art therapy

Art therapy program partners with Detroit Institute of Arts, which displays participating Veterans’ art.

“Art therapy sessions let Veterans find a space where they feel comfortable. Their art is making an impact. That is the goal.”

Painting gave Air Force Veteran and breast cancer survivor Doreen Patrick an outlet to express her fears, feelings and anxiety.

A total of 115 Veterans from across the country will showcase their talents at this year's National Creative Arts Festival in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Barbara Wickham tried to ignore her pain from a sexual assault while she served in the Army. It took Red Velvet and horse therapy to heal her wounds.

Learning the guitar is just one of the art therapy approaches to help Veterans at this Community Living Center relax and socialize. It also reduces stress and lowers blood pressure.

It was an interaction with a patient that gave VA [...]

Workshops allow Veterans to show others how they see themselves by painting a self-portrait in a supportive environment among other Veterans.

His sculpture, Beat,depicts a human heart molded out of discarded orange medicine bottles that beat with pulsating light, the piece cautions about the potential overuse of prescription medicine.

The 2018 National Veterans Creative Arts Competition began January 1. [...]

Veterans use art as a means of expression on the road to recovery, developing goals while gaining hope and a sense of accomplishment, which are critical to the recovery process.

Creative Forces is bringing the restorative power of art to active duty patients and Veterans diagnosed with traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorders, as well as their families and caregivers.