At Art Therapy4all we are promoting art therapy through our 'Beyond Words Project' as a way to help people living with Dementia. Art therapy can:

​1. Enable adjustment to changing self image
2. Encourage expression of emotions
3. Build creativity and self-confidence
4. Help distract the mind from pain and discomfort
5. Achieve a sense of freedom and self awareness

Find out more about our Beyond Words Project. Providing Art Therapy groups for Older Adults in care homes. In partnership with Alzheimer's Society Dementia-friendly communities.
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SPECIAL OFFER: Get 10 weeks FREE art therapy when you sign up for 3 terms.

We were delighted to welcome the 14 participants who attended our workshop 'From the Unconscious to the Conscious Mind on a rainy Wednesday afternoon in Hampstead this week at The Freud Museum.
The workshop encouraged people to explore their unconscious mind through a series of art therapy exercises.
Our next workshop at the Freud Museum will take place on 29th August. To book a place visit their website.

Art Therapy4all are delighted to be taking part in this year's Creativity and Wellbeing Week - the annual event will take place from 10-16 June 2019. 
Join our art therapists Mel and Cate for a workshop at the Freud Museum, along with many other interesting events, exhibitions, workshops and much more.
​For full details visit: Creativity and Wellbeing Week

ArtTherapy4all are delighted to announce that we have been awarded generous funding to continuing our art therapy groups for older adults in 2019/20. 

Our aim is to support, stimulate and enhance the lives of older people through the introduction of 8 new ‘open studio’ style art therapy groups in care homes across London.

​This will offer older people the chance to develop skills and interests as well as enhance emotional wellbeing, reduce isolation and strengthen relationships in care home communities.

Just been to see 'When Swallows Return', a powerful exhibition of sculptures, collages and prints that reference and validate stoke survivor's own experiences, by Artist Julia Mason.
Will be on show at the Free Space Project in the Kentish Town Health Centre until 20 December 2018.
​Open weekdays 9am-6pm.

Art Therapy4all is delighted to announce that we have been awarded Lottery funding to continue and expand our 'Beyond Words' Project into 2018. This funding will enable us to increase the number of people we reach. 
Director, Cate Smail says; “This funding will enable us to increase the number of people living with Dementia that we reach. With the Lottery funding in 2016-2017, Art Therapy4all successfully delivered art therapy in five care homes across North London and Hertfordshire."
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All the care homes  reported that they found it to be very beneficial for their residents, who were able to express thoughts about what they gained from the service:
“Art therapy helps me to be creative and I find I can express feelings in my artwork that I couldn't before."

"It has been a good opportunity for me to be with other people and share my thoughts and feelings though my art."
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In 2018 Art Therapy4all aims to support, stimulate and enhance the lives of people living with dementia by introducing art therapy to four new care homes in North London, as well as continuing to deliver art therapy in the five established settings.

Cate Smail says: “We want to continue to raise awareness of art therapy as a way to support people with dementia and offer them the chance to develop skills and interests, regain a sense of control, and build self esteem and independence.”

This project will enhance emotional wellbeing through meaningful art therapy activities and create opportunities for residents to be creative and expressive through art making.

Art therapy can help and support people with dementia cope with feelings of isolation, fear, confusion, anxiety and depression, as well as build stronger relationships within the care home.

We would like to say a BIG THANK YOU to Big Lottery Fund for enabling us to continue to work with the Beyond Words Project 2018.  

Example of Memory Book
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Making a memory book in Art Therapy

Next week we will be introducing the concept of the 'memory book' to residents we work with in a care home. 

Our aim is for each resident to create their own memory book, using art as the tool to create the pages that will help them explore who they are. It will also hopefully provide opportunities to build self-esteem through being creative, giving them a sense of achievement and pride in their work. 

It can be an object that can contain a persons past life experiences, childhood memories, interests, family and friends, likes and dislikes or just a book of the art they have created during therapy. 

We will be looking at topics like....

• Family 
• Key Life Events 
• Places They've Lived
• Childhood Memories 
• Interests/Hobbies 
• Religious/Spiritual 
• Holidays
• Travel - Places Visited 
• Work History/Occupation 
• Favourite Foods/Films/Music/Books/Objects  
• Accomplishments