Spring Spectacular 2024!

May 2nd, 2024 | 5:30 - 8:30 PM @ Mastercard Tech Hub

📅 Join Co-Chairs Ally McArthur & David Willhoit on May 2nd at the Mastercard Tech Hub for a fantastic night of interactive art-making, live painting by artist Joel Bermano, cocktails, and community!

Support access to art therapy for those in need of mental health services throughout the evening by bidding on exclusive auction items - both live and silent - and joining an exciting paddle raise.

Guests will also have the opportunity to learn about the impact of better access to art therapy and the creative process and will witness the inaugural presentation of The Jade Award.

Thank you to our sponsors: Mastercard, ORSID Realty, Andrews Organization, Morgan Stanley | Jeffrey Putterman | Investment Consultant! Special thanks to Joel Bermano, herb-n-peach & GuS Sodas

Summer 2024

Move for Mental Health

Fall 2024

D’arts for Art Therapy

D’arts for Art Therapy

Veterans Day 2023 | November 11th

Check-in Opens: 12 PM @ Flannery's Bar

Join us for our first-ever D’arts Tournament to help fund art therapy programs for veterans! All levels of experience are welcome with training available for amateurs!

Hosted by TATP Board Member Jeanette Reece, the tournament includes:

💪 Two Brackets: Competitive and Amateur

🎟️ $5 Bullshots and Raffle

🏆Prizes for the winners

🍑Lunch provided by herb-n-peach Catering

👩‍🏫Amateurs receive a 45-minute class on the basics of darts included with registration

🪖 100% of Proceeds will fund our Veteran Programming

Bid to #CreateChange 2023

October 12 - 20, 2023

🙌 Back by popular demand, The Art Therapy Project is hosting Bid to #CreateChange, our annual week-long online auction to support our art therapy programs. Co-Chaired by Diane Duckler and Val Sereno, the auction has fantastic items including tickets to sporting events and theatre, exclusive experiences, one-of-a-kind art tiles created just for this event and more!

100% of proceeds support The Art Therapy Project’s essential programming for youth and adult trauma survivors.

Move for Mental Health July, 2023!

Presented by the Young Professionals Leadership Group.

A Self-Care Fundraiser to support the Art Therapy Project's free art therapy programs!

This month-long fundraiser in July asks participants to set aside some self-care time while also raising funds for art therapy programs. You can participate as an individual or create a team.

Participants track their minutes and ask family, friends, and colleagues to make a pledge per minute completed. Minutes are accumulated through walking your dog, running with a friend, playing tennis, playing Pickleball or even creative activities like knitting, cooking, dancing, or painting - you can choose whatever activities you enjoy that promote positive mental health and wellness!

Yoga in the Park - Move For Mental Health 2023

A relaxing evening of yoga in the park, as we move for mental health and promote wellness in our community on July 11, 2023!

As part of our month-long fundraiser, participants set aside some self-care time while also raising funds for art therapy programs.

A great opportunity to get outdoors and enjoy the beautiful park while also taking care of our mental well-being.

Spring Spectacular

April 20th, 2023

Co-Chairs Lauren Christian & Nicole Turner 
hosted a magical and memorable evening
The Art Therapy Project's SPRING SPECTACULAR 2023

This special evening was designed to raise funds for free art therapy for those in our community without access to mental health services.

Thank you to our sponsors: Mastercard, ORSID Realty, Andrews Organization
Morgan Stanley | Jeffrey Putterman | Investment Consultant
and special thanks to Elisa Contemporary Art & GuS Sodas

The Art of Grieving | Documentary Film

Following the untimely death of his 35 year-old brother artist, Preston Zeller immerses himself into a year-long painting project to process grief. Over the course of a year, Preston made 365 pieces of artwork and documented his journey investigating the importance of creativity in dealing with the grieving process. Our Clinical Director, Lindsay Lederman, speaks with Preston throughout the film providing a deeper insight into the healing power of art and mental health. The film is available to watch on Tubi, Plexi and Amazon Prime. Check out more information about The Art of Grieving here.

Bid to #CreateChange

Bid to #CreateChange was our 1-week, online auction in support of our programs. With your support we raised over $20,000 for our art therapy programs. Thank you to everyone who participated, donated and purchased items.

JOURNEY: A Multi-Media Live Art Experience by Annika Rhea

October 2022

Box Factory Gallery welcomes you to experience art from inside the very act of creation where performance painter, Annika Rhea will present "Journey" with live music by composer Tasso Zapanti and live filming by Javier Alvarez.

Journey takes the audience on an artist's journey, from the conception of an idea through the stages of the creative cycle, represented as five different sections of the canvas. The metaphorical narrative follows the story of an idea and highlights the human experience and emotional range that is experienced when bringing a vision to life.

Rhea communicates the concepts with her performance painting technique, Body Medium, that utilizes the body as a paintbrush, motion as the strokes and the canvas as a stage to create the 45 foot long abstract expressionist painting.

The evening will begin upstairs in the Box Factory Gallery to experience live music and to the exhibit The Human Form, featuring works by artists who explore the human form and its relationship to space, emotion and identity.

After the performance, audience members will then have a chance to purchase select sizes of the piece created.

Pop-Up Expo and Shop with Christina Villa from Atrevida Studio

September 3, 2022

NYC artist, Christina Villa from Atrevida Studio, hosted a pop-up expo and shop of her art on September 3rd, 2022 at the Shore Pour Specialty Coffee shop in Sea Girt, New Jersey. 10% of her sales went to art therapy programs. Thank you, Christina, for raising $400 for our free art therapy programs!

Art Therapy: The Future is Now

April 2022

Art Therapy: The Future is Now was our first in-person event, post-pandemic. Located at Mastercard Tech Hub in the Flatiron District, the event featured an interactive art-making experience; a preview of the Spring 2022 Client Art Exhibition, Forward Together; as well as a special presentation by Girija Kaimal, EdD, MA, ATR-BC, President of the American Art Therapy Association, Associate Professor and Assistant Dean at Drexel University.

We raised $92,000 for our art therapy programs supporting trauma survivors, frontline and essential workers.

Special thanks to our sponsors:

Mastercard, Morgan Stanley, The Andrews Organization and ORSID Realty, GuS-Grown-up Soda

Co-Chairs: Grace Lang and Nicole Turner

Celebrate Art Therapy in Action

October 2021

Celebrate Art Therapy in Action was a huge success and raised $50,000 for our art therapy programs!

Our host, Mia Jackson, did a phenomenal job balancing comedy and compassion as she led us through the evening. Lizzie Gill shared a wonderful collage workshop while in conversation with our Clinical Director, Lindsay Lederman, who both provided a thought-provoking conversation on the differences between art therapy and art-making. From our client stories to our program partners, the evening was filled with gratitude, joy and hope for better access to mental health services for our communities. Thank you to everyone who participated, donated, bid and collaborated with us to make this evening such a success.

Feel free to share the event link with those who might have missed the event!

Move For Mental Health

Hosted by The Young Professionals Leadership Group

July 2021

The Young Professionals hosted a 3-week fitness fundraiser, Move For Mental Health, from July 5 through July 26, 2021. Participants ran, walked, cycled, and more to raise funds for our clients. Thank you to everyone who participated and donated to this campaign - with your support, we raised over $14,000 for our art therapy programs!

TATP’s Got Talent Tuesday, Hosted by Calamity Chang

June 2021

The Art Therapy Project's virtual event, TATP's Got Talent hosted by Calamity Chang, raised over $11,000 for our programs. The night was filled with performances including:

Cameron Mitchell Bell and Hannah Cruz - Broadway Performers

Alec Berlin - Guitarist & Composer

Mary Cordelia - Ukulele & Comedy

Coby Koehl - Singer/Songwriter/Recording Artist

Litton Duo - Piano & Viola Duet

Phat Man Dee - Cosmic Jazz Cabaret Vocalist

100% of the proceeds supported our LGBTQIA+ programs.

Let’s Talk Art Therapy.

Diversity + Stigma in Communities of Color

February 2021

Let's talk about art therapy and communities of color. We notice a disconnect between racial diversity and the field of art therapy. Issues like: stigma around mental health and the use of language and terminology within the field. What's going on? How can we be more inclusive? As professionals, what can we do to advance the field?

The Art Therapy Project and Artistic Noise collaborated for an insightful conversation featuring leading art therapists in New York City. Moderated by Liz DelliCarpini, MAAT, ATR-BC, LCAT, ATCS with guest participants Joshua Brancheau, ATR-BC, LCAT, Chloe Hayward LCAT, ATR-BC, Lindsay Lederman MPS, ATR-BC, LCAT, ATCS, Jason Montalvo MPS, ATR-BS, LCAT and Ariel Miles LCAT-ATR.

Sifting Through The Now

A Virtual Client Art Exhibition

October - November 2020

In ancient Greek, the root of the word crisis (krisis) means ‘to sift’ or ‘to separate.’ It speaks of a turning point, a decisive moment that shakes things up and forces us to choose what matters most. This deeper meaning of crisis asks us to explore and share what is most important to us as we navigate the continuously changing world we all find ourselves living in today.

Our first virtual client art exhibition allowed our clients to feel connected, celebrated and honored during this difficult time. Stay tuned for more client art exhibitions coming in 2021.

Celebrate Art Therapy in Action

Hosted by Mia Jackson

October 2020

The Art Therapy Project's kick-off to our 10th Anniversary, Celebrate Art Therapy in Action hosted by Mia Jackson, was a huge success! We raised over $65,000 for our TeleArt Therapy groups, which will help fund our current groups and enable us to provide relief for frontline workers and additional populations well into 2021. The evening included guest speakers such as Melissa Walker, a nationally recognized art therapist working with military populations, and Alyssa Wasko founder of DONNI; program testimonials from Callen-Lorde, New Alternatives for Children, New Destiny Housing and among others; client stories and artwork; an interactive art-making activity led by our Clinical Director, Lindsay Lederman, and more!