Art & Addiction Exhibition: Tallahassee, FL 2010 (Updated Version) – In August of 2009, Johns Hopkins Innovator’s Combating Substance Abuse Program sent out guidebooks to artists whose art had been published in their Addiction & Art book. This guidebook, which is available on their website, outlined how to organize a local art show on art and addiction. As a contributing artist and art therapy PhD student, the idea for a show interested me. This video tells the story of an art exhibition on the theme of drug addiction and recovery, the lives that were touched by the art and the artists who created the work. Performers Ashley brown (dancer) and Shanon Sloan (singer) invigorated the opening reception with moving interpretations of the theme of the show. Dr. Anniina Guyas led an experiential and invited attendees to directly interact with the artwork by posting comments describing how the work impacted them as the viewer emotionally. Several of the artists were interviewed and their statements shed light on how art can humanize individuals experiencing addiction and their struggles. Also described were the victories of recovery and the role art played in that process. Throughout the show, the visual portrayals revealed that the disease of addiction can strike in any home regardless of socio-economic status and the pain and heartache of substance abuse ripples beyond the individual experiencing addiction into the lives of their family members, the community, and the world at large. This show received media attention, and the opening was …

 

Art therapy leads to Expressions of Recovery art show at Great Lakes Mall …

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Two of her unique silk creations are on display this month at Expressions of Recovery, a showcase of work created by area artists who have a mental illness such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or clinical depression or an addiction.
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Indian Valley Public Library hosts annual Recovery Art and Poetry Show

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The art show, which runs through June 1, displays about 100 pieces of work from artists in Montgomery and Bucks counties recovering from mental illness or addiction. “Some people use it as art therapy, and some people use it as a life calling,” Lisa …
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Art show in Germantown designed to inspire the homeless

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Even though the setbacks which Dennis Jones has faced in his life include drug addiction and loss of a child, home, dog and multiple jobs, he couldn't be more optimistic. He went from living in his car to being recognized at his very own art show …
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