We are working with a raft of partner organisations locally to deliver art therapy as part of the action towards inclusion initiative. Funded by the Big Lottery and the European Social Fund action towards inclusion  is a project promoting social inclusion and engagement in the York North Yorks. and East Riding areas. Over 18, not in work and living in the area? Contact us for further information on this 3 year fully funded project offering multiple interventions tailored to your specific needs with your own assigned keyworker. 

Please contact us regarding referring/joining our newly funded Women’s Art Therapy group. Funded by the European Social Fund, it is designed for women who have suffered the effects of trauma in their lives and are currently not in work.  We meet every Friday afternoon 1-3.30 and are a friendly cheerful supportive group. Do get in touch for any further information as usual, by phone or our website contact page. 

Our NYCC Innovation Fund project – ArttalkingPlus is proving a great success. The combination of  an initial block of 1-1 art therapy leading into a discreet, art therapy closed group is working well particularly with  those who experience social anxiety and dread group-work. Thank you NYCC for funding this work and to those who have referred into the programme. Spaces are still available!! Contact us phone 07888998962 – or through our website. 

A big thank you to the members of Ebenezer Baptist Church here in Scarborough for granting us a small but very important amount. This will help us offer much needed support to children of our newest community, alongside the work of the refugee council.

What a lovely suprise. Hackness ladies Choir have sent us a donation of £200. We have decided to use this as the seed funding for a special project we have in mind for a new sector locally… more on this as it develops.  Meanwhile a big thank you to the  fabulous members and committee of Hackness ladies Choir.

Thanks Dave Barry, Scarborough Review for a great article….

On February 18th.  ATY will again be a part of the Coastival Arts celebration in Scarborough.  Come and join us for the day – The Filling Station Cafe is open and The Street itself will become part of the artwork. A chance to participate and to find out a bit more about Art Therapy in Scarborough.

Art Therapy Yorkshire in Scarborough Hospital

The Arts in York Hospital are delighted to display this collection of artworks by individuals engaging with Art Therapy Yorkshire sessions.

The artworks in this exhibition have been created by individuals engaging with the programs or services of Art Therapy Yorkshire, or those who are currently a member of one of their art therapy groups.

Art Therapy Yorkshire is a registered charity aiming to provide art psychotherapy for all age groups both from their studio base in Scarborough and through mobile services across Yorkshire.

Art psychotherapy is a psychological therapy which uses all types of art materials to help express thoughts and feelings.  Clients do not need to have any previous art experience or talent as an artist; the therapy is about communicating thoughts and emotions through different images and objects, with little focus on the final outcome.

This long-term exhibition can be found on Scarborough Hospital’s south link corridor.