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GRACE Launches EXPLORE, a new series of instructional workshops for adults starting in May 2017!

Email or Call us at grace@vtlink.net or 802.472.6857 for more information or to register for a class

Full class descriptions, instructors and images for the May, June July session available as well as registration form under the EXPLORE header on the main site page.

SafeArt and Grass Roots Art & Community Effort (G.R.A.C.E.) present:

Two events with Tracy Penfield, author of
A Curriculum of Courage: Making SafeArt

When: Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Where: G.R.A.C.E.
59 Mill St, Hardwick, VT 05843

An artist and performer, Tracy Penfield founded SafeArt after
her own experiences healing from a destructive marriage
and helping others to heal through creative expression. A
Curriculum of Courage: Making SafeArt offers insight and
instruction on the variety of programming created and
implemented by the SafeArt staff to engage communities in
the prevention and healing from abuse and other traumas.

“A beautifully rendered introduction to a remarkable healing initiative and a useful tool kit.”
—Kirkus Reviews

3-5pm: Practitioner Training
For anyone who wishes to engage creative expression in their professional life.

~ Learn to use the basic tools of SafeArt: Imagination, Intuition and Intention
~ Explore a variety of simple expressive forms to employ with individuals or groups
~ Share stories with peers and discuss how to problem solve using SafeArt methods
~ Refresh yourself with nourishing self-care “secrets” that are available to all of us

6-8pm: Healing Arts for Women Workshop
For women of all ages who wish to start the New Year by engaging their innate creative abilities.

~ Listen to stories from A Curriculum of Courage: Making SafeArt
~ Play with a variety of simple expressive forms that you may use at home
~ Make choices that raise your con4idence in decision-making abilities
~ Reorient your inner compass for the upcoming year

These free events are offered thanks to a generous grant from the Margo and Joe Osherenko Foundation.

With questions or to register, contact tpenfield@safeart.org or call SafeArt at (802) 685-3138.
Both events are free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase at a special price.

SafeArt, Inc.
PO Box 251 Chelsea, VT 05038
(802) 685-3138 www.SafeArt.org
on Facebook as SafeArtVT

On Display: November 11, 2016 – January 21, 2017

Exhibit Reception: Friday, December 9th from 5 -7 pm

Amazing GRACE celebrates the works of more than twenty-five current and past artists supported through the Grass Roots Art and Community Effort’s (GRACE) hundreds of annual workshops in nursing homes, adult day centers, mental health agencies and on-site at GRACE’s Old Firehouse facility in Hardwick, Vermont.

(postcard artwork: Untitled by Elaine Baldwin)

Vision & Voice Documentary Workspace

Vermont Folklife Center

88 Main Street, Middlebury, Vermont

802-388-4964 www.vermontfolklifecenter.org

Open Tues-Sat, 10AM – 5PM