend Format
February 9th and 10th,
Saturday 10 am-5pm & Sunday, 10am-2pm.
Weekend Fee: $125.00 + $25.00 supply fee. Total $150.00
Registration deadline: Feb. 6
Evening Format
Tuesdays, February 12th, 19th, 26th,, 6-9pm.
Evening Fee: $40.00 with $10.00 supply fee per session.
Registration deadline: Feb. 8
 By opening up to those things that seem just beyond our comfort zone 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." Each session we will paint on a large canvas using acrylics. Victoria will consult with and mentor participants individually and within the group during their painting process.
Please email your registration intention and submit
payment by check to 200 S. Washington Blvd. Suite 1, Sarasota, Fl. 34236
or pay online here.
Space is limited to 10 participants.
EAFI elective credit available. For more information please email Victoria.
"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
Kathleen Horne 
Art as a Healing Practice is an expressive arts process that embraces the positive power of creative work/play to change lives. Through a series of lessons that each consist of a gentle and powerful blend of guided meditation, visual art, writing and sharing/witnessing,
"Whether or not you have worked with me before, there is an option for you! I love facilitating this process as I hold the space for you to dive in to your own creativity and allow its light and healing to permeate your life. This work has changed my life, and I am deeply honored each time some one trusts me as a guide on their unique sacred creative journey." Kathleen
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
is underway and you can still join in...
Friday mornings, 9-noon
Feb. 8 Art and the Physical Self
Feb. 15 Working with Polarities
Feb. 22 Wholeness - The Mandala
March 1 Bringing it All Together
 *Art as a Healing Practice - Online 1. Basic 6-week series
$175
Next series begins March 1 Every week for 6 weeks, a session is posted. This includes an audio guided meditation to lead you into art-making, a written lesson, and some prompts for writing. An online forum is the place to share work, ask questions, give feedback to one another. I will provide input, inspiration and guidance throughout. At the end of the 6 weeks, the online forum will stay active, with input from me, until May 31, allowing you to complete the series in your own time frame and to begin integrating the work and practice into your life.
Session I: Introduction to the Process / Starting the Journey
Session 2: Art and the Emotional Landscape
Session 3: Art and the Physical Self
Session 4: Working with a Polarity in my Life
Session 5: Mandala - Wholeness and Integration
Session 6: Bringing it All Together
2. Series 2: Reclaiming Our Gifts - NEW!  $150 - introductory price
Pre-requisite: completion of Basic series, either online or in-person
Begins March 1Do you to go deeper into your practice? Every week for 6 weeks, a session will be posted. This includes an audio guided meditation, a written lesson, and some prompts for writing. The online forum is a place to share work, ask questions, and give feedback to one another. I will provide input and guidance throughout, and will set and uphold some clear guidelines and ground rules for sharing. At the end of the 6 weeks, the online forum will stay active, with input from me, until May 31, allowing you to complete the series in your own time frame and to begin integrating the work and practice into your life.
Session 1: Where am I Now in my Creative Journey?
Session 2: My Creative Steppingstones
Session 3: Exploring a Steppingstone and Reclaiming its Gifts
Session 4: Exploring another Steppingstone and Reclaiming its Gifts
Session 5: Integrating the Gifts into my Present Life
Session 6: What is Next? (Making choices and moving forward)
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 INTRODUCTORY SPECIAL has been extended to Feb. 28.
Email Kathleen for more info. Art as a Healing Practice registration here.CEU's and EAFI elective credit available for most Art as a Healing Practice offerings. Additional fees apply. 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.
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EXPRESSIVE ARTS  
1-Day Training Modules
for Mental Health Therapists
Kathleen Horne, MA, LMHC, REACE
Elizabeth Bornstein, MSSA, LCSW
CEU's for LMHC, LCSW, LMHC
We are now offering one-day trainings for mental health therapists and counselors. Each module is a self-contained and stand-alone combination of personal practice and professional applications. Modules may also be taken as a series, in any order. Each training teaches a basic expressive arts practice. Each module is one day; 9 am - 4:30 pm. The morning is personal practice; the afternoon is professional applications. See upcoming dates below. Add some basic Expressive Arts skills to your work with clients Earn CEU's (6 per module) EAFI elective credit available $125 per training; ($105 without CEU's) Each session will have handouts, opportunities for individual follow-up sessions - in person or via skype (discounted fee). Also possible group follow-up, either in person or online, for ongoing support (depending on interest). THE VISUAL JOURNAL Sunday March 3 9-4:30 Objective: Learn the basics of a visual journal; introducing this process to clients as an adjunct to therapy. Morning session: Introduce the book - Visual Journaling: Barbara Ganim and Susan Fox - as a resource for both therapist and client. Create personal visual journal pages, including art and writing. Share. Afternoon session: Topics covered *how to set your client up with a visual journal practice *how to integrate it into the therapy sessions *when to use and when not to *role play and practice facilitation *Q and A" MANDALAS Friday March 22 9-4:30 Objective: Learn how to use mandalas to facilitate centering, grounding, wholeness, integration. Morning session: Each participant creates their own personal mandala, in response to a meditation on centering. Afternoon session: Topics included are: *history of the mandala *Carl Jung and the mandala *introducing mandala making as part of the therapy process *when to use and when not to *role plays *Q and A Back to top |
INTRODUCTION TO EXPRESSIVE ARTS
Creative Life Skills for Personal and Professional Change
Victoria Domenichello-Anderson and Kathleen Horne.
Registered Expressive Arts Consultant Educators
"The expressive arts combine the visual arts, movement, drama, music, writing and other creative processes to foster deep personal growth.... By integrating the arts processes and allowing one to flow into another, we gain access to our inner resources for healing, clarity, illumination and creativity." International Expressive Arts Therapy Association
Have you wondered what the Expressive Arts are? Have you heard about this field but are not sure what it is? Maybe this is the class for you! This introductory stand-alone course will give you a thorough basic understanding and some new personal and professional skills to take with you. It also provides a pathway into further certificate training, for those interested.
This class is for anyone with an interest in exploring the Expressive Arts Process for both personal and professional use. Artists, educators, therapists, healthcare professionals, or interested people.
5 evening class sessions (15 hrs. total) teaching the basics of intermodal or multi-modal Expressive Arts. Each class will have a theme or intention. Classes are experiential and will include the modalities of visual art, sound, movement, writing, and more. Group sharing and witnessing within a safe and accepting environment.
Thursday evenings
6:00-9pm.
Feb. 14, 28, March 7, 21, April 4
$325.00 for all 6 classes.
*Learn creative life skills
*Gain a basic understanding of the intermodal or multi-modal expressive arts.
*Personal and professional growth
*Enhance balance and wellness in your life
*Engage your creativity to develop new insight and awareness.
Basic supplies included.
Reading: Natalie Rogers: The Creative Connection
Homework: Keep an art journal that reflects on themes introduced in class.
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15 CEU's for LMHC, LCSW, LMFT.
(CEU's for nursing professionals have been applied for)
Hours can be applied as elective credit for students interested in pursuing EAFI Certificate Training (some restrictions and additional fees apply)
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EXPRESSIVE ARTS FLORIDA INSTITUTE
APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSION ARE ALWAYS WELCOME! New student entry in April, October, January Download Application Form, Admission Policies, Course Descriptions,and more. 2013 - 2014 Course schedule April 11: Orientation April 11-14: Intermdodal Intensive April 18-21:Expressive Arts in the World
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......  | | EAFI intro |
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INTERMODAL EXPRESSIVE ARTS INTENSIVE
April 11-14
25 hours; Thursday-Sunday An immersion into expressive arts. Engage the power of your own creative process for personal growth and change. Participate in a multi-modal flow of visual art, writing, movement, music, drama and more. Registration will be open soon for both EAFI Certificate Students and stand-alone workshop participants. Email us for more information. |
GUEST PRESENTER WORKSHOPSEssential Embodied Arts: Butoh
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Maureen momo Freehill, MFA, CYI
Monday April 22
9:30 am - 4:30 pm
$95
The unique art of Butoh originated in Japan. It is based in authentic experience & revelation of the soul's landscape as it arises through body sensation, felt senses and the imagination. Butoh can enhance performance or therapy by developing a "body poetry" in which meaningful metaphors & images are directly accessed and embodied through movement & sometimes voice. As with much of Japanese traditional arts, these basic metaphors arise primarily from nature.
This day will be a nourishing, magical and gentle immersion in our own felt senses & aesthetic responses; especially those that arise when we contact the inspiring presence of natural world. We begin in the studio using evocative music & poetic imagery for the morning butoh lesson; then head out to enjoy the rich natural diversity of Selby Gardens for lunch & our afternoon session. Here we will identify & dialogue with significant plants, animals & elements of nature that can become life-long allies for ongoing creative process and healing. Participants will experience awakened attention, increased capacity for sensation & active imagination. This builds a sense of embodied connection & belonging in the natural world as well as confidence & freedom for full-bodied physical & vocal expression. Participants will leave with new & powerful tools for ongoing artistic practice & session work.
Participants will need to provide own transportation to Selby Gardens & pay additional admission fee (TBD) if not members.
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Maureen Momo Freehill, MFA, CYI is an internationally recognized & sought after expert in the art of Butoh and a wide range of Embodied Arts practices including Asian Theater, Aerial Yoga, Embodied Voicework, Conscious Dance, Eco-Somatic Therapy & Sacred Geometry of the Body. She is an activist who brings together worlds of east & west; sustainability, science & performing arts. Maureen founded & now directs BUTOPIA: The Pacific NW Retreat Center for Embodied Arts in Nature and SOMA: Sanctuary Of Moving Arts on Whidbey Island in Washington State ( www.butopia.net). She created over 600 site-specific dance performance films, mostly based in nature, that can be viewed on line at www.dailydance.net.
Register online here.
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INTERNATIONAL EXPRESSIVE ARTS THERAPY ASSOCIATION (IEATA) NEWS:
Upcoming Conference!!  "Expressive Arts in the Winds of Change"
March 14-17, 2013
Berkeley, CA Complete information here.We hope to see you there! We will be presenting a workshop entitled IMAGINATION - Reshaping the World, and will be taking the IMAGINE Project to the Conference! 
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 HEALTHThe Global Alliance for Arts & Health (formerly Society for the Arts in Healthcare) will hold its 24th annual international conference:
Healing Communities through the Arts, April 11-12, 2013, in Washington, DC, USA.
More information here.This conference will focus on programs and initiatives that expand arts and health beyond healthcare settings and into communities, because, like individual patients, whole communities face stressful circumstances that can benefit from the arts. In the face of war, natural disasters, economic downfall, social marginalization, and public health concerns, arts and health programs, including those adapted from healthcare settings, promote community resilience by providing education, therapy, and an expressive outlet. Stay tuned for our new website in January 2013! For more information, contact Elizabeth elizabeth@expressiveartsflorida.comand visit http://www.thesah.org
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COALITION FOR ARTS AND HEALTH (CAH) coalitionartshealth@sarasotaarts.org
941-365-5118 ext. 304
Co-Chairs: Elizabeth Bornstein, LCSW and Hedda Matza-Haughton, LCSW Community Outreach Meeting
Thursday February 21st 530-730pm
Center for Building Hope
5481 Communications Parkway, Sarasota, FL, 34240
Featured Artist Presenters:
· Lonnetta M. Gaines, Ph.D., Artist in Residence, North Sarasota Library
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: coalitionartshealth@sarasotaarts.org If you are not currently on the email list or to learn more about the Coalition:
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FEBRUARY HOURS & AVAILABILITY
Come by for a visit during the February Towles Court Art Walk! Friday February 15 6-9 pm.Refreshments, good company, and art-making! Hope to see you there!
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EXPRESSIVE ARTS COMMUNITY NETWORKING
Wednesday Feb. 27; 6:30-8:30 pm
$10 Networking is a monthly event for practitioners and students of the expressive arts and related fields. Come and share what you are doing, get support, and experience a facilitated experience by a guest presenter.
Reservations required.
Email or 941-366-9595 This month we welcome Judy Lyon as our guest presenter!
Judy Lyon - Yoga Movement: Listen to your Body
Judy will facilitate a series of slow, stretching and balancing yoga poses. We will take time to quietly explore these movements and listen to the messages coming from our body, mind, and emotions. After 20 to 30 minutes of yoga movement, we will write down reflections on our experience, and share with each other. Wear comfortable, stretchy clothing. Bring a yoga mat if you have it, or a large towel will make a good substitute. No prior yoga experience necessary. Judy has been leading yoga groups for 10 years and is a certified Hatha yoga instructor, with a Certficate in Art & Healing .
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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 |
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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