SVA Art Therapy Conference

[Guest guest]

*The MPS Art Therapy Department at the School of Visual Arts, *

*in conjunction with the Visual Arts Foundation, *

*announces our 24th Annual Art Therapy Conference:*

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*Mindfulness in Art Therapy*

*Friday, October 17, 2008*

*9:30AM–4PM*

Museum of Jewish Heritage

36 Battery Place

New York, NY 10280

*Keynote Speaker:*

Ellen Langer, PhD

*Special Guest Speakers:*

, PhD

Isis, PhD, LMHC, ATR-BC

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*REGISTRATION INFORMATION*

*Conference Fees:*

General public: $75

Non-SVA students: $50

SVA On-Site Supervisors: FREE

SVA students, alumni, and staff: FREE

Please make checks/money orders payable to the Ray Levine Scholarship

Fund and mail them to the Art Therapy Department, School of Visual Arts,

209 East 23 Street, NYC, 10010.

5.5 CEC’s available for ATR-BC’s.

Attendees may pre-register and pay at the door the day of the event by

RSVP-ing to or arttherapy@... .

For more information, or to RSVP, please contact or

arttherapy@... .

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*PROGRAM INFORMATION*

*Mindfulness in Art Therapy/ /*

/Complete, creative engagement in all that we do is the natural response

to our world; it need not be extraordinary at all./

--Ellen Langer, PhD

The experience of being in the present, with a sharpened and heightened

clarity, can be an effortless, simple process. It does require, however,

that we give up the fixed way in which we have learned to look at our

world. By paying attention to the here and now, to observing one’s

thoughts without being critical or judgmental is what many call

mindfulness. By not limiting our options and having different

perspectives we are engaged in mindfulness. To understand that other

people may not be so different allows us to empathize and enlarges our

range of responses, making us less likely to feel locked into a

polarized struggle. In addition, when we apply this to our own behavior,

change becomes more possible. This ability to transcend context is the

essence of mindfulness and central to the creative process.

In our commitment to make the benefits and power of art therapy known to

as broad a range of the population as possible, the MPS Art Therapy

Department at the School of Visual Arts is proud to have as our keynote

speaker best-selling author Ellen Langer, who will be speaking about the

of mindfulness. In addition to Dr. Langer, the conference will feature

two special guest speakers, Dr. and Dr. Isis. It

will be a dynamic day with three strong speakers exploring art therapy’s

role in understanding the concept of mindfulness and how it pertains to

one’s own work and everyday life.

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*KEYNOTE SPEAKER*

*Ellen Langer, PhD,* is a professor of psychology at Harvard University.

She is a recipient of The Guggenheim Fellowship, the Award for

Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest from

the American Psychological Association, the Award for Distinguished

Contributions of Basic Science to the Application of Psychology and the

Distinguished Research Achievement Award, American Psychological

Association, Division of Adult Development and Aging. Dr. Langer has

written several best selling books:/ Mindfulness/, which has sold more

than 150,000 copies in thirteen languages, /The Power of Mindful

Learning/, and /On Becoming an Artist: Reinventing Yourself through

Mindful Creativity/, and/ /has brought mindfulness into the mainstream

of medicine and society.

*SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER*

* , PhD***

/Sound, Silence, Movement, Ink: Meditations into Mindfulness ///

This presentation will offer four pathways into the experience of

mindfulness; the breath, the Asian gong, the Blackfoot Indian Dance of

the Four Directions, the blank page. Dr. will lead participants

into experiences and discussions of each of these modalities.

* , PhD*, storyteller/musician/poet/actor/ music therapist,

was nominated for a 2006 Drama Desk Award for Unique Theatrical

Experience for his production of The Frog Bride on Broadway. He has

created numerous productions including the critically acclaimed shows

Sofrito! and Mytholo Jazz, both of which enjoyed sold-out runs. In 1998

he was honored with the Helen Performing Artist of the Year Award.

His poetry was featured at Lincoln Center’s Out-of-Doors Festival, Bill

Moyers’ documentary /Fooling with Words/ on PBS, as well as NPR’s /All

Things Considered/. Dr. received his doctorate in Music Therapy

from New York University School of Education. He has taught at NYU for

10 years and conducted numerous seminars, workshops and lectures at

colleges and universities.

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_*SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER*

* Isis, PhD, LMHC, ATR-BC***

/Art Therapy and Lovingkindness Practice/

In order to cultivate the practice of lovingkindness toward self and

others, participants will create imagery in response to poetry, breath

and body scan meditations. Processing of the artwork and implications

for clinical use will be addressed.**

* Isis, PhD, LMHC, ATR-BC*, holds a doctorate in the expressive

therapies with an emphasis on art therapy. Additionally, Dr. Isis is a

licensed mental health counselor in Florida and a board certified

registered art therapist. She has practiced art psychotherapy since 1980

and currently provides full time services in the public school system

while maintaining a private practice. She also teaches mindfulness-based

stress reduction classes for a large urban hospital and has integrated

several art therapy tools within the curriculum. Dr. Isis is a

nationally and internationally known speaker in art/expressive therapies

and mindfulness.

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