Sustainable social change through Art Exhibits and Art Therapy

paper no. AC6066In addition to providing individual psychological treatment, art therapists can incorporate the philosophy of nonviolent resistance to use art as dialogue in the service of relationship formation, social change, and activism. The philosophy and tactic of nonviolent resistance can be integrated in art therapy, as it seeks to bring two parties into equality by realigning relationship dynamics and fostering empathy for sustainable change (Hardiman, 2003). For empathy and perspective taking to be a catalyst for social change, it needs to be nurtured and protected against the damaging effects of bias or personal distress (Trout, 2009) …postprin

A Delayed Discovery

June Potash details the story of her discovery of a previously unknown calling cards and letters, including one to Maunsell Field signed by Abraham Lincoln, found after searching a house she purchased in Cazenovia, New York