Valley Art Center's Art Therapy Opportunities
The Valley Art Center now offers in person art therapy group and individual sessions to the Northeast Ohio area.
Art therapy is using art in a therapeutic way to support overall wellbeing and building an understanding of yourself. Art therapy is about the process of creating art, not creating a perfect masterpiece, which opens the door for ANYONE to be an artist. The benefits of art therapy include, but are not limited to, growth in emotional expression and understanding, social skills, self-awareness, and identity exploration. A wide range of media is used in the VAC Art Therapy program: Painting, Drawing, Printmaking, Papermaking, Weaving, Sculpture, and more. Our art therapist, Yesamine De León-Mettee, MA, AT, LPC, has a Master of Counseling and Art Therapy from Ursuline College and is a licensed professional counselor. She will lead all group and individual sessions at this time. For more information, please visit valleyartcenter.org, call the office at 440-247-7507, or contact Yesamine De León-Mettee, MA, AT, LPC directly at arttherapy@valleyartcenter.org. Financial assistance may be available to those who qualify. |
Please note the class or workshop name you would like to register for, and use it to browse our class offerings.
Also please note that workshops are single session experiences and group sessions are nine week sessions.
Also please note that workshops are single session experiences and group sessions are nine week sessions.
Workshops
Adult Workshops, Tuesdays, 4pm-5pm
July 5th: Safe Place Guided Meditation Sometimes we need a place to feel relaxed and let our minds rest, through this workshop we can begin to find that place for ourselves. This expressive arts workshop will allow you to explore guided meditation with an art therapist as she walks you through your calm place. Afterwards, we will all create this calm place in a painting as a physical reminder of where we can go when we need a moment to ourselves. This is not an art therapy group, but a group meant for expression and relaxation through art. No art experience is necessary, and all supplies will be provided. July 12th: Inside/Outside Mask In this expressive art workshop, we will be creating an Inside Outside Mask, which is what we feel and think on the inside and what we show to others on the outside. We will be using premade paper masks, paint, drawing, and collage materials to create these masks of ourselves. We will have fun creating the art, connecting with others, and ourselves. July 19th: Calm Through Weaving In this expressive art workshop, we will be creating weavings using different colored yarns and ribbons while practicing finding a calm moment for ourselves through the weaving. We will practice mindful breathing and connecting to our senses when we need a calm moment through this workshop. We will have fun connecting with others and creating a relaxing safe space for each other. July 26th: Mystical Brush-o Trees In this expressive art workshop, we will be drawing ourselves as trees. These trees are unique though as we will be using Brush-o, a powder form of watercolor which creates explosions of color to build up the leaves of our tree. We will draw our trees using sharpies and then use the Brush-o to finish our trees. We will have fun experiencing a new art medium, connecting with others, and ourselves. August 2nd: Comfort Boxes In this expressive art workshop, we will be using small paper boxes to create a comfort or self-care box. We will use a wide range of different media from paint to collage to drawing to create these boxes. The boxes will hold reminders of what brings us comfort or how we practice self-care through written, drawn, or small 3-D reminders. We will have fun connecting with others, ourselves, and finding a moment of relaxation and fun. |
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Call the Valley Art Center at 440-247-7507 or register online through the link below.
Group Sessions
Contact our office to sign up for a group session, or for pricing information
Art Therapy Open Studio for Adults
#960 | Tuesdays starting June 7th | 9 week session 6:30-8:30pm | 6/7 – 8/2 | Yesi DeLeon-Mettee | This group is currently in session. Create art from a wide range of media such as painting, drawing, printmaking, and collage to express, relax, or explore. This small group can be a space to build connections with others through the art process. The art therapist will provide support and guided interventions which you can choose to follow or you may explore the art in your own way. No artistic experience is necessary and all materials will be provided. This is a 9 week class session. Financial assistance may be available for those who qualify. Adult Mindful Fiber Arts #975 | Thursdays starting June 9th | 9 week session | 6:30pm-8:30pm | $360/$324 | Yesi DeLeon-Mettee | This new art therapy group will focus on using fiber such as fabric and yarn to create art and care for our wellbeing. The art therapist will support and guide the group through a structured set of art interventions involving the fiber arts. We will create weavings, learn to sew lavender pillows, embroider and more. This group can be a safe place to explore a new art form, understand yourself in a new way, connect with others, or have a calm moment for yourself. This is a 9-week group session. Financial assistance may be available for those who qualify. |
Youth Group Session information coming soon
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