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Welcome to FUSION’s Premier Issue!
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Volume 1, Issue 1 - October 2009
FUSION:
It's About the Art Therapy Alliance and International Art Therapy Organization [IATO]
There's a "fusion" going on! In cooking, it's a style of blending ingredients and techniques from different cultures; in music, it's a blend of jazz and the repetitive rhythms of rock; and in life, it's the result of creative mixing of ideas, qualities, and perspectives. In all cases, it includes a release of energy and the birth of something new. It’s time for FUSION, an e-zine especially for Planet Art Therapy inspired by members and work of the Art Therapy Alliance and International Art Therapy Organization [IATO], as well as a voice for news, stories, and the art therapy community worldwide!
The Art Therapy Alliance published two volumes and six issues throughout 2008 and 2009 when the Alliance was founded and started to grow. During 2009, the Art Therapy Alliance partnered with IATO to support its mission, values, and vision. The concept of merging our efforts to publish this e-zine for both communities was developed from our common commitment and outlook to provide quality resources and a sustainable connection for art therapists everywhere.
Our 18 page issue includes news, art and feature stories from all over the globe, as well as partnerships, special projects, and events taking place worldwide.
Below is a preview of only some of the content published in this issue. To download your full copy of FUSION in PDF format go here. We hope you enjoy this first issue and here’s to many more!
Best wishes,
Gretchen Miller, MA, ATR-BC
Founder, Art Therapy Alliance
Cathy Malchiodi, Ph.D., LPCC, LCAT, ATR-BC
Founder, International Art Therapy Organization
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International Child Art Foundation and International Art Therapy Organization Partnering on Two Exciting Initiatives
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The International Child Art Foundation (ICAF) was founded in April 1997 to serve as the national art and creativity organization for American children and the international arts organization for the world’s children. The ICAF has been a pioneering force in effectively and systematically bringing about a change in awareness about children’s creativity and empathy through a decade of innovative programs, publications and events. The ICAF focuses primarily on children ages 8 to 12 because these formative years are also vital for the encouragement of empathy and moral-cognitive thinking.
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Art Therapy Institute Gives Refugee Children from Burma Hope and Healing through Art
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Greetings from the N.C. Art Therapy Institute!
We are excited to tell you about our work with refugee children from Burma here in North Carolina. Art therapy groups began last January in Chapel Hill High School’s Newcomer Center for newly arrived student refugees, with grades k-2 in an elementary school in Chapel Hill and with the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants in Raleigh.
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International Art Therapy Organization
The International Art Therapy Organization [IATO] is a global association of more than 1600 art therapists, related professionals, and students involved in the fields of art therapy, therapeutic art making, and art for health and social transformation. IATO uses cost-effective ways to build community among its members through available no-cost and low-cost social networking platforms.
One world, many visions… Working together to create an inclusive and sustainable future for art therapy.
Art Therapy Alliance
The Art Therapy Alliance is an on-line professional group for art therapists on LinkedIn and fans on Facebook, totaling over 1300 members. The Art Therapy Alliance embraces social media and connection on-line to promote art therapy, the work of art therapists, and build community. The Art Therapy Alliance features resources, subgroups, blogs, and more related to the field of art therapy worldwide.
FUSION welcomes articles, news, events, and art related to art therapy worldwide
Submission Deadlines:
Winter Issue December 15
Spring Issue March 15
Summer Issue June 15
Fall Issue September 15
FUSION is a publication of the Art Therapy Alliance and International Art Therapy Organization
…a new energy, excitement, and blend of ideas, cultures, and people for a sustainable future in art therapy...
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Combat Paper Project: Liberating Uniforms to Make Art
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The story of the men and the women within the military in a time in war is the basis for this project. The goal is to utilize art as a means to help veterans reconcile their personal experiences as well as broaden the traditional narrative surrounding service and the military culture.
Through papermaking workshops veterans use their uniforms worn in service to create cathartic works of art. The uniforms are cut up, beat, and formed into sheets of paper. Veterans use the transformative process of papermaking to reclaim their uniform as art and begin to embrace their experiences as a soldier.
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Freedom in Creation: Exhibit with Andrew Briggs
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By Josh Kale Student, Queens University of Charlotte
I had an opportunity to hear Mr. Andrew Briggs speak during “The Freedom in Creation” exhibit at Queens University on September 30th 2009. What a privilege it was to meet this gentle, humble man. Andrew began by emphasizing the importance of getting involved as a community, and how rewarding it can be to be a part of a humanitarian service project.
Andrew’s journey started with short-term service projects that made him feel “self indulgent.” He soon began to desire a greater sense of world view in ways he hadn’t experienced before. He felt the service projects were a tremendous blessing, but when he began walking with “one community,” his blessings increased with a sense of responsibility and empowerment to go long term. Therefore, he asked himself this important question: “For whom will I walk and advocate”.
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IATO and Art Therapy Alliance Partner with Mad to Live: Aspire, Be, Create, Dream
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Mad To Live is an organization dedicated to preventing suicide by empowering people to realize their human potential and transforming society to fully embracing the inherent dignity of each individual. It seeks to eradicate the stigma, labels, and boxes society puts around mental illness. The organization was founded by Sara Johnson and exists to encourage people, regardless of their diagnoses to be themselves, and aspire to fulfill their dreams through creative expression.
To download your full copy of FUSION in PDF format go here.
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