Artwork by Ramona Wahlers
“Doing artwork makes me feel calm and relaxed” Ramona Wahlers
Press coverage
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Humor laced Creative Work by Ori Alon-Ray
Our latest featured artist uses humor laced creative work as a therapy tool to manage his mental health stresses. Please check out his website link below for some insight as to how to shift your focus from sully to silly. https://www.supportivebureaucracy.org/ And some more insight and pictures thanks to Ori, the cartoonist lawyer.
Artwork by Laurel Clark
Our next featured artist is Laurel Clark. She like others, is someone that has experienced trauma related to a family member that was not only mentally ill, but also had a co-occurring substance use disorder. She further explains how artwork was helpful in managing her thoughts/emotions below. “My parent was an addict, but she also …
REACH Center window display at the Mental Health Awareness Gallery
To learn more about the REACH center just click on the link below https://www.mhacg.org/reach
Events to mark your calendar
https://www.mhacg.org/events The Mental Health Awareness and Creative Arts Gallery at 717 Columbia Street Hudson, NY will be hosting a reception and display of art/recovery books created by students of the “Create a Book” class. The class began in early June and attracted several artists in recovery from serious mental health issues. The lead teachers are …
“Peers, Tears and Pages” class with Jesse Sanchez and Brian Karas
One of our artists, Jesse Sanchez, speaks on his recovery from schizoaffective diagnosis and how art and peer teaching of his class “Peers, Tears and Pages” to help others that may be suffering from serious mental health problems through art and recovery principles for the Sisco Crisis Help Radio Show at Read below for a …
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Artwork by Kevin Porter Osterhout
Our latest featured artist, Kevin Porter Osterhout, is a reminder to all that serious mental health disorders coupled with substance-use disorders (a common method to self-medicate) can have tragic consequences. A good support network of recovery resources and proper medication are essential requirements needed to elevate and maintain one’s recovery and their general sense of …
Artwork by John Pucci
My artwork are reflections and reminders of my recovery journey from darkness into the light.
Road to Recovery
My Recovery begins to take shape So, after a series of near fatal setbacks as to my mental health status, I reconciled to move into a community residence for people diagnosed with serious mental health disorders outside Boston, Mass in 2009. It is here where I slowly cleared my head a bit and connected with …