The Laurel of Asheville‘s Community Events Calendar
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The Laurel of Asheville is a lifestyle magazine focused on the arts, culture, and communities of Western North Carolina, and submitted events should fall within this context. If your event occurs over several days, please submit multiple events. Events extending beyond a month will not be accepted. All submissions are subject to editorial approval and edits for clarity and style before being published online. If you are going to include a photograph, please be certain that you have the rights to utilize that image. If there is a question about image rights, we may remove the image. Also, images should be no larger than 2000 pixels wide. Large images will prevent the event from being submitted. Please allow up to 5 days for your even to be posted. If you encounter difficulties submitting an event, please email [email protected].
The Art of Wellbeing: Therapeutic Art Making in the Museum
August 15 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
$15 – $20
Art has the power to heal, restore, and reconnect us to what matters most. Join us at the Asheville Art Museum for a guided art-making session led by a registered art therapist, designed to explore how art can be a tool to nurture your mental and emotional wellbeing. Whether you’re a seasoned artist or have never picked up a paintbrush, come as you are and leave feeling refreshed. Join Alexis for sessions on August 15, September 19, and December 19.
Dr. C. Alexis Decosimo is a licensed mental health clinician, registered art therapist, and Doctor of Public Health. She specializes in helping children, families, and individuals access healing through blending therapeutic artmaking and evidence-based approaches including EMDR, cognitive behavioral therapy, and person-centered approaches.
She believes in meeting clients where they are, drawing on creative modalities to open pathways to healing that talk therapy alone may not reach. Her clinical work is deeply informed by over a decade of international experience building mental health programs in some of the world’s most under-resourced settings, giving her a grounded, adaptive, and culturally sensitive approach to care.
In her Asheville practice, she brings that same commitment to accessible, ethical, and community-rooted mental health support to help clients process trauma, build resilience, and find their footing through the power of expressive therapy. For more information follow: Ashevillearttherapy.com
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