Here are this year’s picks for thoughtful, creative gifts that spark the imagination and add some joy to the season! Creative Sunshine Art SetThis sweet little color pencil set comes in a cotton roll case with a button closure. So cute! Plus, it’s from the Unicef Market, so it’s also a donation to a good […]
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Expressive Arts Training: Embrace Personal & Professional Growth
“Now I see creative arts and the healing process as inextricably linked. I see them as symbiotically connected and truly strengthened by one another.” This quote from therapist, Chris Porter, a former graduate of Northwest Creative and Expressive Art’s own Professional Training Program, illustrates the primary purpose of the Professional Certificate Clinical Path Program: highlighting […]
“Expressive arts help students to learn and think critically and creatively.” This quote by Martha McCaughey, a Registered Expressive Arts Consultant and Educator (REACE), illustrates the vast possibilities expressive arts tools can provide to individuals of all backgrounds. Not only does Northwest Creative and Expressive Arts Institute offer a Clinical Path Training Program for […]
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Celebrating Creative Arts Therapy
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“Art can permeate the very deepest part of us, where no words exist.” This quote by Eileen Miller illustrates the power of expressive arts to discover latent parts of ourselves and the world around us. When words are not accessible, the creative arts allow us to speak in new ways. In order to […]
Growth and Gratitude As the Executive Director of Northwest Creative & Expressive Arts Institute, one of the things that I am most grateful for is the opportunity to work with an organization that promotes the arts as a fundamental part of life. Art is truly for everyone. This is a core value held by NWCEAI […]