GW Graduate Art Therapy Program

GW Graduate Art Therapy Program Graduate Art Therapy Program at The George Washington University

Since the dawn of human consciousness, people have created art to communicate personal and universal concepts. Art therapy as a profession combines art making with psychological concepts in order to access an individual or group's internal resources that can then aid in healing the mind and body, and even the community. The graduate program in art therapy, established at The George Washington Univ

ersity in 1971, was one of the first to be developed in the United States and to receive approval from the American Art Therapy Association. Our philosophy has been influenced by the teachings of the founders of art therapy who have been associated with the development of our program—Edith Kramer, Hanna Yaxa Kwiatkowska, Bernard Levy and Elinor Ulman. We believe the art therapist's unique competence lies in the capacity to use art therapeutically, to offer people the experience of making art and the opportunity to gain the insights that may come through this kind of endeavor. While the art therapist works in varied settings and serves a myriad of populations, we believe that art therapy must maintain a firm base in the visual arts. The expressive use of drawing, painting and sculpture is the heart of the Art Therapy program at GW.

Check out our new article on research based at the Clinic that explores what psychological flexibility looks like in a...
12/21/2024

Check out our new article on research based at the Clinic that explores what psychological flexibility looks like in art therapy with implications on how to foster it with clients:
*free download (until 8 Feb 2025): https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1kIffivMuKzSB
*permanent link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aip.2024.102244
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There is, of course, a bittersweetness to this publication as Tally died during the final writing. Tally’s family was supportive of this article and glad to see a final contribution from her impressive career. This may be her last piece of scholarship, but her practical work will continue with the recently launched Tally Tripp Memorial Fund with Common Threads Project. Please honor her by making a donation to:
https://commonthreadsproject.org/donate
*select “in memory of” and type in “Tally Tripp Memorial Fund” (if the option does not appear)

Congratulations to GW Art Therapy AATA Conference Award Winners!!!President’s Award: Jordan PotashCay Drachnik Minoritie...
10/09/2024

Congratulations to GW Art Therapy AATA Conference Award Winners!!!

President’s Award: Jordan Potash
Cay Drachnik Minorities Fund: Sahara Sampson
Pearlie Roberson Award: Youn Ji Lee

GW Art Therapy alumni party in Pittsburgh at the Wyndham downtown hotel room 2340!
10/07/2024

GW Art Therapy alumni party in Pittsburgh at the Wyndham downtown hotel room 2340!

Save the date, GW Alumni receptionTuesday, October 8, 2024 5-7 pmWyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown Hotel
09/18/2024

Save the date, GW Alumni reception
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
5-7 pm
Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown Hotel

A new cohort means the installation of the incoming student art exhibit! We’re still under construction but wait for t...
08/21/2024

A new cohort means the installation of the incoming student art exhibit! We’re still under construction but wait for the full exhibit when first year student classes start next week
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Celebrating!!!
05/17/2024

Celebrating!!!

GW Awardees
05/17/2024

GW Awardees

Graduation Starting!
05/17/2024

Graduation Starting!

ARTH 6235 Social and Cultural Diversity Class field trip to the (Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian...
04/21/2024

ARTH 6235 Social and Cultural Diversity Class field trip to the (Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian) special exhibition - Robert Houle: . As part of developing cultural humility, students appreciated how the artist developed his own form of “transcultural art” to synthesize Indigenous and Euro-American art making for expressing cultural pride and healing from racial trauma.
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https://americanindian.si.edu/explore/exhibitions/item?id=991

Congratulations to the students on presenting their research at the Research Showcase
04/16/2024

Congratulations to the students on presenting their research at the Research Showcase

Tally Tripp’s Memorial In-person and OnlineIn-Person WHEN: Saturday, April 13, 2024TIME: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PMWHERE: Trinit...
04/13/2024

Tally Tripp’s Memorial
In-person and Online

In-Person
WHEN: Saturday, April 13, 2024
TIME: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
WHERE: Trinity United Methodist Church
2911 Cameron Mills Road, Alexandria, VA 22302

Online
For those unable to attend in person, you can watch the service via YouTube at this link:
https://www.youtube.com//streams

The livestream should appear on that webpage a few minutes before the service begins, though you may need to click “Watch Live” if it doesn’t start automatically. This link is also where the service will be archived and available to watch at a later time.

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Since the dawn of human consciousness, people have created art to communicate personal and universal concepts. Art therapy as a profession combines art making with psychological concepts in order to access an individual or group's internal resources that can then aid in healing the mind and body, and even the community. The graduate program in art therapy, established at The George Washington University in 1971, was one of the first to be developed in the United States and to receive approval from the American Art Therapy Association. Our philosophy has been influenced by the teachings of the founders of art therapy who have been associated with the development of our program—Edith Kramer, Hanna Yaxa Kwiatkowska, Bernard Levy and Elinor Ulman. We believe the art therapist's unique competence lies in the capacity to use art therapeutically, to offer people the experience of making art and the opportunity to gain the insights that may come through this kind of endeavor. While the art therapist works in varied settings and serves a myriad of populations, we believe that art therapy must maintain a firm base in the visual arts. The expressive use of drawing, painting and sculpture is the heart of the Art Therapy program at GW.