TATI x OATA Art Hive #2. 2025.
Art Therapists Connecting and Creating in Community.
In July TATI and OATA community members gathered together for the second hybrid art hive at the beautiful TATI location. Summer sunshine, a caring community, and thoughtful prompts guided and inspired this imaginative group. The photo collages below capture glimpses into the varied mixed media explorations of the recent hive theme.
OATA x TATI Collective Care and Facilitation.
For the summer hive Patricia, Kristina, Susan, Stefanie and I were joined by TATI student facilitators Bailey, Zack, Fern and Lucille to provide inspiration and prompts, prep assistance and to create the welcoming ‘pop-up’ art hive space.
TATI students Nicole and Monica provided online support, and Stefanie from OATA facilitated a breakout room to engage creators in the virtual space.
“So grateful for everyone who joined us and shared your gifts of creativity. Stay tuned for announcements about our next October in-person art hive and online arts-making group! Special thanks to TATI students Bailey, Fern, Zack, Lucille, Nicole and Monica for the engaging and welcoming facilitation of both the in-person and online spaces, and Sheridan summer intern Elisa for the dynamic poster design! Much appreciation for TATI instructor April and OATA Education Chair Susan for the enthusiastic support!”
Creative Prompts and Inspiration. Bailey. Fern. Zack.
During the art hive Bailey shared her poem “Questions for A Crab” for inspiration. Caring was woven into each verse in her ‘crab’ wonderings and gentle inquiries….
Zack posed the question to the community: "In what ways do you carry your idea of "home" with you everywhere you go?
Through a slide presentation he shared images based of one of the older symbols for Cancer, The Turtle, and also cancer's symbolic connections to home (a prompt that landed with many in their creative explorations)…
Fern shared her personal perspective and experience of being born in the Sign of Cancer, including her compatibility with other Signs ~ those that she is drawn to.
Wearing industrial overalls, that brandished an embroidered sign that said “crabby” we were particularly smitten with Fern’s learned warmth, and inclusive take on living into the sign of Cancer.
“Gracious thanks everyone, for generating such positive vibes and prompting our collective care in community! Just taking some time to savour reciprocal pleasures that were tangible and literally buzzing in-situ and online ~ all very much appreciated. OATA extends particular thanks to Patricia and Kristina for sharing TATI’s generosities with thoughtful care and ease throughout the process. HeARTy Cheers to strengthening connections, collaborations, collective care and co-learning in community.”
A few wee care package raffle prizes to finish off the day 😊 … Our prize winners: Theresa, Valentine and Liesa.
We are already excited for the next TATI x OATA Art Hive!
✿ ART HIVES. TATI x OATA 2025
Hybrid Art Hive at the Toronto Art Therapy Institute • 124 Merton Street, Unit 407, Toronto, ON., M4S 2Z2
1. Mending, Weaving, Repair • Friday March 7, 2025 • 3-6pm 〰 @taticommunity IG art hive post
2. Collective Care in the Sign of Cancer • Monday July 14, 2025 • 5-8pm 〰 @taticommunity IG art hive post
✿ ART HIVES.
Website: www.arthives.org Downloadable Guide: art hives how-to guide 1
Follow on Facebook: Art Hives / Les Ruches d’Art
Monthly Art Hive Community of Practice • online the last Thursday of Every Month - Next Gathering March 27th at 3pm.
✿ OATA.
Website: www.oata.ca
Follow on Instagram: @ontarioarttherapyassociation
OATA Moments. Art Hive. 2023 〰 Revisiting an Evening of Making and Mingling and some OATA-TATI Moments
OATA Virtual Art Hive 2022. 〰 Art Therapists Connecting & Creating in Community
✿ TATI.
Website: www.tati.on.ca
Follow on Instagram: @tati.community 〰 Community of students, grads & friends, sharing info, news & love for art therapy & healing arts.
TATI Community IG Art Hive Post Here
✿ ART HIVE POP UP. Cynthia.
Follow on Instagram: @ArtHivePopUp
My Journey to Art Hives. Cynthia. Cynthia’s inspiring journey from student through trainings in the Art Hive model and the Open Studio process, to facilitating regular and welcoming Art Hive offerings in Ontario.
2025 • Evergreen Brickworks and Art Hive Popup is running every Sunday in April 10am-3pm 〰 IG Reel: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIPX6veyOkb/
✿ SHERIDAN ART HIVE.
Follow on Instagram: @sheridanarthive
2025 • The Sheridan Art Hive is running weekly at the Sheridan Trafalgar Campus! Current Art Hive facilitator: Kirsten Abrahamson
Founded by Susan Beniston 〰 Sheridan College Art Hive Initiative + CollectiveEYEdentity: Connecting Community Curation
art hive stories on the connections blog
✿ Creative Science Shop. The Art Hive. 〰 art hive overview and news
✿ engAGE Living Lab Créatif. The Story. 〰 ENGAGE LIVING LAB 〰 sharing the evolution of this Concordia University project & art hives
✿ Inspiration|Exhalation: Breath-Taking-Time and The Space Within Us 〰 SUSAN BENISTON 〰 sharing community project and art hive roots
✿ My Journey to Art Hives. 〰 CYNTHIA MORIN 〰 art hive journey
✿ OATA Moments. Art Hive. 2023 〰 OATA 〰 Revisiting an Evening of Making and Mingling and some OATA-TATI Moments at the 2023 conference kickoff art hive
✿ OATA Virtual Art Hive 2022. 〰 OATA NEWS: Art Hive Introduction and Art 2022
✿ TATI x OATA Art Hive. 2025 Mending, Weaving and Repair ✿tati-oata Collaborative ART HIVE
Note: Photos shared with consent by the the TATI-OATA art hive participants.
