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ArtReach News & Events |  |  | The ArtReach Foundation has a full calendar of events in 2010, and we want to keep you informed of our milestones as they occur. Check back frequently to stay informed, or click to subscribe to updates via RSS or email.
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Written by Glenn Goodrich
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Project America Workshop Schedule for Fall 2010 Sept, 16-17; Oct. 16; Nov. 5-6; & Dec. 9-10 - Date and time:
- Thursday & Friday, September 16-17, 2010, 9:00am - 4:00 pm
- Location:
- Hampton Inn Northlake-Altanta
2400 Norhtlake Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30345
- Who should attend:
- This workshop is for active duty military and veterans with symptoms of combat stress, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and/or mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Any active duty personnel or veteran may attend upon clinician referral or self-referral. Clinicians may attend with prior clearance (limited space for clinicians)
- Worshop Description/Goals/Leaders:
- Two full days of participation in group process using the therapeutic creative arts (drama, art, movement, music,writing) led by a Training Team of ArtReach creative arts therapists, mental health professionals, and veteran-mentors. The goals of the workshop are to promote reconnection and healing with one's creative Self that may have been numbed or disconnected as a result of PTSD and/or mild TBI, and reconnection with others in the "safe space" of a small group setting. Attendance at both days is required.
- Registration Costs:
- Clinicians registration is $185 - Includes lunch, refreshments, art supplies and a certificate of attendance. Active Duty/ Veteran registration is $50- Includes lunch, refreshments, art supplies, and a certificate of attendance. Pre-payment is required.
- Payment Options:
- Pay Pal: please visit our donation page
- Check: Please make checks payable to: The ArtReach Foundation. Mailed to: 30 Fifth Street, Suite 204,Atlanta, GA 30308.
- Date and time:
- Saturday, October 16rd, 2010 9:00am - 3:30 pm
- Location:
- Atlanta, GA
- Who should attend:
- This workshop is for all adults interested in experiencing the ArtReach creative arts group process. It is suitable for those interested in our work internationally and with ArtReach:Project America, including ArtReach Board Members/Advisors/Donors/Young Professionals, Students, Volunteers, and Clinicians interested in referring clients to future workshops.
- Worshop Description/Goals/Leaders:
- One full day of integrating the therapeutic creative arts (drama, art, movement, and music) in group process led by ArtReach creative arts therapists and mental health professionals. The goals of the workshop are to experience the power of imagination, creativity, and increasing connection to self and others. This work is guided/modeled in the "safe space" of a small group setting.
- Registration Costs:
- Registration is $100 - Includes lunch, refreshments, art supplies, and a certificate of attendance.
- Payment Options:
- Pay Pal: please visit our donation page
- Check: Please make checks payable to: The ArtReach Foundation. Mailed to: 30 Fifth Street, Suite 204,Atlanta, GA 30308.
REGISTER EARLY - WORKSHOP LIMITED TO 15 - Date and time:
- Friday & Saturday, November 5-6, 2010, 9:00am - 4:00 pm
- Location:
- TBD
- Who should attend:
- This workshop is for active duty military and veterans with symptoms of combat stress, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and/or mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Any active duty personnel or veteran may attend upon clinician referral or self-referral. Clinicians may attend with prior clearance (limited space for clinicians)
- Worshop Description/Goals/Leaders:
- Two full days of participation in group process using the therapeutic creative arts (drama, art, movement, music,writing) led by a Training Team of ArtReach creative arts therapists, mental health professionals, and veteran-mentors. The goals of the workshop are to promote reconnection and healing with one's creative Self that may have been numbed or disconnected as a result of PTSD and/or mild TBI, and reconnection with others in the "safe space" of a small group setting. Attendance at both days is required.
- Registration Costs:
- Clinicians registration is $185 - Includes lunch, refreshments, art supplies and a certificate of attendance. Active Duty/ Veteran registration is $50- Includes lunch, refreshments, art supplies, and a certificate of attendance. Pre-payment is required.
- Payment Options:
- Pay Pal: please visit our donation page
- Check: Please make checks payable to: The ArtReach Foundation. Mailed to: 30 Fifth Street, Suite 204,Atlanta, GA 30308.
REGISTER EARLY - WORKSHOP LIMITED TO 15 - Date and time:
- Thursday & Friday, December 9-10, 2010, 9:00am - 4:00 pm
- Location:
- TBD
- Who should attend:
- This workshop is for active duty military and veterans with symptoms of combat stress, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and/or mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Any active duty personnel or veteran may attend upon clinician referral or self-referral. Clinicians may attend with prior clearance (limited space for clinicians)
- Worshop Description/Goals/Leaders:
- Two full days of participation in group process using the therapeutic creative arts (drama, art, movement, music,writing) led by a Training Team of ArtReach creative arts therapists, mental health professionals, and veteran-mentors. The goals of the workshop are to promote reconnection and healing with one's creative Self that may have been numbed or disconnected as a result of PTSD and/or mild TBI, and reconnection with others in the "safe space" of a small group setting. Attendance at both days is required.
- Registration Costs:
- Clinicians registration is $185 - Includes lunch, refreshments, art supplies and a certificate of attendance. Active Duty/ Veteran registration is $50- Includes lunch, refreshments, art supplies, and a certificate of attendance. Pre-payment is required.
- Payment Options:
- Pay Pal: please visit our donation page
- Check: Please make checks payable to: The ArtReach Foundation. Mailed to: 30 Fifth Street, Suite 204,Atlanta, GA 30308.
REGISTER EARLY - WORKSHOP LIMITED TO 15 How to REGISTER To register call Miranda Smith, ArtReach: Project America Research & Training Assistant at 770-939-6805 or
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. Please leave your name, number, email address, and time convenient to call back and we will return your call to discuss your enrollment and answer questions about the workshop. |
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Wednesday, 02 June 2010 00:41 |
- ArtReach: Project America 2- Day Workshop
For Military Personnel/Veterans & Clinicians - ★
- Date and Time:
Thursday and Friday, June 10-11, 2010, 9 am – 4:30 pm - ★
- Location:
St. Bede’s Episcopal Church
2601 Henderson Mill Road Northeast
Atlanta, GA 30345-2199 - Who should attend:
- This workshop is for active duty military and veterans with symptoms of combat stress, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and/or mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Any active duty personnel or veteran may attend upon clinician referral or self-referral. Clinicians may attend with prior clearance (limited space for clinicians).
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- Workshop Description/Goals/Leaders:
- Two full days of participation in group process using the therapeutic creative arts (drama, art, movement, music, writing) led by a Training Team of ArtReach creative arts therapists, mental health professionals, and veteran-mentors. The goals of the workshop are to promote reconnection and healing with one’s creative Self that may have been numbed or disconnected as a result of PTSD and/or mild TBI, and reconnection with others in the “safe space” of a small group setting. Attendance at both days is required.
- Registration Process:
- To register call Miranda Smith, ArtReach: Project America Research & Training Assistant at 404-264-9349 or email
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. Please leave your name, number, email address, and time convenient to call back and we will return your call to discuss your enrollment and answer questions about the workshop.
- Registration Costs:
- Clinicians $185 - Includes lunch, refreshments, art supplies and a certificate of attendance. Veteran registration is $35- Includes lunch, refreshments, art supplies, and a certificate of attendance. Pre-payment is required.
- Registration Payment Options:
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- Paypal: Please visit our Donation page
- Check: Please make checks payable to: The ArtReach Foundation. Mail to: 30 Fifth Street, Suite 204, Atlanta, GA 30308.
Register Early - Workshop limited to 15 For more information on our program, visit our website at www.artreachprojectamerica.com NOTE: IF YOU ARE COMING FROM OUT OF TOWN, WE WILL PROVIDE OPTIONS FOR HOTELS NEAR THE TRAINING SITE. |
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 Emergency USA, Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health, and the Emory University Institute for Human Rights invite you to the 4th Annual War and Health Conference, to be held on March 27, 2010 at Emory School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. This year's theme, "Mind, Body, and Soul", allows both the audience and speakers to collaborate across disciplines in exploring the implications of armed conflict on public health, and conceptualizing pathways to reconciliation and recovery. The conference will provide both global and domestic perspectives by speakers representing the private and public sectors, advocacy groups, and research organizations. Expected topics include physical trauma, decision-making and resource management in humanitarian crisis settings, mental and psychosocial implications of war, clinical therapy and treatment approaches, and cost to infrastructure. Proceeds from this event will aid in sponsoring initiatives with Emergency USA, an independent 501c(3), neutral and nonpolitical, humanitarian organization established to provide care to civilian victims of war and of land mines.
Professional Participants in Attendance:- Les Roberts, PhD, MPH, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University
- Susan Anderson, MS, Founder/CEO The ArtReach Foundation (UN-sanctioned expressive arts therapy)
- Salaam Semaan, MPH, DrPH, Ethicist, survivor of 1982 Lebanon War
- Bob Cagle and Bill Nixon, Founders of Veterans Heart GA (veteran support group)
- Christian O’Hara, PhD, Psychologist, chairman and researcher for ArtReach: Project America (focuses on group, art, and drama therapy with U.S. soldiers and veterans)
With Generous support From: - Global Health Institute
- Emory Global Health Organization
- Rollins Student Government Organization
- School of Medicine
- Rollins School of Public Health
- Candler School of Theology
For Information: Contact Christopher Morley at
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Written by Zach Watkins
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Wednesday, 22 July 2009 00:48 |
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Atlanta, Georgia -- A veteran of the Iraq war stands beneath the eaves of a white clapboard church and scrawls two tiny eyes on a small scrap of canvas. He is painting a self-portrait, yet aesthetics are the furthest thing from his mind. He is painting for one reason and one reason only. He is trying to get better. According to drama therapist and Director of Training and Supervision, Emily Nash, art has a unique way of helping trauma survivors make peace with events they have witnessed and taken part in. Ms. Nash, along with a number of other therapists, war veterans and military family members, is helping to shape a revolutionary new program called ArtReach: Project America. While still in its infancy, this GA pilot program conducts 2 to 5-day workshops with soldiers and veterans. Through painting, music, drama, and a group dynamic process, the ArtReach program offers a new and unique way to overcome the debilitating effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Art as treatment, particularly for war trauma, may seem like a strange idea. But as ArtReach’s faculty members point out, it provides a safe, gentle way to express very powerful, very negative emotions, because art plays in the realm of metaphor. Art therapist and ArtReach Director of Programs, Stephanie Wise explains, “When we work in metaphor, we create a safe distance from whichever issues may come up… when working with people who are traumatized, what’s helpful is for people to feel safe enough to be able to gently manage whatever issues come up.” It’s not uncommon for an ArtReach session to explore a number of themes and troubling memories, and over a brief 3-day workshop veterans work through a variety of issues, one of which is the recurring topic of untold goodbyes. As Emily Nash describes, “It’s the grief that never quite gets resolved when soldiers are never given a chance to say farewell to comrades who have died - to their buddies in the war who they left behind. “ One of the soldiers who left comrades behind is retired Sgt. Hugo Patrocinio, an Infantry Marine who served two tours in Iraq. He admits to being sceptical, upon first taking part in the program. “Never in my life did I think I would be doing this kind of work, art, I mean… you know, art never really played a big role in my life. I was never really a guy who painted, or wrote poems, or acted in plays.” Still, Patrocinio insists, the benefits far outweigh the initial reluctance to pick up a paintbrush or act out a role in a play. “After these workshops, I feel like this weight has been lifted off my back… I don’t have to tell exactly all the things that have happened, but with the use of metaphor, they still get out.” Just as importantly, the ArtReach program provides a way for veterans to continue to work through their issues, while simultaneously coming to the aid of fellow soldiers. For men and women like Sgt. Patrocinio, that means a lot. As he explains, “I was asked to be a part of the team working directly with other veterans, and I agreed to because the military has meant so much. It’s been such a big part of my life for so long that… this is a way for me to stay connected and still serve the military, veterans, Americans.” The goal of ArtReach:Project America is to make this new therapeutic model available to the tens and possibly hundreds of thousands of veterans all across the country who from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. To that end, a fundraiser called "Vets First USA" is being held this November 7th in Atlanta. To inquire about information, or how you can take part, the organizers ask that you visit their website at www.artreachprojectamerica.com or call (404) 264-9349. |
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