Sue was delighted to lead a ‘ice breaking’ Art Therapy group workshop last weekend at the leadership residential event hosted by RedKite Innovations, as part of the GameChanger programme. This was well received with all the participants entering into the spirit, and discovering something unique about their own personal styles and aspirations.
Congratulations to Laura Young from Yorkshire Coast Homes. Laura won our prize draw at our open event and has received her copy of Matisse cut-outs.
The event was well attended, we enjoyed a beautiful spread from Becci at the Filling Station, and were pleased to be able to show our studio to our guests.
Thanks to our Trustees and Therapists for their support, and thanks to our guests for their interest.
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Through our Awards for All grant from The Big Lottery, we are able to announce our third fully funded group.
We are now inviting members of the local Polish community, to join us for a summer holidays art club here at The Street. This will be held on Tuesday afternoons and some Saturdays, 10 sessions in all. 12.30 to 3. We are recruiting now so do contact us. Children must be accompanied by an adult … adults accompanied by children!
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Sue and Peter want to invite anyone interested in Art Therapy, particularly anyone who may wonder if we may be able to be of benefit to their work or personal life, to come to meet them on 18th June, between 10 and 3.30. Our therapists and trustees will be available to talk to you over a cup of tea or coffee.
We have asked The Filling Station, a new cafe at The Street, to provide the catering and we do want a good turn out. At the very least get a cup of coffee at the most come away with a new solution to tricky problem. Invite a friend!
The second of our groups funded through the Big Lottery – Awards for All grant, will be starting this Tuesday 9th June.
Sue and Angela are looking forward to starting the group and meeting all the group members together for the first time.
Our Art Therapy group especially designed for adults with learning Disability supported in the community starts Tuesday, 19 May. This will follow much the same format as the previous group, also funded by Awards for All, which ran 2013/14. Last year the work themed around idea of home, we shall see where the work takes us this year.
We have exciting news! Localgiving has just launched another North Yorkshire Match Fund and we’re is taking part! The initiative doubles online donations made to us through our Localgiving page by up to £50. There’s £500 available for us to claim, but to benefit we need your help.
Donate £50 through our Localgiving page and claim Gift Aid now, and we’ll receive a huge £108.58!
You can check if you are eligible to claim Gift Aid here.
Your generous donation will enable us to offer vital art therapy interventions for vulnerable individuals at an affordable rate, possibly free of charge.
Donations are being matched by up to £50, but any amount will really make a huge difference to support the work we do. Please note that we will only receive match funding on the first donation per person through this campaign
The match fund ends either on the 28th May at 4pm OR when the £15,000 fund runs out. To help us claim our share of the fund, please consider making a donation through our Localgiving page before the campaign ends.
To donate, please go to: https://localgiving.com/charity/arttherapyyorkshire
Thank you so much for your continued support, we greatly appreciate it. Please feel free to get in touch if you’d like any more information about the services we provide or are interested in getting more involved – we’d love to hear from you!
Organisations based at the street were invited to join in the YCR slot ‘loving your work’ – enjoy this slightly embarrassing interview from Monday!
We are inviting referrals from women living with the affects of trauma, to contact us with a view to joining our new Women’s group starting soon, on the 9th June.
Places will be limited, there will be an assessment and you need to make a commitment to the group process.
This fortnightly, 15 session group has been fully funded by the Big Lottery, and forms one part of our ArtTalking programme.
Please see details below and contact me for further information.
We are thrilled to be offer a 2 hour Art Therapy Group specially designed for Adults with learning difficulties, who are supported in the community. Please contact us via the contact page or simply phone.
This will start on Tuesday the 19th May, at 12.45 although I am happy to meet with new members before hand, to answer any questions. Introductory day on the 12th!
