Selma City Schools will hold its Third Annual Special Education Art Night on March 1 at Arts Revive. The event will begin at 4 pm and it will end at 6 pm “The purpose of this event is to showcase our students’ abilities,” said Laura Whitney Howorth, a special education teacher at Meadowview Elementary School […]
Sebastian Kessler, a 17-year-old teenager with autism, has a daily routine that helps him feel good. But when the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, Kessler was pushed out of his routine. His mother Ida introduced him to art, which since then has not only given him a new routine, but also his voice. It turns out […]
Art therapy has been used for years to connect with people who think more visually or abstractly. The physical expression of art enables adults and children alike to process complex emotions or trauma non-verbally. According to the American Art Therapy Association, art therapy “uses the creative process of making art to enhance and enhance the […]
How do you think your child would react if you asked them to pour a gallon of paint over you? I bet they would react just like my child: with a sly smile. My youngest son loved the idea of doing something with his mother that allowed him to be a little bit creative, a […]
