Join us for the first Endicott College Expressive Therapies Symposium!
October 25, 2019, 9:00am – 3:30pm
This full day event will focus on the theme of Expressive Therapies and Traditional Chinese Medicine, Arts, and Culture. Participants will engage in hands on workshops and lectures with experts in the fields of Chinese Medicine and Creative Arts Therapies. The day will include a keynote lecture, gallery talk, open arts activities, breakout workshops, and lunch. The IEATA regional meeting will take place after the conclusion of the symposium.
Schedule:
8:30-9:00am
Registration
9:00 – 9:15 am
Opening Remarks
9:15-10:15 am
Keynote Presentation
Dr. Shaun McNiff, University Professor
“East West Convergence on How Art Heals: China’s Many Contributions”
10:30-11:45am
Breakout Sessions
Ms Chunhong Wang
“Yin and Yang Energy: The Color and Shape of Working with Diagnosis”
Dr. Mitchell Kossak, PhD, REAT, LMHC
“Five Elements and Expressive Arts: An Ayurveda Perspective”
Dr. Jane Ferris Richardson, EdD, ATR-BC and Gabriel Richardson
“Art as a Heart Print: Chinese Painting Traditions and Contemporary Monotype for Art Therapy Practices”
11:45-1:00 pm
Open Studio Art Activities
Lunch
1:00-1:45
Gallery Talk
Ms. Chunhong Wang
“Ink Painting as the Topographic Map of the Mind”
2:00-3:15pm
Shifu Zhouu Xuan Yun
Daoism and Traditional Chinese Medicine
3:20-3:30pm
Closing Ceremony
Questions?
Symposium Coordinator
Krystal Demaine, PhD, REAT, MT-BC
kdemaine@endicott.edu | 978.232.2421
Register for the Keynote for Free
Register for the Full Day Event
www.eventbrite.com/e/endicott-college-expressive-therapies-symposium-tickets-59233407717
This program is made possible in part by the following sponsors: The Van Otterloo Family Foundation, Endicott College, and the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association
