Everywhere we look we notice a growing emphasis on promoting wellness and preventing illness in our society. The U.S. Department of Labor predicts double-digit job growth through 2022 in the field of healthcare and the health services industry. Colleges and universities have been responding to this shift by adding new majors in these fields of study. Graduates will soon be … [Read more...]
Programs That Offer Art Workshops in Hospitals
Have you noticed there is a growing number of art-making programs that serve to benefit patients and their families? As a follower of this website you have been introduced to many of them and they are among the most popular. Today, you'll learn about such programs that offer art workshops in hospitals and healthcare centers. One is at The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, … [Read more...]
#GivingTuesday is An Inspirational Global Movement
An Opportunity to Help Art and Healing Programs (Please note, that although this article was written in 2015, the #GivingTuesday campaign is celebrated on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving (in the U.S.) and the widely recognized shopping events Black Friday and Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday kicks off the charitable season.) This week we're helping to spread a message about … [Read more...]
Artist Mary Lou Dauray is An Advocate for Global Change
Mary Lou Dauray is a multi-talented artist, writer and environmental advocate who uses her art, writing and numerous humanitarian activities to raise awareness about the need for positive change. She is proficient in a variety of mediums that include watercolor, graphite, oil, and acrylic, and frequently uses her iPad to create sketches. Mary Lou is recognized for her … [Read more...]
Opportunities and Resources For Artists Interested in Nature and Conservation
International League of Conservation Photographers ILCP ConservationPhotographers.org is a project-driven organization that collaborates with leading conservation groups, scientists, policy makers, and government leaders. The purpose is to produce high-quality documentary images "that depict both the beauty and wonder of the natural world, and the challenges it faces." The … [Read more...]
Welcome!
Welcome to The Healing Power of ART & ARTISTS website where you will find inspirational and informative articles about art, artists and art programs that contribute to positive change. Visit our outstanding Artists Directory. Read about World Changers, Eco-Art and Artists, Artists’ Stories, Art Programs, Arts Education, and Art For Healthcare, and much more. We hope you … [Read more...]
Opportunities For Artists To Change The World
Lily Yeh is an artist who is changing the world. You may wish in one bold brush stroke you could paint peace throughout the globe or create a three-dimensional world-wide love connection or stop hunger by displaying photographic images of food. It might not be that easy, however, that shouldn't stop you from taking advantage of your artistic and humanistic potential to change … [Read more...]
Positive Art News – Zot Artz Helps All Children Create Art
If you've been following us for a while you know this is the place to find the kinds of stories that lift your spirits, provide hope, and inspire you to bring your special gifts for positive change in the world. We love writing about world changers such as Lily Yeh and her non-profit organization Barefoot Artists, Adarsh Alphons, founder of ProjectArt, Jan Papirmeister and her … [Read more...]
Positive Art News About Kids!
To bring an instant smile to your face and warm your heart we start off your week with positive art news about kids who are doing incredible things for others in need. You'll find out about the compassionate contributions of Youth Art For Healing, an organization that brings art created by youth into healthcare environments, founded by Jan Papirmeister, a registered nurse and … [Read more...]
ProjectArt Brings Art Education to Children
One of my favorite quotes is by Nelson Mandela: "There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children.” It came to mind as I found out about Adarsh Alphons, an artist and founder of ProjectArt, an organization that brings art classes in public libraries that are near schools where art is not taught. ProjectArt's important message … [Read more...]
Creativity is Good For Your Health
Along with all of the vitamins and nutrients you take to nourish your body and mind there is another form of Vitamin "C" that is essential for you to maintain a healthy immune system and well-being. That's Vitamin C for "Creativity". In this article you'll find the benefits of creating and you'll have links to further reading on the subject. NIH Establishes The Relationship … [Read more...]
Opportunities For Women Artists
In Memory of Miriam Schapiro... We dedicate this post in memory of Miriam Schapiro, the much admired and beloved painter, sculptor, and printmaker who helped launch the feminist art movement in the 1970s. She held a beacon of light for the artists of her time and has continued to inspire generations of artists. Shapiro died on June 20, 2015 at age 91 after a long illness. We … [Read more...]
Joanie Gagnon San Chirico Calls Attention to Our Planet’s Fragile Beauty
Joanie Gagnon San Chirico is an environmental artist who exhibits her work and creates numerous commissions for public spaces. She is also a Signature Artist Member of the Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville, NJ and represented by several galleries. She has had 17 solo exhibits and has exhibited her art around the world, including projects with the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Noyes … [Read more...]
Leonardo da Vinci and The Creative Process
Whatever you name it -- art notebooking, art sketchbooking or art journaling -- you may have experienced firsthand how it is one of the most essential and powerful tools to enhance the creativity and expand the mind. Throughout centuries, in their drawings, texts, and observations, artists have been using notebooking to resolve the relationship between creativity and thinking … [Read more...]
Erika Cleveland – Doll-Making As A Healing Art Form
Erika Cleveland is an artist who lives in Washington, DC. She creates her healing dolls using needle felting and exhibits at the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, VA. Her dolls have won awards in the Torpedo Factory’s Target Gallery and at other venues in the Washington, D.C. area. She also offers healing doll workshops at the Smith Center for Healing and the Arts in D.C. … [Read more...]
Art Journaling With Lois Bender
Art journaling has a long-standing artistic tradition. Artists have kept notebooks in which they sketched, practiced, experimented, and recorded their ideas. Visual journaling has been a way for them to resolve questions, save daily observations, and serve as a starting point for more finished works of art to evolve. The most famous of all art journalists was Leonardo da … [Read more...]
The Healing Power of ART 2015 Online Exhibition
The 10th Manhattan Arts International “The Healing Power of ART” 2015 online exhibition took place on the Manhattan Arts International website, from April 30 - June30, 2015. It featured images and artist's statements by 43 artists from around the world. In different visual forms, styles and mediums the artists either create art as a catalyst to heal others, themselves, or to … [Read more...]
Opportunities For Artists to Help Other Artists
Something wonderful occurred this week that led me to take this weekly column in a slightly different direction. It is about unique opportunities for artists -- and anyone for that matter -- to help other artists. A few days ago I sent news to Keith Morant that he was selected to win a $100 Monetary Award in the Manhattan Arts International "The Healing Power of ART" juried … [Read more...]