TED Talks, Articles, Other Media

Art as Empowerment:
​The Virtue of Art Therapy
​Ann Lawton | TEDxUW RiverFalls 
16 minutes that will remind us why and how a creative outlet allows us to heal, to reframe, to transform, and to relate.
Can Art be Medicine?
​Whether through expressive writing, music, movement or visual media, all the arts are able to change people’s perspectives, moods, relationships and overall health. As we study the science of creative expression as a path to healing, and put it into action through our initiatives, we also work toward broadening awareness of the power of art to discover, explore and share what is most important to us as individuals and ultimately through that process, to heal. In that spirit, we offer real stories of hope, healing, and possibility to engage both those who seek health, and those who seek to help.
credit:  Foundation of Art & Healing
Edythe’s Story, Much More Than Another Pretty Face
Edythe Hughes is a New York City-based artist and fashion model. In this video she shares with us how expressing yourself through art is liberating because, “You are the boss; there are no rules.”
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Sarah Deaver (President of AATA 2009 - 2015)
Focusting Oriented Art Therapy, and Clearing a Space with Art   -   Dr. Laury Rappaport, Ph.D., MFT, REAT, ATR-BC
Portraits of Hope
In 1995, Ed Massey and Bernie Massey founded Portraits of Hope, continuing their utilization of art and poignant visual imagery for large-scale projects of social consequence.

Developed initially for seriously ill and physically disabled children, the 501 (c)(3) program conceives and develops one-of-a-kind motivational art projects that merge the production of dynamic public art works with creative therapy for hospitalized children and civic education for students of all ages.




Portraits of Hope’s core education program focuses on social issues education. Through their participation in Portraits of Hope, students of all ages engage in interdisciplinary sessions in which they learn about, discuss, and express themselves about important current affairs, civic issues, individual and social responsibilities, goals and achievement, and -- the power of teamwork.

In Portraits of Hope school sessions, students integrate their writing, oral and visual presentation skills to express themselves about those individual and societal issues most important to them. As a group, the students evaluate the importance of 14 contemporary issues inclusive of: the environment, education, senior care, national security, ethnic relations, healthcare, women's equality, medical research, foreign aid, poverty, and animal rights.
Linda Chapman's Art Therapy Institute of the Redwoods
In this half-hour television interview program by the Oregon Humanities Center at the University of Oregon, Linda Chapman, MA, ATR-BC, and Director of Art Therapy Institute of the Redwoods, defines art therapy, relates her own experience getting started in the field, and discusses how creative expression in a therapeutic setting can help victims of violence and trauma. Chapman gave a talk titled "The Neurobiology of Violence and Healing with Art Therapy" on April 12, 2012 as the 2011-12 O'Fallon Lecturer at Univ of Oregon.
About Director Alfonso Bui's Kickstarter movie project 
Art Therapy: The Movie is a feature documentary about the innovative ways art is being used around the world to overcome emotional challenges and traumatic experiences.  We're profiling some incredible stories, including: a group of art therapy students traveling to the Dominican Republic to work with a group of orphans long forgotten about; art rehabilitation programs for inner-city youth in North America; and chronicling the devastation of natural disasters in South America and Japan and how art is helping in the healing process. 
Watch clips from the movie, including interviews with Judy Rubin, Shaloo Sharma, and Margherita Amodeo - Art Therapist & UN Ambassador.

Art therapy: changing lives, one image at a time: 
Cathy Malchiodi at TEDx OverlandPark
When Jarrett J. Krosoczka was a kid, he didn’t play sports, but he loved art. He paints the funny and touching story of a little boy who pursued a simple passion: to draw and write stories. With the help of a supporting cast of family and teachers, our protagonist grew up to become the successful creator of beloved children’s book characters, and a vocal advocate for arts education.

OTHER VIDEOS ABOUT ART THERAPY

Graffiti Art Therapy
Can Art Be Medicine? From the Foundation for Arts & Healing