Last day of Session 3 at Intersections Media! #arttherapy #bittersweet

We’re excited about our students flying off to new chapters in their lives.  They’re going to do amazing things with their lives!  But we’re sad to see them go!  A “good sad”!

Here are some highlights from this week:

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Intersections Media Opportunities for Youth Society combines film/visual art/life skills for youth 19+ who face barriers to employment.  Go to: http://www.intersectionsmedia.com/ 

We are currently doing interviews and accepting applications for wait-list spots for SESSION 4 that runs Feb 27 – Mar 29 [which is full] and spots SESSION 5 starting in April (date to be confirmed).

The student receives minimum wage for the 5 weeks and a session runs Mon-Thurs 9:30 – 5:30 within District 319 building (Main and Cordova).  If you are a youth between 19-28 and would like to arrange an interview for upcoming sessions, visit your local employment counselor or contact Katarina directly at kthorsen@shaw.ca.

See also:

Underway!

Day 2

Week 1

Digital Media Training

Drawing lessons

Vision Boards

Lights, Camera, Action!

PSA with Jocelyn Louise

Graduation Day Session 1

Week 1 Session 2

Week 2 Day 3

Day 4 of Week 3 Session 2

Happy New Year!

Alison’s sock monkey

PSA for Passion Foundation in progress

PSA post production

Week 1 Session 3!

Creative process Week 2 Session 3

Negative Space and the Human Face

Vision Boards with Laura Mack

Finding the passion

TIFF-sanity!

BladeRunners is a Province of British Columbia employment program that helps at-risk youth between ages 15-30 build careers in construction. The Province of British Columbia is the steward of the program and the Aboriginal Community Career Employment Services Society [ACCESS] manages the program.

TIFF-SANITY! She caught sock monkey fever at Intersections Media! #arttherapy

In just a few weeks, Tiffany has made a huge collection of delightful monkeys!  I adore watching her gather supplies and get down to work.  Each monkey is so unique yet with that fabulous Tiffany style and humor!  I can hear Tiff’s laugh now!  It’s as catchy and contagious as sock monkeys!

   

 

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Intersections Media Opportunities for Youth Society combines film/visual art/life skills for youth 19+ who face barriers to employment.  Go to: http://www.intersectionsmedia.com/ 

We are currently doing interviews and accepting applications for wait-list spots for SESSION 4 that runs Feb 27 – Mar 29 [which is full] and spots SESSION 5 starting in April (date to be confirmed).

The student receives minimum wage for the 5 weeks and a session runs Mon-Thurs 9:30 – 5:30 within District 319 building (Main and Cordova).  If you are a youth between 19-28 and would like to arrange an interview for upcoming sessions, visit your local employment counselor or contact Katarina directly at kthorsen@shaw.ca.

See also:

Underway!

Day 2

Week 1

Digital Media Training

Drawing lessons

Vision Boards

Lights, Camera, Action!

PSA with Jocelyn Louise

Graduation Day Session 1

Week 1 Session 2

Week 2 Day 3

Day 4 of Week 3 Session 2

Happy New Year!

Alison’s sock monkey

PSA for Passion Foundation in progress

PSA post production

Week 1 Session 3!

Creative process Week 2 Session 3

Negative Space and the Human Face

Vision Boards with Laura Mack

Finding the passion

BladeRunners is a Province of British Columbia employment program that helps at-risk youth between ages 15-30 build careers in construction. The Province of British Columbia is the steward of the program and the Aboriginal Community Career Employment Services Society [ACCESS] manages the program.

Finding the PASSION. Week 4 with Session 3 Intersections Media! #youthatrisk #arttherapy

It is obvious that our students are falling in love with the creative process- be it in filmmaking, in music, through art, and with sock monkey making.  Seeing their PASSION ignited is incredibly rewarding!

Skills developed in therapeutic art [developed from Safe Expressions, The YouthARTS Development Project]:

The student

• Engages in arts experiences from beginning to end

• Responds without physical and verbal aggression

• Communicates effectively with adults and peers

• Cooperates with others in group

• Demonstrates ability to accept redirection

• Demonstrates appropriate use of tools and media

• Respects personal boundaries

• Demonstrates creative solutions to problem solving

• Demonstrates initiative and leadership

See also: YADP

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Intersections Media Opportunities for Youth Society combines film/visual art/life skills for youth 19+ who face barriers to employment.  Go to: http://www.intersectionsmedia.com/ 

We are currently doing interviews and accepting applications for wait-list spots for SESSION 4 that runs Feb 27 – Mar 29 and spots SESSION 5 starting in April (date to be confirmed).

The student receives minimum wage for the 5 weeks and a session runs Mon-Thurs 9:30 – 5:30 within District 319 building (Main and Cordova).  If you are a youth between 19-28 and would like to arrange an interview for upcoming sessions, visit your local employment counselor or contact Katarina directly at kthorsen@shaw.ca.

See also:

Underway!

Day 2

Week 1

Digital Media Training

Drawing lessons

Vision Boards

Lights, Camera, Action!

PSA with Jocelyn Louise

Graduation Day Session 1

Week 1 Session 2

Week 2 Day 3

Day 4 of Week 3 Session 2

Happy New Year!

Alison’s sock monkey

PSA for Passion Foundation in progress

PSA post production

Week 1 Session 3!

Creative process Week 2 Session 3

Negative Space and the Human Face

Vision Boards with Laura Mack

BladeRunners is a Province of British Columbia employment program that helps at-risk youth between ages 15-30 build careers in construction. The Province of British Columbia is the steward of the program and the Aboriginal Community Career Employment Services Society [ACCESS] manages the program.

6 degrees of Creativity sock monkey swap magic! @arttxalliance!

Magic continues to happen in Art Therapy Alliance‘s 6 Degrees of Creativity!

Our latest adventure in Sock Monkey Therapy was a sock monkey swap with members of 6 degrees!

I was blessed to receive mine from my hero, Gretchen Miller!  It came with beautiful affirmations and notes.  It inspires me to no end!!!  I AM IN LOVE!

I sent a sock cat to Monica in Australia!

I posted mine yesterday to Ontario and then went to my post office box and SURPRISE. One had arrived for me already, and surprise it is a sock cat, from Vancouver!!!!!!! It was so exciting, I took her photo and sent it to my family and friends. She spent the rest of the day doing counselling sessions with me and my family violence clients and then she purrred whilst I did paper work. Other staff like her so much and have asked me to do a workshop with  a new mums group. Feels like Xmas again. So big hugs to the muse who suggested sock monkey swops and to Gretchen for coordinating and organising it and to my sock cats mummy, Katarina: she beautiful thankyou.  Monica

Check out Petrea’s amazing post:

Monkeying Around: Making Sock Monkeys with the Kids

Working on the sock monkeys brought up plenty of opportunities for problem solving.

Visionboards with Laura Mack @parentasleader and session 3 students at Intersections Media! #youthatrisk #arttherapy

We were delighted to invite back and to work on vision boards today with Laura Mack (and her fabulous dog, Skippy!).  Laura is an extraordinary leader, mentor, guide, teacher, peer, spirit, friend.  We spent 3 hours with her learning about strong determination, pursuing our passions, addressing what we want to create in our lives, managing emotions, foundational practices, vision boards and GRATITUDE.

Intersections Media Opportunities for Youth Society combines film/visual art/life skills for youth 19+ who face barriers to employment.  Go to: http://www.intersectionsmedia.com/ 

We are currently doing interviews and accepting applications for wait-list spots for SESSION 4 that runs Feb 27 – Mar 29 and spots SESSION 5 starting in April (date to be confirmed).

The student receives minimum wage for the 5 weeks and a session runs Mon-Thurs 9:30 – 5:30 within District 319 building (Main and Cordova).  If you are a youth between 19-28 and would like to arrange an interview for upcoming sessions, visit your local employment counselor or contact Katarina directly at kthorsen@shaw.ca.

See also:

Underway!

Day 2

Week 1

Digital Media Training

Drawing lessons

Vision Boards

Lights, Camera, Action!

PSA with Jocelyn Louise

Graduation Day Session 1

Week 1 Session 2

Week 2 Day 3

Day 4 of Week 3 Session 2

Happy New Year!

Alison’s sock monkey

PSA for Passion Foundation in progress

PSA post production

Week 1 Session 3!

Creative process Week 2 Session 3

Negative Space and the Human Face

BladeRunners is a Province of British Columbia employment program that helps at-risk youth between ages 15-30 build careers in construction. The Province of British Columbia is the steward of the program and the Aboriginal Community Career Employment Services Society [ACCESS] manages the program.

NEGATIVE SPACE and THE HUMAN FACE. Session 3 at Intersections Media! #youthatrisk #arttherapy

Intersections Media Opportunities for Youth Society combines film/visual art/life skills for youth 19+ who face barriers to employment.  Go to: http://www.intersectionsmedia.com/ 

We are currently doing interviews and accepting applications for spots currently available in SESSION 4 that runs Feb 27 – Mar 29.  

The student receives minimum wage for the 5 weeks and a session runs Mon-Thurs 9:30 – 5:30 within District 319 building (Main and Cordova).  If you are a youth between 19-28 and would like to arrange an interview for upcoming sessions, visit your local employment counselor or contact Katarina directly at kthorsen@shaw.ca.

See also:

Underway!

Day 2

Week 1

Digital Media Training

Drawing lessons

Vision Boards

Lights, Camera, Action!

PSA with Jocelyn Louise

Graduation Day Session 1

Week 1 Session 2

Week 2 Day 3

Day 4 of Week 3 Session 2

Happy New Year!

Alison’s sock monkey

PSA for Passion Foundation in progress

PSA post production

Week 1 Session 3!

Creative process Week 2 Session 3

BladeRunners is a Province of British Columbia employment program that helps at-risk youth between ages 15-30 build careers in construction. The Province of British Columbia is the steward of the program and the Aboriginal Community Career Employment Services Society [ACCESS] manages the program.

 

 

Routine of creative process settling in Week 2 Session 3 at Intersections Media! #youthatrisk #filmmaking #arttherapy

Art is the place in which beings come to show themselves as what they are… SK Levine

Our latest group “Intake 3″ (the third session for our 2011-2012 sessions) is well into week 2.  Today they headed out into the streets to film and are now are busy at their computers editing their own short films from the footage gathered.

They had a lighting seminar yesterday, connected with the Passion Foundation about their next PSA, have started their blogs and are busy with journals and drawing sessions!  And of course, sock monkeys.

Intersections Media Opportunities for Youth Society combines film/visual art/life skills for youth 19+ who face barriers to employment.  Go to: http://www.intersectionsmedia.com/ 

We are currently doing interviews and accepting applications for six spots in SESSION 4 that runs Feb 27 – Mar 29.  

The student receives minimum wage for the 5 weeks and a session runs Mon-Thurs 9:30 – 5:30 within District 319 building (Main and Cordova).  If you are a youth between 19-28 and would like to arrange an interview for upcoming sessions, visit your local employment counselor or contact Katarina directly at kthorsen@shaw.ca.

See also:

Underway!

Day 2

Week 1

Digital Media Training

Drawing lessons

Vision Boards

Lights, Camera, Action!

PSA with Jocelyn Louise

Graduation Day Session 1

Week 1 Session 2

Week 2 Day 3

Day 4 of Week 3 Session 2

Happy New Year!

Alison’s sock monkey

PSA for Passion Foundation in progress

PSA post production

Week 1 Session 3!

BladeRunners is a Province of British Columbia employment program that helps at-risk youth between ages 15-30 build careers in construction. The Province of British Columbia is the steward of the program and the Aboriginal Community Career Employment Services Society [ACCESS] manages the program.

Check out Version 1 of PSA 1 fo Passion Foundation:

PSA – Passion Foundation from Intersections Media on Vimeo.