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’s mission is to build a community of support around individuals recovering from substance use disorders by:
(1) offering equine-assisted learning and expressive arts programs;
(2) creating a lens of discovery into addiction;
(3) embracing diversity and inclusion in all aspects of our organization; and
(4) advocating for change in the public’s perception
of substance use disorders.
OUR VISION
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.
We offer a bridge for people working on recovery, a bridge that helps avoid relapse, a bridge to a life-fulfilling engagement with community.
OUR WHY
Crescent Moon offers arts and equine programs designed to integrate with one another, each providing a unique lens of self-discovery.
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.
Crescent Moon bridges the gap between residential and outpatient programs, and sober living homes. We provide support for reintegration into meaningful personal relationships and employment.
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.
THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO GET INVOLVED
We invite you to join us as a participant, volunteer, fundraiser or sponsor. We also encourage you to follow us on social media.
DONATE
Crescent Moon Center is funded through the generosity of people like you. Your gift will allow us to continue providing experiential recovery support programs designed to encourage transformative change. Make a one-time donation or support us with monthly giving.
GIVE SUPPLIES
Crescent Moon Center is always in need of equipment, supplies, tools and other items to deliver its programs and services. For a list of the Center’s needs and details on how to donate supplies and other goods, click below.
VOLUNTEER
Crescent Moon Center offers a variety of volunteer opportunities to be of service and give back to your community in meaningful and impactful ways.
CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS
Corporate Partnerships, including workplace giving campaigns, are a great way for individuals and companies to partner together to support causes they care about, bringing more resources to the nonprofits that are changing our world.
Crescent Moon Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. All donations are tax-deductible to the extent provided by law.
"HOW WE RESPOND TO THIS [ADDICTION] CRISIS IS A MORAL TEST FOR AMERICA. ARE WE A NATION WILLING TO TAKE ON AN EPIDEMIC THAT IS CAUSING GREAT HUMAN SUFFERING AND ECONOMIC LOSS? ARE WE ABLE TO LIVE UP TO THAT MOST FUNDAMENTAL OBLIGATION WE HAVE AS HUMAN BEINGS: TO CARE FOR ONE ANOTHER?"
- Vivek H. Murthy, M.D., M.B.A. Vice Admiral
U.S. Public Health Service Surgeon General (2016)
KEEP
IN TOUCH
Our vision for Crescent Moon Center is growing every day - stay in the loop with our events, goals and progress by subscribing to our newsletter and following us on social media.
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE
1007 Oak Hill Road, Suite B
Lafayette, California, 94549
Email: info@crescentmooncenter.org
Phone: (925) 310-4374
