BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1025@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20160702 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20160911 DTSTAMP:20160719T112829Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/warrington-museum-art-gallery-ar t-as-therapy/ SUMMARY:Warrington Museum & Art Gallery: Warrington Museum & Art Gallery: A rt as Therapy DESCRIPTION:Masters students explore art as therapy in new exhibition\n\nA group of students are displaying work which explores the use of art as a f orm of therapy in a new exhibition at Warrington Museum &\; Art Gallery .\n\nAs students on the MA Art Therapy course at The University of Chester \, the group have created a diverse range of paintings which delve into th eir own psyches as they learn about the therapeutic benefits of art as a f orm of psychotherapy.\n\nArt therapy uses visual art media as its primary mode of communication\, allowing those dealing with mental health problems \, learning difficulties\, neurological conditions and addictions for exam ple\, to express and explore feelings which can be confusing and difficult to communicate verbally.\n\nThe course requires final year students\, who come from a variety of backgrounds including teaching\, nursing and socia l work\, to try art therapy first hand in order to help them understand\, once qualified\, what their clients may experience.\n\nDerek Dick\, outrea ch and engagement manager\, said: “Art has long been known to have thera peutic properties and you can understand why when you see the work these s tudents have created.\n\n“Many of them described the programme as ‘lif e-changing’ and you can tell they’ve really delved deep to discover th e feelings and emotions which have inspired this collection.\n\n“The wor k on show illustrates well their experience of training as well as their p ersonal development: it makes for a really striking and interesting exhibi tion.”\n\nHolly Hamer’s exhibition Looking from the Inside Out\, which is also currently on display at Warrington Museum &\; Art Gallery\, is another great example of the use of art as therapy: the 19-year-old explo res the effects of her cancer diagnosis through her paintings and drawings .\n\nExhibition title: Art Therapy\nDates: Saturday 2 July – Saturday 10 September\nAdmission: Free\nWarrington Museum &\; Art Gallery\, Museum Street\, Warrington\, WA1 1JB\n\nwww.warringtonmuseum.co.uk ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2016/07/Abstract-2-by-Rachel-Roberts.jpg LOCATION:Warrington Museum & Art Gallery\, Bold Street\, Warrington\, WA1 1 DR\, Warrington\, United Kingdom GEO:53.38857;-2.596091 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bold Street\, Warrington\, WA1 1DR\, Warrington\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Warringto n Museum & Art Gallery:geo:53.38857,-2.596091 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20160327T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR