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Art Therapy Lab is an international studio-lab exploring community-based practice at the intersection of art therapy and related fields.

04/26/2026

Community artwork from our recent workshop, created in collaboration with TEVEL (.earth):

The Earth That Lives in Me

In honor of Earth Month, this eco-art therapy experience invited us to explore the idea that we are not separate from nature, we are nature. Through reflection, art-making, and shared space, participants were encouraged to slow down and reconnect with the living world within and around them.

The workshop was guided by integrative eco-art therapists Mor Keshet () and Ariella Cook-Shonkoff () of TEVEL, and hosted by Julia Volonts (.volonts) of Art Therapy Lab. Together, we spent an hour creating, noticing, and holding space for what emerged.

We’re also aware that an hour felt far too short to hold everything this theme opens. We’ve already begun imagining our next collaboration, with more time and space for eco-based, climate-focused workshops that continue this exploration while connecting participants from around the world.

Thank you to everyone who joined with openness and curiosity, and for contributing to this collective piece.

15% of proceeds were donated to The Nature Conservancy. 🌱

04/22/2026

Last month, Art Therapy Lab invited creative arts therapists to share reflections from their work in community and collaborative spaces in honor of Creative Arts Therapies Week.

We received more submissions than we could share in one week, so we are continuing the series as:

Art, Care, and Community: Practitioner Stories

This title reflects the broader range of voices we also heard across the arts and health ecosystem, including artists, collaborators, researchers, and interdisciplinary practitioners. We hope this continuation highlights your perspectives while opening possibilities for how collaboration with creative arts therapists might take shape.

As we continue sharing submissions from Creative Arts Therapies Week alongside new voices, we are seeking reflections from those working where art, care, and community meet.

If you feel connected to this work, you’re invited to share your story.

Submit through the link in bio.

04/07/2026

Community art feature 🌱

Finally sharing collages created by Konstantina ( or ) during our Fall 2025 four-week The Art of Being Human group.

Each piece reflects an openness to create and a curiosity to explore the self through collage.

Thank you Konstantina! 🙏🏻
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The Art of Being Human starts this Thursday
a four-week virtual collage-as-therapy experience to connect in a small group, reflecting on creative burnout, uncertainty, expression, and the practice of simply being in the unknown. Each session supports self-expression, visual dialogue, and reflection

We offer this group once in the Fall and Spring. Six participants max.

04/02/2026

Social prescribing is a model of care where people are referred to non-clinical supports such as art, nature, and community as part of supporting wellbeing.

As these models expand, art is increasingly included in how care is offered across health and community contexts.

But what supports these experiences?

When art becomes part of care, the impact is not only shaped by the activity itself, but also by the environment and the way the space is held.

Art therapists working in community spaces bring intention to this facilitation, attending to emotional process, relational dynamics, and the ways people connect and make meaning through art-making.

This reflection is part of an ongoing curiosity at Art Therapy Lab around how art, care, and community intersect.

What has shaped your experience of creative spaces?

03/30/2026

Introducing our next “The Art of Being Human — a virtual collage [as therapy] experience”

This group is a supportive space to build connections with others and explore what it means to be human through collage. Within a small group, we reflect on creative burnout, uncertainty, expression, and the practice of simply being in the unknown.

Each session offers an art therapy prompt to support self-expression, visual dialogue, and reflection.

Past participants described it as a space to reconnect with their inner artist, feel supported without pressure, and access parts of themselves not always available in daily life.

No prior art experience needed. Just a willingness to show up as you are.

Meets biweekly for four sessions
April 9 – May 21, 2026
11:00 AM EST / 17:00 CET
$45 per session ($180 total)

Facilitated by Julia Volonts (.volonts), credentialed art therapist, educator, and founder of Art Therapy Lab ()

To join: hello@arttherapy-lab.com / link in bio — we have four spots left!

03/27/2026

A weekend reminder… make art with your emotions 🌱
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New “The Art of Being Human” collage-as-therapy group starting April 9

Official announcement coming soon. Limited space (4 spots). Link now in bio!

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Photo: Community collage mural created in 2023 as part of an Art Therapy Lab open studio event in Brooklyn. Participants moved in and out of the space throughout the day, adding to an evolving collective collage.

03/25/2026

A quick equation I’ve been thinking about lately:

community + the arts + creative arts therapy = collective healing

Creativity for community wellbeing requires everyone, we all fit into the equation somehow.

Where do you see yourself in this?
What would you add or shift?

Are you in the arts, art therapies, research, public health, education, community work, or somewhere in between?

03/24/2026

Our next Paris Collage Collective Virtual Studio is happening this Sunday, March 29th!

Join us for a shared virtual studio space centered on collage, reflection, and creative process. Centered on collage, reflection, and creative process, this session invites you to slow down, explore uncertainty, and engage with making in a supportive, community-based environment.

Each workshop is designed and facilitated in collaboration with graduate art therapists-in-training from the School of Visual Arts NYC Art Therapy Program ( ), led by Art Therapist and ATL Founder Julia Volonts, (.volonts) for the PCC () community.

Details:
Sunday, March 29 | 11:00 EST / 17:00 CET
Free to attend | Limited space
No prior art experience required!

Register via link in bio or email hellp@arttherapy-lab.com

03/20/2026

Transpersonal art therapist Valerie Ogorodnyk reflects on her work creating accessible, culturally familiar spaces for Ukrainian women in Melbourne, Australia.

Through her practice, Active Kreative, and the KOLO project, Valerie facilitates Creative Circle sessions and offers group spaces where women can express emotions, rebuild a sense of belonging, and find moments of stability while navigating life in a new country.

Learn more about Valerie and her work:
www.activekreative.com /

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This post is part of our creative arts therapist stories series for Creative Arts Therapies Week 2026. We’re sharing reflections from creative arts therapists working in community spaces around the world.

More to come!

03/17/2026

Final days to apply — Applications for the 2026 Art Therapy Lab International Residency close this Sunday, March 22.

Each year, we gather a small international cohort in Kuldīga, Latvia at Studija art space () for an curated program of place-based, community-centered work grounded in art therapy, contemporary art, and interdisciplinary exchange.

The 2026 theme, Roots as Foundations, invites reflection on land, memory, and the ecosystems that hold us.

We look forward to welcoming the next group.

Link in bio or learn more and apply:
www.arttherapy-lab.com/residency

03/16/2026

Creative Arts Therapies Week (March 15–21) celebrates the role of creative arts therapists in supporting mental health, creative expression, and community wellbeing.

Creative arts therapists include professionals trained in art therapy, music therapy, drama therapy, dance/movement therapy, poetry therapy, and psychodrama. Their work integrates the arts with psychological theory and therapeutic practice across a wide range of clinical, community, and interdisciplinary settings.

At Art Therapy Lab, we explore community-based practice at the intersection of art therapy, arts in health, and interdisciplinary collaboration. This week, we invited creative arts therapists working in community spaces to share reflections from their practice.

Throughout the week, we will be sharing a selection of these reflections sent to us from therapists around the world, highlighting the many ways art therapy supports connection, participation, and care in community contexts.

Thank you to everyone who contributed their stories!

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