Posts in Vol 3 / Issue 3
Editor's Notes

Patricia Ki (ON)

Spending time with the artwork and writings in this issue brings to mind Audre Lorde’s essay, “Poetry is Not a Luxury,” in which she wrote:

Poetry is not a luxury. It is a vital necessity of our existence. It forms the quality of the light within which we predicate our hopes and dreams toward survival and change, first made into language, then into idea, then into more tangible action.”

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About Belonging: Interview with Marbella Carlos

Rebecca Montgomery (BC)

Art Therapy Conversations - a regular column where we get to learn from and connect with art therapists from across the country. In this issue Rebecca chats with Marbella Carlos, art therapist based in Tiohtià:ke/Montreal, on facilitating spaces of belonging alongside Black, Indigenous and people of colour in both academic and community spaces.

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As Above, So Below

Gillian King (ON), with text by Gabrielle Doiron (ON)

A series of artwork that invites us to look up and down, to recognize how the microcosm and the macrocosm behave alike, mirroring one other. Equally, it is a call to look around to recognize the myriad ways in which all life on Earth — human and other-than-human — is mutually dependent.

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All Black Lives have Value and Meaning: Saying Their Names

Chioma Anah (Baltimore, MD)

Making Space: Art and Social Justice Advocacy with Dr. Anah
Black lives have meaning and value, and they matter. This article works to pay homage to the many Black men and women who have been targets, and ultimately victims of brutality at the hands of law enforcement. We are SAYING THEIR NAMES.

CW: Please note that this article contains imagery and descriptions of police brutality, killings, and violence.

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Connecting in COVID

Cheryl Price (BC)

For those who have experienced trauma, disconnection is familiar. Disconnection from Self. From others. From life. A survival strategy. Art therapy opens the path to reconnect. A path which is so needed in these difficult times, when addressing unresolved relational trauma is even more challenging. Connection is now perceived as a risk. Disconnection has become prevalent.

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Expressive Arts in End-of-Life Care & Life-Death Education in Hong Kong: Reflections for Research and Art Therapy Practice

Joshua Nan (Hong Kong), Katie Pang (Hong Kong), Maria Riccardi (QC)

Research conducted by the first author shows that expressive arts activities have various benefits when dealing with life and death issues, communicating strong emotions, and buffering interpersonal conflicts over sensitive issues. The artwork can also be a symbol of final messages to send love, the last words, and the will, from one who is leaving to the beloved.

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