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Home > Conference 2009 Conference8th International Conference August 12-15, 2009 Hosted by Lesley University Download Conference brochure>
We also will address the interdisciplinary use of the arts in therapy, and the interface between expressive arts therapy and social transformation. We’ll examine the role of the arts for social change within individual relationships, families and communities, and as a bridge among diverse communities. Location Cambridge’s vibrant Harvard Square area will provide the backdrop for the 2009 conference, which will be hosted by the Expressive Therapy program at Lesley University, and which will take place at Lesley University’s modern urban campus and at the historic First Church Parish, located in Harvard Square. Lodging will be available at Lesley University and the historic Sheraton Commander hotel. The conference will feature programming in several venues designed to connect participants to the vibrant Cambridge community, the larger community of expressive arts modalities, a rich academic community, and the global community. Cambridge, MA, just across the Charles River from Boston, is home to Lesley University where pioneers of the Expressive Arts founded an Institute for Arts and Human Development in the mid-1970s. Cambridge is renowned for its prestigious schools, rich cultural resources, diverse population, and an extraordinary array of social gathering places - from restaurants to clubs to parks. Program We are honored to present keynote speakers Robert Macy, PhD, and Dicki Johnson Macy, ADTR, MEd, LMHC, pioneers in the field of traumatic incident stress interventions and violence prevention initiatives using the expressive arts. Robert and Dicki also serve as the executive director and creative director, respectively, of the Boston Center for Trauma Psychology. Other presenters include Natalie Rogers, Kyoko Ono, Shaun McNiff, Nina (Anin) Utigaard, Vivien Marcow-Speiser and Phillip Speiser, RAW Art Works, Kate Powers, Keren Schechter and Yousef Al-Aljarma, Sally Atkins and the Appalachian Expressive Arts Collective, Stephen and Ellen Levine, and Graciela Bottini. If you would like to lead one of the 40 concurrent presentations and workshops, please review our proposal submission guidelines. Special events include the Lesley University Centennial Celebration featuring a performance by Stan Strickland and Express Yourself, and a festive banquet at the Sheraton Commander Hotel. Pre-conference social action event Check back soon to learn more about the expressive arts social action project that we are sponsoring on Monday and Tuesday, August 10-11, 2009. Pre- and post-conference workshops Pre-conference offerings will span the social, community service and academic arenas, and a post-conference slate of workshops will be featured. We are gathering pre- and post-conference presenters to offer full- and half-day workshops. More details will be available in late 2008. Registration Mark your calendar now and check back to register online in fall 2008.
2007 Conference Highlights Expressive Arts and the Earth: Offered in conjunction with North Carolina Arts for Health The 2007 conference program included more than 40 presentations, workshops and performances. Keynote Panel Paolo Knill, provost and founder of the European Graduate School, professor emeritus, Lesley University, co-author of Minstrels of Soul and Principles and Practice of Expressive Arts Therapy Shaun McNiff, professor, Lesley University, author of Art Heals: How Creativity Cures the Soul, Arts-Based Research, and Art as Medicine: Creating a Therapy of the Imagination Natalie Rogers, distinguished consulting faculty, Saybrook Graduate School, founder of the Person-Centered Expressive Therapy Institute, author of The Creative Connection and Emerging Woman Karen Estrella, IEATA Board, Lesley University, panel chair Plenary Speakers Jack Weller, Rudolph Schaeffer Professor of Arts and Creativity and founding director of the Expressive Arts Therapy Program, California Institute of Integral Studies Stephen Levine, co-director of ISIS Canada, dean of the Doctoral Program of the European Graduate School, author of Poiesis, co-author of Principles and Practice of Expressive Arts Therapy Sam Gladding, chair of the Counseling Department, Wake Forest University, immediate past president of the American Counseling Association, author of Counseling as an Art Gene Cohen, director of the Center on Aging, Health and Humanities at George Washington University, author of The Creative Age and The Mature Mind Paulus Berensohn, deep ecologist, artist and teacher, Penland School of Crafts, author of Finding One’s Way with Clay The Appalachian Expressive Arts Collective, faculty of Appalachian State University, authors of Expressive Arts Therapy Creative Process in Art and Life Special Events and Entertainment
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