Art
Katrina and 9/11 Memorials: The Use of Group Art Therapy for Collective Trauma
Memorials as Group Art Therapy. Just blocks from my NYC art therapy office stands the National September 11 Memorial and Museum. In the 13 years it took to complete the memorial, there has been a lot of debate and criticism regarding what was planned, how long it was taking to complete, and how costly it was. One such piece of concern is expressed here by the New York Times' Michael Kimmelman,…
Apr 19, 2016
Art as Therapy: The Shame to Pride Project
Art and art therapy. Artist Stephanie Calvert is using her own art as therapy in creating work using materials from her childhood home and I find it inspiring in my work as an art therapist. The Huffington Post's Katherine Brooks features Ms. Calvert in her piece, "One Daughter is Turning Her Hoarding Parents' Belongings into Beautiful Art". Stephanie's home from ages 11 to 18 years was not a…
Nov 17, 2015
Time-Release Therapy
As a therapist, I often wonder how to maximize the work I do with people. Forty five minutes a week of therapy is not much. You might get the initial “hit” of enlightenment, closeness, catharsis, empowerment, and so on but in order for those 45 minutes of therapy to really work their magic, the work needs to be continual. When you leave the space and hit the streets of NYC, what happens? When…
Sep 22, 2015
Outsider Art and the Challenge in Labeling
Labeling artists and concretely defining art movements has long been a challenge. Criteria often includes inspiration, influence, training, and proximity but there is plenty of room for gray area and interpretation. Priscilla Frank’s article, “What is the meaning of outsider art?”, highlights why those in the "outsider artist" category are even more challenging to designate than the typical art…
Sep 01, 2015
The Art of Therapy: An Uncertain Process
Art therapy and art making: A process of discovery. Early in my art therapy career, I asked a mentor how long it would take to be a "good" therapist. She laughed and rolled her eyes a little bit, as my question in itself negated what "good" therapy truly is. For therapists and therapy patients alike, we are all constantly evolving, changing, and in flux. You cannot always plan what growth or…
Aug 25, 2015
Is It Possible to Stop Being an Artist? An Art Therapist's Reaction to "A Disposable Commodity, Indeed"
As an art therapist, I was deeply impacted by the N.Y. Times' Ken Johnson's piece, “A Disposable Commodity, Indeed” about an exhibit at MoMa PS1 ‘Bob and Roberta Smith: Art Amnesty'. The article and exhibit elicit so many questions regarding how we define who is an artist, what it means to be successful in that field, how we relate to physical pieces of art.In the field of art therapy, the…
Jul 07, 2015
Art therapy: The Art of Impermanence
Here at Tribeca Therapy, we have thought a great deal about how our space can best reflect us and our beliefs. As our resident art therapist, I've taken on a role as the de facto minder of the chalkboard.We hope our space makes folks feel welcome and inspired. When you first walk into our therapy office you'll notice a large chalkboard straight ahead. There's an open invitation for everyone to…
Jun 30, 2015
Internalizing External Messages: The Impact on "Problem Children"
Editors Note: We are so pleased to share, for the first time since the launch of our website, the writing of a therapist in our NYC practice who isn't the founder and director, Matt Lundquist. Heather Mayone Kiely is a psychotherapist and Art Therapist who joined the practice in 2012 when we expanded to a larger therapy office. She is a creative and thoughtful observer of human beings and writes…
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