SVA presents “space,” an exhibition of multimedia artworks by 21 MPS Art Therapy students with collaborators from their internship sites and communities. Curated by Elizabeth DelliCarpini, department internship coordinator and adjunct faculty member, the exhibition will be on view Wednesday, February 26, through Thursday, March 13, at the SVA Flatiron Gallery, 141 West 21st Street, New York City.

Works included in “space” reflect the artists’ ambition to negotiate intrapersonal, interpersonal, and physical space through art. This community art therapy practice calls for participants to open up and take up space by examining their own positionality. The therapeutic goal of "space" is to build common ground within a collective community.

MPS Art Therapy is an immersive two-year, 60-credit program that prepares students to become licensed, credentialed art therapists. It integrates the experiential components of art therapy within a comprehensive framework of academic theory, clinical application via an internship program and art practice. Students learn to adapt the creative process to the specific therapeutic needs of the individual, population, and setting with a consideration of how systems of theoretical and social constructs impact treatment. The MPS Art Therapy program prioritizes active engagement with the community at large, which allows for the utilization of the diverse, innovative, creative atmosphere of New York City and beyond to enhance training.

The SVA Flatiron Gallery is open Monday through Saturday, 10:00am – 6:00pm.

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SVA Flatiron Gallery

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