The author started an artistic gratitude practice in March before the pandemic shut everything down. Every day the author writes something to be grateful for, and randomly selects two art supplies from a mason jar. Then, a postcard-sized artwork is made using those supplies and a gratitude journal as a prompt. While this practice has been deeply…

Visual art is an enriching part of educational curriculum and an individual's development (Malley & Silverstein, 2014), but public school curriculum is increasingly focusing on standardization, core subject curriculum, testing, and accountability measures leaving creative fields behind as merely an additive part of education or a resource…

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, art therapy education was rarely taught online. This study employed a qualitative narrative research design. Its purpose was to understand the experiences of art therapy educators as they transitioned to remote and online teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic and to uncover the creative strategies they developed or…

This pilot study examined parental responses to artistic processes and products in the framework of art-based parental training (ABPT), which was offered concurrent to child art therapy. Thirty-four parents and their children completed scales before and after the 10 month program. Results showed several positive correlations between changes in…

The COVID-19 pandemic is a global, collective, traumatic experience. Trauma-aware museum educators can play a therapeutic role in helping visitors reengage with life as the world reopens. This article explores the dynamics of what a trauma-aware approach to engaging with art may be, specifically detailing methods that can create new cognitive,…

High school students need Social Emotional learning integrated into classrooms, but what that looks like is not well defined for art educators. When one tries to look, most research points to art therapy strategies which leave art educators feeling ill-equipped to implement in their classrooms. This study explored the implementation of visual…

Visual arts are activities that contribute to educating learners with and without special needs. These activities provide an opportunity for learners with special needs (LSN) to freely express their feelings, conflicts, psychological problems, and their artistic creativity. Visual arts are considered as a source of satisfaction, development of the…