Creative Arts Therapy Department
SPRING
INSTITUTE
2015
Monday, May 18th – Wednesday, May 20th
Pratt Brooklyn Campus
The Spring Institute is a three-day introductory educational program exploring creative arts
therapy. Nine modules will be offered examining various aspects of creative arts therapy.
Participants may take any combination of these non-credit modules.
The information that follows offers detailed information and registration materials.
SPRING INSTITUTE
DAY ONE:
Module 1, Monday, 5/18, 9AM-11AM – North Hall Room 212
Improvisation – Joan Wittig
Improvisation has a profound power to stimulate expression, and provides the opportunity for a
deep exploration of self. This experiential workshop will explore the basic elements of movement
improvisation. Participants will examine how improvisation can facilitate an experience of feeling
spontaneous and alive.
Module 2, Monday, 5/18, 11:15AM-1:15PM – North Hall Room 213
Dreams, Myths, and Creative Arts Therapy – Melissa Klay
Dreams, myths, and the creative arts therapies have been in existence since the beginning of
man. Each form not only serves as a function but also as a creative outlet. In the Creative Arts
Therapy field, the nonverbal language of art, dance, drama, music, and poetry help the individual
bridge the unconscious to the conscious. The same is true for dreams and myths. In this
workshop, we will discover how dreams and myths are integrated into the creative arts therapies
in order to explore one’s psyche and to help tend to the soul.
Module 3, Monday, 5/18, 2:30PM-4:30PM – North Hall Room 213
Intro to Creative Arts Therapy – Laurel Thompson
The theory and practice of creative arts therapy will be explored through experiential exercises.
The use of kinesthetic experience, movement expression, and visual knowledge, as well as their
integration will be explored.
SPRING INSTITUTE
DAY TWO:
Module 4, Tuesday, 5/19, 9AM-11AM – North Hall Room 212
Creating Space: Yoga and Art Therapy – Sara Rothstein
In Creating Space you will be guided through the use of yoga to create space within yourself and
use art making as an external awareness of this process. Yoga breath work (pranayama) and
movement (asana) will help you create internal space and then we will explore, through the
experience of art making, how the use of this space may serve as a tool for life. You're welcome
to bring your own yoga mat. No previous art or yoga experience is necessary.
Module 5, Tuesday, 5/19, 11:15AM-1:15PM – North Hall Room 213
Sock Monkeys, Superheroes and Worry Dolls: Soft Sculpture Materials
in Art Therapy – Kim Bush
Doll making will be explored with a wide range of populations where creative arts therapy is used
to address issues of body integrity, embodiment of feelings, and reparation of self-image. The
process of sewing slows down the creation of the art object, allows time for connection to an inner
sense of nurturing, and offers a soothing, tactile experience to embody emotions. In this
workshop, participants will examine case vignettes of the use of dolls in therapy and explore ways
to create their own soft sculpture pieces.
Module 6, Tuesday, 5/19, 2:30PM-4:30PM – North Hall Room 210
Is This Cultural? Art Therapy and Cultural Identity – Maria Romani de
Goes
The art form presents the possibility of holding ambivalence in a safe manner. Such exploration is
one of the strength of art therapy. On the premise that one benefits from being in contact with self
in order to be authentically open to others, in this workshop participants will have the space to
explore their cultural identity through art-making and discussion. This experiential workshop will
give a taste of how the multilayered nature of art can assist people in being aware, to negotiate
and embrace cultural aspects of themselves. The art will work as a bridge to create contact with
others from different cultures, exploring one’s own uniqueness, sameness and universal qualities
of the human experience.
SPRING INSTITUTE
DAY THREE:
Module 7, Wednesday, 5/20, 9AM-11AM – North Hall Room 212
Authentic Movement: Choreographing the Inner Landscape – Julie
Miller
Creativity arises from the deepest, most authentic layers of the self. Through the medium of
Authentic Movement, this workshop will provide an opportunity to explore the authentic self as a
source of creativity in one’s work and life. By allowing the body to express itself without judgment
or expectation, we create the space for those parts of the self to be heard without the demands of
the everyday obligations that impinge on it
Module 8, Wednesday, 5/20, 11:15AM-1:15PM – North Hall Room 210
Art and our Environment – Dina Schapiro
Art, not only allows expression of your inner environment but it also reflects your relationship to the
external environment. This workshop will explore through the creation of a three dimensional art
piece, the complex inter-relationship of these two environments. Art is the bridge that connects
how we affect our environment and how it affects us.
Module 9, Wednesday, 5/20, 2:30PM-4:30PM – North Hall Room 213
Open Studio Art – Judy Luongo
Open Studio is about communing with our innermost creative voice in an atmosphere of safety.
We will experience being alone in the presence of others and share in the facilitation of energy,
which nurtures contact with one's personal truth.
SPRING INSTITUTE Registration Form
Name:_______________________________________________________________________
Address:___________________________________________________________________
Tel:_____________________________________email:____________________________
Please check if applicable:
___Pratt student
___Pratt faculty
I would like to register for (please check):
___Module 1
___Module 6
___Module 2
___Module 7
TOTAL FEES ENCLOSED
___Pratt on-site Supervisor
FEE: $50 per module
___Module 3
___Module 4
___Module 8
___Module 9
___Module 5
$___________
Please make checks payable to Pratt Institute.
Pre-registration fees must be paid in full by May 21, 2014. Fees are refundable, minus $25 handling fee,
until five working days prior to the event. Cancellations not received in writing five days prior to the
beginning of course/workshop are not refundable. Registration after this date (including on-site
registration) is available on a first come/first serve basis. Modules will be offered contingent upon
sufficient enrollment. For additional information, please contact Jean Simmons at 718-636-3428 or email
adt@pratt.edu.
Mail registration and payment to:
Pratt Institute: Jean Simmons,
Graduate Creative Arts Therapy Department
200 Willoughby Avenue – North Hall Room 238
Brooklyn, NY 11205-9975