A Saas Fee of the Mind: Using Art to Make Real Community in the Virtual Landscape
Judith Greer Essex, Ph.D. Founding Director, Expressive Arts Institute As summer warms here in Southern California the institute faculty would normally be returning from European Graduate School, after teaching summer school with our colleagues to students from around the globe. Instead we held EGS online for the second time, and though I missed the Alps, I am thrilled by
September Promises Fresh Tracks in the Landscape of Learning Wes Chester, MA, CAGS, Director, Expressive Arts Institute
After a summer of unprecedented heat, fall is right around the corner in Southern California, and the institute is breaking new ground. We are gearing up to welcome a face-to-face class before the end of September! We have survived a year of isolation, zoom classes and a complete transformation as institution into the hybrid program we now
April 2021: It’s Spring, and the Green Goes Over and Over…
Spring enters with her 10,000 shades of green, and sweeps away the winter chill and last summer's browns. Photo Wes Chester BY:Judith Greer Essex Ph.D. LMFT, ADTR, REAT Founding Director, Expressive Arts Institute The Green Goes Over and Over It is irrepressible. The daffodils come springing out, green shoots and leaf buds appear overnight. I want to forestall spring and
2021: Maintaining Hope in the Year(s) of Living Dangerously -Wes Chester, MA CAGS- Director, Expressive Arts Institute
January 1st, 2021 As I look back across the nearly six decades of my life, I can never remember a time when I felt so circumspect about wishing everyone “Happy” New Year’s. It seems almost wrong. I don't want to put pressure on people right now to feel "happy." So many are grieving the loss of jobs, homes, family
So You Want to Become an Expressive Arts Therapist or Coach? Here’s how to begin.
I can’t blame you. For 40 years I have had the best seat in the house. I witness people unfold, come alive again, heal and grow through the arts. It’s the most satisfying job in the world. Helping people by making art and making a difference, what could be better than that? What is Expressive Arts Therapy? Expressive Arts
Beyond Catharsis & Expression: The arts play a deeper role in Expressive Arts Therapy
-by Wes Chester, MA, CAGS, Director, Expressive Arts Institute The inspiration for this article started with a friendly chat with my friend via Facebook Elena Lomakin about a Picasso quotation she posted. Elena writes: Elena Lomakin-Duet-acrylic, ink, graphite & fabric on paper on a/f board 20'' x 16'' "The reason I referred to that Picasso quote was because someone