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.
VOLUNTEER TRAINING & INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Crescent Moon offers a volunteer training and internship program to help participants build skills and explore career paths. We encourage participants to continue to work with Crescent Moon as volunteers and mentors, or train to become certified facilitators. This important expansion in our program helps participants' development of employable skills for personal and professional goals which align with each person’s unique interests, values and vision for growth
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Participants can get involved in all aspects of our work – from community outreach, to research, to learning administrative and business skills, to fundraising, grant writing, and marketing communications.
Volunteers are invited to complete a free Medi-Cal Certified Peer-Support Specialist Training to become mentors and workshop facilitators. We will also encourage volunteers to follow their unique interests and complete certificate training programs for workshops we offer, including Art4Healing, Poetic Medicine, Singing-Tree, Yoga, and Equine-Assisted Learning. Through our training program, we provide support for volunteers and interns to progress from assistant facilitator to co-facilitator and ultimately to a paid Crescent Moon facilitator. .
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Our staff, facilitators and volunteers engage with people in vulnerable communities and are responsible for creating a trauma-informed safe place for self-reflection and healing. We will offer continuing education on trauma-informed best practices and other trainings.​​
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