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 December 2014 e-News!  
  
Expressive Arts Florida Institute    
Creative Life Skills for Personal, Professional and Social Change   
  
  
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   
- Kathleen Horne, MA, LMHC, Registered Expressive Arts Consultant Educator    
 - Victoria Domenichello-Anderson, MA, Registered Expressive Arts Consultant Educator  
 - Tamara Teeter Knapp, BA, Certified K-12 Art Teacher 
  
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Holiday Greetings to you!   We want to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to each of you, and to send you  blessings and love for the Holiday season!
  Honoring our graduates.......            Congratulations are in order! We announce four new graduates from our Certificate Training Program: Lee Mattia, Annie Rousseau, Sue Keston and Jennifer Hellwig. Meet them and learn how they are taking Expressive Arts into the world - in Colorado, British Columbia, and Florida! We are thrilled! Read more here
  Changes........     We want to let our community know that Elizabeth Bornstein is resigning her partnership in Expressive Arts Florida Institute, effective Dec. 31. Elizabeth is making this change to focus on her family and her position at Sarasota Memorial Hospital. Elizabeth is excited about the future of EAFI and will continue to be supportive throughout the community. We will all miss her deeply and honor her as a founder of our business and institute. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Holiday Art Walk      If you are in the Sarasota area, we hope you will visit us on Friday Dec. 20, 6-9 pm for the Towles Court Holiday Art walk. We have some very special events planned for that evening, and we would love to see you! The evening begins with a puppet performance by Starlite Puppets at 6 pm Read more.  
 
  Pat B. Allen   *A very special weekend
    Friday March 14   7-9 pm Can Art Save the World? 
"Putting Our Imagination to Work on Behalf of the Planet"  
An audience-participation slide talk & meet-and-greet.
 
  
 
 
Saturday March 15  
9 am - 5 pm 
 The Open Studio Process Full-day experiential workshop!    Pat will guide you in a powerful process of visual art, writing and witnessing.    Registration is now open for one or both events! More here 
 
  Touch Drawing Studio Workshop    Jan. 13 Great opportunity to either learn the process, return  to it for a deeper experience, and/or mount and develop your drawings. More here.
 
 
 
  Intention Setting 2014       Jan. 15; Set your compass for 2014, and activate your intention using expressive arts!   More
 
 
 
 
 
 
  E-Book: Ten Steps to a Personal Expressive Arts Practice     New and original expressive arts practices to guide you! Jump start your creativity and bring the fundamentals of  expressive arts into your life.  Makes a great gift too! More  
 
 
 
 
  Expressive Arts Community Networking   Guest facilitators announced for next 3 months Join us on January 29 with Lisa Willis Richardson More
 
 
 
 
 
  Write Your Holiday Stories with Debra Marrs      Take advantage of this great offer for a free recorded writing workshop! More
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Art as a Healing Practice.      Friday mornings in the studio, and online workshop too! Join Kathleen , either in-person or online for this powerful blend of guided meditation, visual art, writing, and sharing. More here
 
  Bookmaking Basics and Beyond     Tamara has announced new 2014 dates! It is so satisfying to make your own beautiful sketchbook or journal, for yourself or as a special gift. More here
 
 
 
  New - Expressive Arts for Children!     A brand new offering from Tamara, beginning in February!  Many parents have asked for this and we are happy to bring it to you. Register early!  More here.
 
 
  Waldorf-Inspired Children's Enrichment      Spring dates announced for this very popular class! More here.
 
 
 
  Expressive Arts Certificate Training Program  Is this for you? We would love to answer your questions!     Applications are always accepted. Classes are filling up.  January intensive is full; we are registering for April. 
  Expressive Arts Intermodal Intensive April 3-6, 2014 Learn more here. 
 
 
 
 
  IMAGINE Project Update:      It is growing, as a new group of  EAFI students are taking it out into the world!    More here
   
 
 
 
 
 
  Coming up!
  *Mandala club!!* *Our next Specialty (Advanced) Training will be scheduled in early May 
 
  IEATA      This is the organization that guides are profession.     Become a member. Consider volunteering for a Board position.  Learn more here.
 
 
  ARTS FOR HEALTH SARASOTA-MANATEE Stay tuned for membership and program information in early 2014. Learn more here.
 
 
  GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR ARTS AND HEALTH  2014 Annual International Conference, Enhancing Lives Through Arts & Health: 25th Anniversary Conference & Celebration: April 9 - 12, 2014 Houston, Texas, USA. Hosted by Texas Children's Hospital Learn more here    
 
  
 
 
 
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We also offer business consultation, mentoring, individual sessions, private group events,  and custom trainings.   
 
  
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 With gratitude for your support!
  
Kathleen, Tamara, Victoria  
Creative Partners and Faculty 
Expressive Arts Florida Institute   
  
   
    
   
  
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