ART4HEALING & STUDIO ART
ART SPEAKS WHERE WORDS CANNOT.
ART4HEALING
Certified in an established program called "Art4Healing", Crescent Moon Center's director will facilitate a theme-based two-hour art workshop using acrylics, watercolors, pastels and collage. It is a fast-paced painting project created around themes and questions within the themes, some allowing only 2 minutes to respond to. At the end of each exercise, participants are encouraged to share about their painting experience and the emotions involved. This is an educational exercise, and no prior art experience is necessary.
STUDIO ART
Center participants will have access to a well-equipped art studio which allows self-expression through art in an unstructured environment, selecting from a range of materials such as paint, clay, etc. An Artist in Residency will provide a peer mentorship to all particpants.
ART4HEALING & STUDIO ART
ART SPEAKS WHERE WORDS CANNOT.
ART4HEALING
Certified in an established program called "Art4Healing", Crescent Moon Center's director will facilitate a theme-based two-hour art workshop using acrylics, watercolors, pastels and collage. It is a fast-paced painting project created around themes and questions within the themes, some allowing only 2 minutes to respond to. At the end of each exercise, participants are encouraged to share about their painting experience and the emotions involved. This is an educational exercise, and no prior art experience is necessary.
STUDIO ART
Center participants will have access to a well-equipped art studio which allows self-expression through art in an unstructured environment, selecting from a range of materials such as paint, clay, etc. An Artist in Residency will provide a peer mentorship to all particpants.
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AN INNOVATIVE JOURNEY
INTO RECOVERY
FROM DRUG
& ALCOHOL
ADDICTION
ABOUT
CRESCENT MOON
CENTER
A Place for Healing
Through Horses & Art
OUR MISSION
Crescent Moon Center is a 501c3 nonprofit whose mission is to build a community of support around people recovering from addiction by:
(1) offering experiential equine-assisted learning and creative arts programs
(2) improving access to recovery resources and programs for diverse, underserved and under-resourced communities
(3) advocating for change in the public’s perception of substance use disorders
(4) developing coalitions and initiatives for addiction recovery support locally, regionally, and nationally
OUR VISION
Crescent Moon Center envisions a world where addiction is met with compassion -- where shame and stigma are no longer obstacles to recovery.
Through advocacy, we give voice to the systemic and cultural barriers that negatively affect people impacted by addiction and facilitate public dialogue that will lead to a shared understanding and change.
We offer a bridge for people in recovery, a bridge that helps avoid relapse, a bridge to a meaningful and life-fulfilling engagement with community.
OUR APPROACH
Through co-creative expression and equine-assisted learning, Crescent Moon Center offers an experiential approach to recovery, one that is based on learning through personal observation and interactive experience. This experiential approach is followed by reflection, integration and application of newly learned perspectives.
Crescent Moon Center’s arts and equine programs are designed to integrate with one another. Each workshop provides a unique lens of self-discovery, helping to address the root causes of addiction through a deep and creative journey. We also provide ongoing support for reintegration into meaningful personal relationships and employment.
Crescent Moon Center’s program helps to prevent relapse through a creative and authentic engagement with self and others. Our collaborative experiential approach counteracts the social isolation, shame and stigma which addicts often experience as a significant challenge to recovery.
Crescent Moon Center is an alternative and complementary to traditional recovery models because we offer an experiential educational program along with a deep sense of community that supports long-term recovery. Crescent Moon bridges the gap between residential and outpatient programs, and sober living homes.
WHO WE SERVE
Our multi-cultural co-creative educational programs are for people who have exhausted their resources trying to maintain sobriety, those who have not been able to take advantage of costly recovery programs, or those who are looking for new and creative ways to enhance their recovery.
We work in partnership with the Solano County Land Trust to primarily serve the residents of Solano County, and the Greater Bay Area, but also accept participants from around the country.
Solano County one of the most under-resourced and underserved counties in California – a County which has high unemployment and a significant alcohol and opiate problem. As a nonprofit, we are dedicated to providing underserved communities access to innovative addiction recovery programs and long-term support.
Crescent Moon is a scalable model which we are building through coalitions with community foundations and organizations, including nonprofits and government agencies. We have started locally with a successful pilot program and are building our network regionally with the intention to grow nationally
GET
INVOLVED
You may have heard about, or known someone whose life has been touched by opioid, alcohol or other drug addiction - whose addiction has resulted in the loss of friends, family, work or, worse yet, resulted in the loss of a loved one.
Action can and must be taken to prevent substance use disorders from compromising lives. More programs and a community interested in helping those affected are needed to support long term recovery after treatment ends, or if treatment is unaffordable. This is our mission.
Together, we can be a moving force in creating an environment where recovery can become a dynamic, engaging, transforming and exciting process - and accessible to everyone.