You are Invited to Help us Celebrate 20 Years of Training Arts Based Therapists in San Diego!
With graduates working across the city, the country and the world, this anniversary is a great party for a great cause. Come make your own party hat and wear it for a cause! The 20-year celebration fundraiser begins on Saturday December 1st, 2018, from 5:30 pm-10 pm Proceeds are to benefit the Expressive Arts Foundation, a 501.c3 nonprofit, to help our
A Recipe for Luck in 2018
It's New Year's Day. The Hoppin' John is on the stove. It's a traditional Southern dish of black-eyes peas, onions, celery and ham. I add carrots and garlic. A humble, earthy dish, that is said to bring the diners good luck and fortune. Each of the black-eyes peas represents a coin. I only eat them this one
Receiving the Gifts of the Season with Dr. Judith Greer Essex
The artist appeals to that part of our being
Successful Careers in Expressive Arts expanding in San Diego
Successful graduates and students are making waves in the San Diego community, and hold positions of influence is key non-profits in the area. And successful professionals guarantee not only Expressive Arts Services for the community, but professional quality internship experiences for new students: Jennifer Oliver, (EGS and Institute grad) is the new Artistic Director of A Step
Institute Graduates: A Leader named Lanae
One of the unforeseen outcomes of founding the Expressive Arts Institute was the popularity and expansion of educational applications in the expressive arts. Director Judith Greer Essex had experience bringing arts to the classroom, through a CalArts Grant in the '70's, and even our first class hosted an educator, Taru Rivera. Still, it took a while
Heart and Solstice
Our cultural calendar is replete with holidays and celebrations, there are days in remembrance of great people, great events, our ancestors, our religious beliefs. Though these holidays are recognized culturally, they refer to events in the service of human tradition and culture. Only four events in the calendar year are rooted to something truly phenomenological, beyond culture,
The Institute Celebrates with a 15th Anniversary Fiesta
At 15 Years, it's time to reflect. Judith and I are certainly proud of the impact the Expressive Arts Institute has made and the scores of lives touched over the past 15 years. Since our inception in 1998, we have had seven graduating classes hailing from 18 states and 9 different countries and we honor the diversity that creates in our cohorts. As part of