Art & Creativity for Healing recently launched their Exceptional Family Members Art4Healing® program for children and teens with disabilities and caregivers. Held in a new expanded studio space next to the nonprofit’s Laguna Hills headquarters, the workshops are free to families thanks to a generous grant from an anonymous family foundation.
Art & Creativity for Healing Founder/Director Laurie Zagon said, “It has been several years since we have worked with the disabled and caregivers due to a lack of funding. We now have some generous donors and we are excited to serve this often-forgotten community.”
Designed specifically for family member caregivers, professional caregivers, and children and teens with disabilities, the Exceptional Family workshops are held onsite in an inclusive and supportive environment. Participants learn to use the language of abstract colors on canvas as an expressive tool for self-awareness described as a form of creative journaling to facilitate self-discovery.
There are two separate spaces for the custom designed art workshops. Workshops may focus solely on caregivers and others for high-functioning children and teens with disabilities or they may include children and families/caregivers together.
So far, Art & Creativity for Healing has collaborated with private families and nonprofits Gigi’s Playhouse (Down Syndrome) and New Vista School in Laguna Hills which works with children on the Autism spectrum.
The organization has facilitated non-profit Art4Healing® classes and workshops in Southern California for over 24 years and looks forward to expanding the Exceptional Family program for children and teens with disabilities and their families and caregivers
For more information about Exceptional Family Members or Art & Creativity for Healing, call 949.367.1902 or visit https://art4healing.org/
About Art & Creativity for Healing
Art & Creativity for Healing’s mission is to support emotional healing through art and creative expression for those living with pain, grief, fear or stress. Founded by Laurie Zagon in 2000, the Art4Healing® curriculum contains strictly guided exercises, rather than loosely formatted art sessions. More than 95K individuals served by over 40 partner agencies have participated in the exercises specially designed to encourage self-investigation leaving participants encouraged with enhanced clarity and insight.
Submitted By: Barbara Kimler PR
Photo Credit: Art & Creativity for Healing
