FREE - Creative Arts Therapy Week - Preview FIVE Creative Pier workshops March 12, 2008

What:
An Open House to celebrate National Creative Arts Therapy Week and learn more about the exciting workshops held at Creative Pier - www.creativepier.com - a brand new holistic arts center which opened its doors in December 2007 in New York City's Greenwich Village.

Meet the staff and workshop facilitators, sit in on a ‘preview’ version of one of our many workshops and create a piece of art you can take home with you!

Complimentary Admission, Snacks and Refreshments.


Why:
During the second week of March, creative arts therapists throughout the United States will be sponsoring special workshops, exhibitions, career days and other events to share their work with the public and with other professions.

The Creative Arts Therapies include art therapy, dance/movement therapy, drama therapy, music therapy, poetry therapy and psychodrama.

The objectives of the creative arts therapies are to foster health, communication and expression; to enhance self-awareness; to promote the integration of emotional, physical, social and cognitive functioning; and to facilitate positive change in human experience and behavior.

When:
Wednesday, March 12
5:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Learn about Creative Pier first hand! Meet the staff and workshop facilitators, tour our spacious and tranquil studio space, sit in on a ‘preview’ version of one of our many workshops and create a piece of art you can take home with you!
Workshop Presentations (each lasts 20 minutes)
6:00 pm – “The Moving Self” with Leslie Daly
6:30 pm – “Colors of Energy” with Jill Lewenberg
7:00 pm – “Mindful Creativity” with Marian Maloney
7:30 pm – “Creative Exploration Within” with Jude Ornstein
8:00 pm – “Theater of Life” (aka “Roles & Relationships”) with Jennifer Wilson


Where:
Creative Pier, a tranquil, 1,600 square foot studio space with 14-foot ceilings and “inspirational” décor at 833 Broadway at 13th Street, 3rd Floor – elevator building.

Cost:
Free. Complimentary Admission, Snacks and Refreshments

Subway:
14th Street - Union Square Station. 4, 6, L, N and Q trains


Reservations:
Routa Segal, 212-674-7437 or rsvp@creativepier.com


Who:
Founded in 2007 by Routa Segal, Creative Pier (www.creativepier.com) is a brand new holistic arts therapy center located near Union Square in New York City. Creative Pier and its team of creative arts therapists offer workshops in artistic expression – theater, music and dance – to assist individuals in the “self-discovery” of their thoughts and feelings in order to improve physical, mental and emotional well-being. In addition to hosting weekly events, Creative Pier also has “resident artists” who both exhibit and sell their work at the Creative Pier Art Gallery.

Official Website: http://www.creativepier.com