Staff and Ed Techs recently shared their gratitude for ArtVan’s presence in the schools. Art Therapy has made shifts in student’s behaviors: increasing trust levels encouraging artistic abilities promoting interpersonal skills supporting healthy risk-taking Consider making a donation to support Art Therapy access for Maine youth & neighbors!   A number of youths in a […]

“There is one session in particular where I was deeply moved with the interaction between an instructor and a student. The art activity was working with plaster and highlighting a body part. This student is generally very guarded and sometimes difficult to convince to participate. As expected, the student reluctantly joined the group. As the project continued […]

This month, Bates College Student Volunteers designed a project with the theme of “Roots.” They designed the project to support youth in expressing their family roots, where they come from, their identity, and identifying the people in their lives that support them. ArtVan staff encouraged youth to think about the root connections between each tree […]