Upcoming Events

If you have an event you would like posted please email the webmaster at webmaster@kansasarttherapy.org. Updates are done monthly.
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SOUL COLLAGE WORKSHOP: Libby Schmanke is offering a SoulCollage workshop at her Lawrence studio on Saturday, June 26th, 2010, fresh from a training with Seena Frost herself in California!  Visit www.artandinsight.com and click on Upcoming Events for more.
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CREATIONS OF HOPE DEADLINE APPROACHING: It’s time for the 6th annual Creations of Hope art exhibit sponsored by Valeo in Topeka, celebrating artwork made by artists with mental illness, curated by art therapist Cara Weeks.  Click here for the flyer with details:  creations-brochure-10 The deadline for submissions is August 11, 2010.
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KANSAS ART THERAPIST IN BRAZIL!: Art therapist and ESU art therapy program department chair Gaelynn Wolf Bordonaro recently traveled to Brazil with the Rotary Group Study Exchange (GSE) Team.  From Gaelynn: “Each team member is excited to explore how our fields are approached and practiced within the cultural context of Brazil. Although I know there are ineeded art therapists in Brazil, I’m not sure we’ll be in the parts of the country where they work and live. I’m looking forward to meeting professionals in the many fields related to art therapy, including psychologists, counselors, artists, second responders, indigenous healers, and more.  I’m eager to learn about the culturally specific and personal symbol systems in the art of Brazil, and to absorb the culture, language and life of this colorful country. Click here to view their blog: http://rotarygse5710-brazil2010.blogspot.com
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IN THE NEWS: Click here for a link to a follow-up story regarding art therapist Robert Lackie’s work in the Shawnee Mission School District: http://www.smsd.org/newsline/Teacher/040210_lackie.htm
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OPEN HOUSE EVENT IN LEE’S SUMMIT, MO: Click here for flyer with information about art therapist Deanna Rand’s open house for her new private practice: openhouse

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HOT OFF THE PRESS: New book Cutting-Edge Therapies for Autism will be on bookshelves in April for Autism Awareness Month and features Kansas art therapist Nicole Martin in a chapter co-authored with Dr. Donna Betts on art therapy and autism.  Info at http://www.amazon.com/Cutting-Edge-Therapies-Autism-2010-2011-Siri/dp/1616080256

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CONGRATULATIONS to art therapist Robert Lackie for being named the State of Kansas Arts and Disabilities Educator of the Year for 2010!  The awards ceremony and luncheon was held on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 10:30 am at the Kansas State School for the Blind in Kansas City, Kansas.  Robert Lackie has worked for Shawnee Mission Schools for over 10 years as an art therapist and had provided a variety of art therapy services to students in the Special Education Department of the district.

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NEW ARTS CENTER AT SYNERGY YRC IN KCMO: Synergy’s new Youth Resilency Center has opened its doors and is having several kickoff events beginning on Sunday, March 14 (4-6 pm).  Art therapists Jen Kempema, Andrew Elman, and Callie Lawson welcome you to view their art and the new arts center, including a graffitti wall by Scribe.  Visit www.synergyservices.org for more!

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INFORMATION ON NEW ELIZABETH LAYTON POSTERS FOR SALE: Click here for Images Gallery info: avis.pdf

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36th ANNUAL ESU ART THERAPY DISCOVERY DAY!: Saturday, March 13, 2010, Emporia, KS
Click here for the flyer! discoveryday2010

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2010 KATA CONFERENCE IN ELMDALE, KS: This year’s symposium details are as follows:

2010 KATA Symposium is scheduled for Saturday, April 17th.

The Art of Being Present: Utilizing Art Therapy Processes to Create Mindful Experiences

The keynote speaker will be Patricia Isis, Ph.D., LMHC, ATR-BC.  If you would like to find out more about her exciting work, please visit her website:www.miamiarttherapy.com

The conference will be held in the midst of the rolling Flint Hills of Kansas , at the Camp Wood YMCA in Elmdale, KS .  We are thrilled with the opportunity of learning about mindfulness and art therapy in such a breathtaking environment!

(Flyer removed 6-9-10)

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ART THERAPY WORKSHOP IN WICHITA, KS: Details on the next ARTWISDOM workshop (to be held in April 2010) can be found here: clickforflyer
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WORKSHOP AT ART THERAPY STUDIO IN LAWRENCE, KS: Workshop on Artist Trading Cards will be held at Libby Schmanke’s studio Art and Insight on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010.  For more information visit the website at:    http://www.artandinsight.com/upcomingevents.html
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IN THE NEWS: Kansas art therapist Charles Anderson was recently featured in an article by Stella Stepney in the AATA newsletter for being honored with the American Art Therapy Association’s Multicultural Leadership Award.  Click here to read the article (scroll to page 12).  Congratulations!
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ART THERAPY WORKSHOP IN RAYMORE, MO: ARTWISDOM workshop to be held on January 30, 2010 at the Center for Creative Growth and Healing.
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IMPORTANT! LEGISLATIVE ACTION:  Please read below……!! (Posted 10.21.09)
The information attached is an Action Alert message sent to KATA from Christopher Campbell, Director of Public Policy and Advocacy from AATA.  It is an effort to help us (local art therapists) to take action in support of recognizing creative arts therapies, including art therapists, in the Senate healthcare bill.  Sherri Jacobs (KATA co-chair of the Governmental Action Committee with Amber Conover) asked me (Shelley) to forward this to all KATA members because it looks like a great opportunity to get the ball rolling on legislative action.  Sherri and Amber will continue to forward future information as it come in and will help guide us in the direction we need to go.
One way you can help out is to contact your U.S. Senators and urge them to support our legislative request (see attached).  Below is a sample letter you can send to your Senators. Please feel free to customize, and add your own anecdotes to make it personal.  To find out the names and mailing addresses of your U.S. Senators, go tohttp://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm.  CUT AND PASTE AND SEND IT OUT!

Honorable  (   )

United States Senate

Washington, D.C.  20510

Dear Senator:

As a practicing art therapist and as your constituent, I am writing to urge your support of the inclusion of language that recognizes and promotes the value of the arts in healthcare in the Affordable Health Choices Act being developed by the U.S. Senate.

Arts in healthcare is a diverse field representing over 16,000 medical, arts, and creative arts therapy professionals dedicated to enhancing the healthcare experiences for patients, families and caregivers through activities that range from improving the aesthetics of the physical plants to engaging people in activities that reduce their experience of pain and increase their ability to communicate emotions, to measurable therapeutic outcomes. This rapidly growing field integrates the arts, including literary, performing, music, visual and design into a wide variety of healthcare and community settings for therapeutic, educational and expressive purposes.

Your support matters. Inclusion of language that supports the arts will greatly facilitate our field’s ability to compete for grants to conduct research, partner with government and healthcare institutions to develop new interventions, and keep the patient’s experience the central focus of healthcare.

Thank you for your support of this very important matter.

Sincerely, (    )

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image001AATA CONFERENCE APPROACHING!: This year’s conference will be in Dallas, Texas from November 18-22.  Please go to the AATA website (link can be found on our Links page) for more information.  It is a great location for us this year, hope you can make it!

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ART AUCTION TO BENEFIT RAINBOW MENTAL HEALTH: Thursday, October 8, please joing us for an open house at Cafe Augusta in honor of Mental Illness Awareness Week.  We are sponsoring this event along with NAMI Heart of American and Rainbow Mental Health Facility.  The event is from 4:00-7:00 pm with a keynote speaker at 5:30 pm.  Appetizers and drinks will be available for a donation and we will also be holding a silent art auction.  Proceeds from the event will benefit mostly Rainbow MHF.  Cafe Augusta is located at 12122 W. 87th St. Pkwy in Lenexa.


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FIRST FRIDAYS IN TOPEKA!: Valeo’s annual Creations of Hope exhibit (a juried art show by artists with mental  illness) will open Friday, October 2nd at 5:30 pm and run every Tuesday and Friday until late November.   Details are:

October 2-November 27, 2009

The Upstage Gallery, 720 Jackson, Topeka, KS

Tuesdays 10:00 am-2:00 pm; Fridays 3:30-6:30 pm or by appt

Can call Cara Weeks for more info at 785-357-0580 x.2138

Through “Creations of Hope” we aim to provide an accessible and empowering opportunity for artist experiencing mental illness to enter the art community. All proceeds go directly  to support the participating artists. Additionally, we strive to raise awareness and widen views of mental illness by providing an event that celebrates creativity, strength, and hope.

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ART EXHIBIT: Youthville to share powerful traveling art exhibit, allowing audiences to “Walk a Mile”  in a child’s shoes in the child welfare system

Sept. 1 - 30, 2009 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Lobby of the Unified Government City Hall, 701 N. 7th, Kansas City, Kan.

Opening Ceremony: Sept. 1, 2009 at 11:30 a.m. with speakers Mayor Joe Reardon and Youthville CEO Shelley Duncan

Audiences are invited to visit the Youthville Walk a Mile traveling exhibit. Take a moment to experience a powerful showcase of artwork by Youthville’s Psychiatric Residential Treatment kids who have redesigned old shoes to express their stories and experiences in the child welfare system.

“My name is Rickey and I am 11. I have been in Youthvillle for a while. I am here because I was using drugs and getting into trouble with the law and family. My shoe talks about all the times my heart has been broken and the times that I have broken other people’s hearts. I feel trapped a lot by things inside my head and the things that I have done. I hope that I can change while I am here.”
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UPCOMING WORKSHOP: “Expressive Therapy Workshop”

Saturday, October 17, 2009 at Saint Luke’s Northland Hospital

8:30 am –4:30 PM

Featuring art therapist Teresa Zaiger, MA, ATR-BC

This program is designed to help clinicians have a better understanding of the use and integration of Expressive Therapy with other disciplines in the treatment of clients.  Full day workshop featuring art therapy, music therapy, dance therapy, and poetry therapy.  Eligible for 6.5 contact hours.

Click here for flyer with full registration info: saintlukeworkshop.pdf

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UPCOMING KATA WORKSHOP!: “ALL ABOUT ETHICS”

September 12, 2009 at Emporia State University (Emporia, KS)

9:00 AM –12:00 PMPresenter: Terry Johnston, ATR-BC, LSCSW

The objective of this workshop is to provide an understanding of ethics in relationship to counseling; emphasized is the application of ethical issues in the area of art therapy. This workshop will involve the use of video clips, experiential exercises, power-point presentation and a question and answer session. Every participant will receive a Certificate of Attendance at the end of the workshop for three contact hours. DISCOUNT FOR KATA MEMBERS!

Click here for flyer with full registration info: ethicsworkshop.pdf

More info from Libby Schmanke about the workshop and weekend events in Emporia: More details.pdf

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IN THE NEWS: YouTube feature of Kansas art therapist/author

Click on YouTube.com to view an interview of Nicole Martin, author of Art as an Early Intervention Tool for Children with Autism, by Craig Evans of Autism Hangout.com.

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Art Therapy Workshop in Kansas City: August 8, 2009

Kansas City area art therapist Laura Aube, MS, ATR-BC, LPC will be offering a 6 hour workshop Art Wisdom in collaboration with art therapists Kayra Joy and Tamara Herl on August 8, 2009.  A discount is available for art therapy professionals and students if you register by July 18.  You can contact Laura at 816-359-1885 or www.creativegrowthandhealing.com for more information.

Click here for brochure with complete information: artwisdom.pdf

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CALL FOR ARTISTS: Submission Deadline August 10, 2009

The CARE program at Valeo Behavioral Health Care is sponsoring the fifth annual ‘Creations of Hope’ art exhibit. This is a juried art exhibit open to all artists experiencing mental illness. The exhibit will be displayed through the months of October and November in celebration of Mental Illness Awareness Week. Selected entries will be exhibited at The Upstage Gallery located in downtown Topeka and will be featured on the ‘First Fridays‘ gallery walk.

Through ‘Creations of Hope’ we aim to provide an accessible and empowering opportunity for artist experiencing mental illness to enter the art community. Additionally we strive to raise awareness and widen views of mental illness in the public by providing an event that celebrates creativity, strength, and hope.  Contact Cara Weeks, MA, ATR, at cweeks@valeotopeka.org

Click here for brochure with complete information: creationsofhope.pdf

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Mark Your Calendars! September 24, 2009: http://www.elizabethlayton.com/el_events.htm

The Central Plains Area Agency of Aging and Sedgwick County Department on Aging is thrilled to include an Elizabeth Layton exhibit in their Senior Expo this year. The exhibit is provided to all senior expo attendees (over 3,000 people attend annually) free of charge.  The Senior Expo is scheduled for September 24th 2009, 9am-3pm in Wichita, KS at the following locations - Botanica, The Wichita Gardens, Old Cowtown Museum, Exploration Place, and the Wichita Art Museum. Admission to all four locations for adults 55+ and caregivers is free on the day of the event. The location of the Layton Exhibit has not been finalized at this time. We will post further details as they become available., or you can visit our website at www.cpaaa.org.

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2009 Kansas Art Therapy Association Symposium: April 25, 2009

This year’s conference will be held on Saturday, April 25, 2009 at Mid-America Nazarene University in Olathe, Kansas (www.mnu.edu).  The conference will feature a 6-hour workshop with nationally-renowned art therapist Cathy Malchiodi entitled Art Therapy, Resiliency, and Posttraumatic Growth: Finding Our Way Through Change and Crisis.  Please join us a day early for the Friday Night Event, an evening of great food, music, and art-making at ARTichokes in Leawood, Kansas (www.ARTichokeskc.com).  Click on the flyer for details.  Be sure to take advantage of the pre-registration discount!

(Flyer removed 6-9-10)

You may email Shannon Waters Russell, ATR-BC, LPC with questions at shannon@childabuseprevention.org