Expressive Arts for Adults with Disabilities
Weekday Group Course
Thursday 4 - 5:30PM
 
Expressive Arts for adults is a group class in which feelings, experiences, and potential for growth are explored through the process of creating a variety of art projects using mediums such as painting, drawing, sculpture and printmaking. The process provides both a verbal and non-verbal vehicle to increase insight, develop strengths, and integrate feelings. Group lessons focus on increasing social pragmatic skills, building interpersonal relationship skills, working as a team and using a variety of art mediums as a modality to express one’s self. 
 

 
Skills and benefits of Expressive Arts Courses for Adults with Disabilities

 
I. Interpersonal Relationship skills
How to collaborate with others/ Team Work
    	
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    Developing communication skills
    	
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    Learning to compromise with others
    	
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    Working together to execute and problem-solve elements of design
    	
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    Sharing workspace and maintaining a healthy working environment
    	
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II. Vocational Development
Marketing and selling artwork
    	
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    Targeting specific audiences
    	
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    Creating an artist statement 
    	
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    Managing money/ budgets
    	
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    Social media (advantages and dangers)
    	
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III. Self Expression/ Social Emotional
Building self esteem, self awareness, and self help skills
    	
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    Learn to use expressive arts as modality cope with everyday stressors
    	
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    Communicate thoughts and ideas that are difficult to express verbally
    	
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    Use as daily/ regular exercise to focus and self-sooth 
    	
    
 
IV. Developing New Skills
The skills and usage of fine art materials
    	
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    Painting
    	
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    drawing
    	
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    Sculpture
    	
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    Mixed media/ collage
    	
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    Ceramics
    	
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    Weaving/ fiber arts
    	
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    Photography
    	
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    Jewelry making 
    	
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    Fused / stained glass
    	
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We have rolling admissions for this course; students can start at any time as long as the course has an opening. The course session runs one day a week for a total of 6 weeks.
 
Materials are included in the course fee.
 
Coupon codes can not be applied to this course

Expressive Arts for Adults with Disabilities

$200.00 Regular Price
$145.00Sale Price