What it is:
The Expressive Arts are an experiential, multi-modal (interdisciplinary) process, using the Arts as tools, to encourage and enhance access to your inner wisdom and creativity. This process has the capacity to increase individual and community potential for insight, growth, self-awareness, discovery, acceptance, empowerment, creative expression, peace, wellness, and healing.
How it works:
The Expressive Arts experience works by combining a variety of the Arts in a sequential arrangement. For example, an experience might include first doing self directed movement, followed by visual art, and then ending with writing. (Click here for a personal experience example.)
Warrior Spirit
Other Arts besides movement, visual art, and writing, could include: music, sounding, and theater. Visualization, meditation, and dialogue could also be a part of the Expressive Arts experience. Using this multi-modal process encourages a deeper knowing, awareness, and acceptance of self, others, and society. Participants come away with insights, renewed inner strength, and a sense of unlimited creative possibilities and potential. Experience the Expressive Arts process first hand by taking part in a workshop!
Facilitator:
Bonnie Slayton is the facilitator and creator of the Artsong Expressive Art Workshops. The facilitator in the Expressive Arts experience is a guide, offering the process, and suggesting the sequence of the different Art tools. Bonnie is available to offer the Expressive Arts Experience to all groups and also private individual sessions. Each workshop is designed to meet the needs of the participants.
