Homeless Charity Austin
How does art stimulate the brain? There is a common misconception that visual art is solely aesthetic in nature. But it is more than that, according to numerous scientific studies of the interplay of art and the brain. Read on to learn more about art and the brain.
We’ve Secured Our Own Space! How? Our Large Gifts Campaign! Art From The Streets has successfully launched a Large Gifts Campaign to expand our program by securing a PERMANENT location for our program! While this is amazing news, we’re not finished.
This 2,000 square foot space provides room for open studio, storage, events, community collaborations, participation in art shows as one of Austin’s art galleries, and creative events.
WHY DO WE PAINT? - PAINTING IN AUSTIN, TX - ART BY THE HOMELESS IN AUSTIN
Painting is one of the oldest fine arts in human history. It was first done in prehistoric times, by people who created pictographs (i.e., petrograms), communicative rock and cave paintings that date back to the Stone Age. Painting allows for the expression of ideas and emotions in a visual way. As a fine art, it is the practice of applying one type of artistic media to a solid surface, to create an aesthetic image. The term “painting” refers to both the creative endeavor and the artistic product that is produced.
Art Therapy Volunteer or Candidate?
Generally defined, art therapy is a more specialized area of mental health that is designed to use various types of art materials, as well as the creative process itself, to reduce anxiety, explore emotions, resolve multiple psychological conflicts, and increase self-esteem. According to the American Art Therapy Association, are therapy “can be an effective mental health treatment for individuals who have experienced depression, trauma, medical illness, and social difficulties.”
ART THERAPY AUSTIN
According to the American Art Therapy Association, art therapy is defined as “an integrative mental health and human services profession that enriches the lives of individuals, families, and communities through active art-making, creative process, applied psychological theory, and human experience within a psychotherapeutic relationship.” Furthermore, the Art Therapy Credentials Board states that art therapy is also designed to use art media, the creative process, and all resulting artwork as a form of healing and therapeutic process as well.
