Promoting arts, health and wellbeing in the Northern Rivers.
art therapy / arts / from the Conversation
by bowerbird · Published 25 June, 2020 · Last modified 13 January, 2021
Brain research shows the arts promote mental health At home or at school, practising art can be used to build capacity for managing mental and emotional well-being. (Shutterstock) Brittany Harker Martin, University of Calgary...
by Janet Grist With all the uncertainty around how the coronavirus will play out in our communities and the need to reduce contact with others, we will all have more time on our hands...
art therapy / arts / craft / drawing / health and wellbeing / music / workshops
by bowerbird · Published 11 January, 2020 · Last modified 14 January, 2021
Are you an artist or a musician or a singer? Are you interested in volunteer work at St Andrew’s Aged Care Village in Ballina? There is an opportunity to be involved as a volunteer...
art therapy / from the Conversation / health and wellbeing
by bowerbird · Published 15 May, 2019 · Last modified 14 January, 2021
Visually expressing painful memories and feelings can help let things go. Belushi/Shutterstock Joanna Jaaniste, Western Sydney University People with dementia can flourish and show creativity in ways they, their caregivers and loved ones never...
art therapy / from HealthSpeak / health / health and wellbeing
by bowerbird · Published 10 May, 2019 · Last modified 14 January, 2021
Very few specifically focused art therapy courses are available online, but a well-known Australian art therapist is offering a new accredited course in the cutting edge work of Guided Drawing.Cornelia Elbrecht, Founder and Director...
by Liz Dowling, Art Therapist If you’ve ever looked up at clouds and recognised shapes in them you would have been working your intuition and imagination by association. Images seen in random marks or...
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