Art for Haiti

Converse College art therapy students will be traveling to Port au Prince, Haiti in March 2011 to provide art therapy services and education for the medical staff and partners of Kings Hospital. We are looking forward to this wonderful service learning experience. Current fundraising opportunities are in progress, so watch for more information. We will be traveling with a group from the Emporia State University art therapy program. Watch for more updates, and, if you are planning to attend the upcoming AATA Conference in Washington DC, we will be reporting on our trip at that time.

Humanitarian Efforts in Jamaica

Much has happened in the past year. One of our students, Alexis Decosimo, who finished her studies at Converse and Brevard, spearheaded an art therapy trip to Jamaica, and was accompanied by Converse student Eleanor Johnson. They offered art therapy services to orphanages and the homeless. Please look at her video trailer from December 2010.

http://vimeo.com/19234150

This remarkable young woman is now in Florence, Italy, studying art and enjoying the good life.