Resources and Sharing.
Activities & Creative Prompts • Makers & Creators
Art Therapy • Art Hives • Mindfulness & Self-Care
Galleries & Happenings • CommunityResources
& Other Cool Things
This is an evolving resource page where I share links to art and art therapy related resources with a goal to provide an online space to share ideas, links and to creatively connect us in various ways.
✿ connect with creative stories • share your story • contribute to a story • explore your creativity
Activities & Creative Prompts.
The Information and links provided in the resource section are for providing ideas around creative exploration, reflection, general learning, community connection and self care. Please reach out through the contact page if you have any related additions, ideas or suggestions for the resource list.
art images & inspiration…
I have created a quick reference inspiration page for art making here ( for yourself and/or with clients)
Free stock photos and images for art making, journalling and inspiration • Unsplash 〰 Pexels 〰 Pixabay
Art, creativity, design, stories and visual culture • This is Colossal 〰 My Modern Met 〰 Digital Agnes
creative prompts & art activities…
PHOTO-prompts for you to engage with • ‘I Am Here’ 〰 ’I Am Here With You’ 〰 Elevating the Ordinary 〰 Sunlight, Silhouettes and Shadows
DRAWING-prompts to explore lines • ‘3-Line Doodle’ 〰 Stained Glass Doodle 〰 Lines & Flowers
JOURNALLING prompts and resources •The Bliss Bean 〰 Everything Art
WORD prompts and templates • ’Meaningful Words’ 〰 ’Inspiring Quotes’ 〰 ’Words that Guide’
Printable COLOURING pages and links to other colouring page templates here.
✿ Link to more creative prompts and inspiration here
Makers & Creators.
Artists who have shared stories in my blog are listed below if you would like to connect with them further around their creative endeavours. They are artists … creators … makers … storytellers… performers …. facilitators… therapists … educators …. sharing their varying approaches, techniques, reflections and creations.
Stories. Storytellers. Makers and Creators. Contributors.
Kellie Anderson + Maggie Kat Anderson + Susan Beniston + Taylor Bourassa + Jacquie Compton + Peter Gamble + Lisa Gignac + Fryre Jean Graveline + Luke Gustafson + Michelle Factor + Andrea-Fray Bowen + Jill Hewlett + Heather Johnston + Brianna Kestle + Patricia Ki + Gillian King + Mason Laver + Shara McLaren + Jenny McSpadden + Cynthia Morin + Aldona Morrison + Saba Rizvi + Tania Santer + Meghan Scott + Hannah Sherebrin + Melanie Shulman + Dee Storey + Laurel Storey
✿ Link to more information about the above contributors here
Art Therapy.
Art Therapy happens within a supportive, therapeutic and relational framework facilitated by a trained and credentialed registered art therapist / registered psychotherapist.
general art therapy information…
What is Art Therapy? • FAQ Pages: CATA/ACAT • OATA
Printable Art Therapy Brochures • CATA/ACAT
Art Therapy & Creative Healing • Connections Blog Post
Defining Connections • Connections Blog Post
Can Art Be Medicine? • ArtandHealing.org Video
Art Therapy and Childhood Trauma • AATA Video
✿ Link to more Art Therapy Resources for Art Therapists here
This Connections blog post includes Association Info. and News + Governance + Professional Development and Training + Reflections and Stories.
Art Hives. Community Art
Art Hive Headquarters • Dr. Janis Timm-Bottos • Concordia University
The Art Hive Network • ‘building communities by making art’ • Rachel Chainey, National Network Coordinator
Art Hive How-To Guide • pdf manual for downloading
Online Art Hive How-To Guide • pdf manual to download
a few ontario art hives…
Art Hive Pop • Cynthia Ravindran • Toronto • Founder of the TATI Art Hive (Major Project)
Art Hive at Agnes • Queen’s University • Kingston
Sheridan Art Hive Initiative • Susan Beniston, Founder
TATI Online Art Hive • Toronto Art Therapy Institute
The Livingroom Community Art Studio • Mary Krohnert • Oshawa
✿ Art Hive posts here and link to art therapy resources with community projects here
Mindfulness & Self-Care.
Mindfulness and self-care practices are often interwoven, as they nurture the self and bring us into the present moment. Through the development of mindfully-informed habits and rituals we can bring meaning and self-care into our daily lives. The list below provides links to personal self-care and mindfulness-based activities for individual exploration and creative expression, in addition to training opportunities that provide a deeper dive into the history, benefits and tools to incorporate into our life and work practices.
practice, experiential art and self-care…
Mindfulness Hamilton • integrating mindfulness into the fabric of the Hamiton community
Art for Peace Group • Virtual Community Art Making with Barbara Fish
Hope Series • UCLA Arts & Healing arts & resilience webinars
Flow & Restore Yoga • Karina Creating
resources…
Mindfulness through Art-Making: Intentional Time-In • Ruby Garyfalakis
Self-Care Prompts • using art therapy for self care
Self-Care Wheel • Olga Phoenix
Self-Care Toolkit • Shawn Goldberg • for those in the care-field
practice and training…
Jill Hewlett • Brain Gym and educational kinesiology
Mindfulness End of Life Care (MEOL)
Galleries & Happenings.
Sharing links for annual art events. galleries. virtual art viewing. Some links are for art viewing in gallery settings and others are for engaging creative experiences that can be enjoyed from the comfort of your own home.
Art Credit: In Between Presence and Absence, installation, Sun Young Kang, World of Threads Festival 2018
some local art galleries…
Art Gallery of Hamilton • engaging downtown art museum
Art Gallery of Ontario • celebrating local and international artists
Centre3 • a hamilton gallery focusing on artistic and social practice
McMichael Art Gallery • showcasing Canadian art in the most beautiful setting
Grimbsy Public Art Gallery • Hope Squared • Virtual Art Exhibition to May 31 2021
art organizations…
Akimbo • Canada’s Online Source for Visual Art Information • Exhibitions, Events, Festivals
Bespoke Collective • creative consultancy that redefines how culture and civic life brings people together
Hamiton Arts Council • fostering sustainable careers for local artists
Ontario Arts Council • supporting Ontario’s artists & art organizations
some local annual art events…
Artsfest • A Celebration of the Arts in all Its Forms • Hamilton
Craftadian • Seasonal Artisan Show
Handmade Hamilton • Annual Holiday Artisan Show (Facebook)
MayWorks Festival • Festival of Working People and The Arts
Supercrawl • Art and Music Festival • Hamilton
World of Threads Festival • International Showcase • Contemporary Fibre Art • Burlington
pandemic art in the virtual space…
HOPE Squared - Multiplying Hope through Art • Art Video (Youtube) • Grimbsy Art Gallery • 2021
Hope International Online Art Exhibition • Art Video (Youtube) • Karkhana Art Space • Part 5 2021
the virtual gallery…stories and visual culture
AGH at Home • Art Gallery of Hamilton programs and art-inspired content
Digital Agnes • Queen’s University digital platform for virtual exhibitions, digital publications and interactive online experiences
McMichael Virtual Tours • ‘Curatorial Talks & Virtual Studio Visits’
This is Colossal •
The ROM • with 86,083 objects online
Hammond Museum • virtual exhibition videos (facebook)
virtual art events…
Community Resources
Mental Health Commission of Canada • Caregiver Resources
More Coming Soon…
Dementiability • Free Downloadable Resources
And Other Cool Things.
some local hamilton & nearby hand-crafted gift ideas…
Studio 205 • Gallery-Shop Showcasing Local Artisans
Stÿll • Outdoor Metal Sculpture in a Country Setting
Textures CraftWorks • Artist Run Gallery-Shop filled with Creative Gift Ideas