Art Therapy Studio

Creating space for reflection, resilience, and joy. This Juneteenth, we honor the past, celebrate freedom, and recognize the healing power of art and community. 🖤❤️💚

✨ Save the Date ✨

heART of Gold is coming a little earlier this year!

For the past several years, we've gathered on the second Thursday of November to celebrate the healing power of art and support the Christine M. Treu Art Therapy Memorial Fund. In 2026, we're moving the celebration up by a few weeks, so be sure to mark your calendars now!

💛 heART of Gold 2026 💛
An Evening to Benefit the Christine M. Treu Art Therapy Memorial Fund

📅 Thursday, October 15, 2026
⏰ 6:00–9:00 PM
📍 Michael Angelo's Winery
Richfield, Ohio

Join us for an evening of community, inspiration, delicious food, exciting raffles, and stories that showcase the impact of art therapy in our community.

Proceeds support the Christine M. Treu Art Therapy Memorial Fund, helping make art therapy services accessible to those who need them most.

We look forward to celebrating with you this October!

🏥✨ Exciting things are happening at MetroHealth!

Recently, Cheryl and Matt attended orientation training for MetroHealth's new Outpatient Health Center, which is scheduled to open later this summer and will house Cancer Care services among many other programs.

During the visit, they were welcomed into the beautiful Dwight M. Allgood, Jr. Atrium—a meaningful moment for Art Therapy Studio. Dwight Allgood served on our Board of Directors for many years, and his dedication, leadership, and commitment to the community continue to make a lasting impact.

We are grateful for our ongoing partnership with MetroHealth and look forward to continuing to support patients and families through the healing power of art.

Congratulations to MetroHealth on this exciting new chapter!

⭐ Exciting News! ⭐

Art Therapy Studio is now monetized on Facebook through Stars!

If you enjoy our posts, programs, artist stories, and community updates, you can now support our mission directly by sending Stars on eligible content.

Every Star helps support our work to enhance quality of life through art therapy and creative expression. Your support helps us continue providing accessible programs, community partnerships, scholarships, and opportunities for healing through the arts.

When you see the ⭐ Stars option on our content, you can tap it to show your support and help us reach more people through the transformative power of art.

Thank you for being part of our creative community and for supporting the work we do every day. 💜🎨

Learn more about Stars: fb.com/stars

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Art therapists are naturally curious people, so when a giant bag of Swedish candy appeared in the office, there was only one thing to do: conduct a highly scientific taste test.

The results included:
🔍 Careful inspection of gummy skulls
😲 A few surprised reactions
😂 Lots of laughter
🍭 Several debates about favorite flavors

While we can't promise we've become Swedish candy experts, we can confirm that taking a few minutes to share a new experience with coworkers is a pretty great way to enjoy your midweek.

Sometimes wellness looks like meaningful conversations. Sometimes it looks like creative expression. And sometimes it looks like two coworkers trying mystery candy and laughing together.

We hope your Wednesday includes a little joy, curiosity, and maybe a sweet treat too!

🎨✨ Slow down, look closely, and respond creatively.

Join Art Therapy Studio and Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland moCa for In Response, a unique experience that combines mindful art observation with hands-on creative expression.

Participants will spend time in the galleries exploring contemporary artwork through guided discussion and reflection before creating their own artistic response in a welcoming, process-focused art activity. No artistic experience is necessary—just curiosity and a willingness to engage.

This free program is designed to foster mindfulness, connection, self-expression, and meaningful conversation through the arts.

📅 Thursday, June 18
📍 moCa Cleveland
💲 Free with registration

Whether you're a first-time visitor or a returning participant, we'd love to create with you.

Register today and join us for an evening of reflection, creativity, and community: https://www.mocacleveland.org/mocaevents/in-response-jun18

Sometimes healing doesn’t begin with grand gestures. Sometimes it begins with noticing small moments of wonder in unexpected places.

Today we found this little boat floating in a giant parking lot puddle outside the studio — a simple reminder that creativity, imagination, and playfulness have a way of showing up even on ordinary days.

At Art Therapy Studio, we believe art and creativity help us navigate life’s storms, reconnect with ourselves, and keep moving forward — even through uncertain waters. 💛

We’re so grateful for community partners like ACCESS, Inc. who help make these meaningful moments possible. 💜

Through our partnership with ACCESS Shelter, residents recently participated in an art therapy session focused on creating positive affirmation collage cards — a chance for creativity, reflection, and connection.

Hearing that participants left feeling happier and more relaxed is exactly why this work matters. Thank you to Bath Volunteers for helping support accessible mental health and creative wellness programming in our community! 🎨✨

Residents at ACCESS Shelter gathered for an art therapy session, coordinated by Art Therapy Studio, and crafted positive affirmation collage cards!

After the session, many residents shared that they felt happier and more relaxed. This program was made possible by Bath Volunteers –– thank you for your support and generosity! 💜

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Today Michelle and Cheryl officially tried “dirty sodas” from Hex Hollow Homestead for the very first time… and let’s just say there were mixed emotions, scientific experimentation, questionable fizz levels, and at least one tiny gummy shark involved. 🦈💙

From “What exactly IS this?” to “Okay wait… this is actually kind of good,” the office briefly turned into a soda lab complete with dramatic reactions and lots of laughter.

Sometimes joy looks like trying something new together — even if it’s blue, bubbly, and slightly mysterious. 💙

Have you ever tried a dirty soda before? Favorite combo? 👀

Heritage lives in color, in patterns, in stories passed down and reimagined. 💛

During Arab American Heritage Month, we hold space for expression that honors roots, identity, and lived experience through every brushstroke and every story shared. ✨