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The American Art Therapy Association defines art therapy as: "an integrative mental health and human services profession that enriches the lives of individuals, families, and communities through active art-making, creative process, [22] applied psychological theory, and human experience within a psychotherapeutic relationship." [23]
Artspace presents the NSW Visual Arts Emerging Fellowship in association annually with the NSW Government through Create NSW. This prestigious $30,000 fellowship provides a New South Wales-based visual arts practitioner in the early stages of their career the opportunity to undertake a program of significant professional development and career ...
Creative Australia, formerly known as the Australia Council for the Arts and the Australia Council, is the country's official arts council, serving as an arts funding and advisory body for the Government of Australia. The council was announced in 1967 as the Australian Council for the Arts, with the
Tommy's World, Australian National Gallery, Canberra, toured nationally, 1980. Inside Out, Outside In, VicHealth Access Gallery, National Gallery of Victoria, 1992. Home Sweet Home, National Gallery of Australia, travelling exhibition, 2004. Pearls of Arts Project Australia – Stuart Purves Collection, Australian touring exhibition, 2007.
For many years, the creative arts, from visual arts and writing to music and drama, have been used in therapy for those recovering from mental illness or addiction. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Another study found that increased levels of creativity were more common amongst those with schizotypal personality disorder than in people with either schizophrenia ...
The Australian Network for Art and Technology (ANAT), was founded by the Australian Experimental Art Foundation (then the Experimental Art Foundation) in 1988. ANAT is a nonprofit organization that provides tools to assist Australian artists, particularly those in media arts. Its programming includes workshops, publications, and immersive ...
Regional Arts Australia is the national peak body for regional arts organisations throughout Australia. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Formed in 1966 as the Arts Council of Australia , it is a federation of the peak non-metropolitan community arts organisations in each of the Australian states and territories. [ 3 ]
On 12 October 1924 Sir Bernard Heinze organised the first concert for children in Melbourne, which has been regarded as the first education project by an Australian performing arts organisation. [10] On 23 March 1974, the National Youth and Children's Performing Arts Association of Australia was created during the Adelaide Festival. [11]