Update on the Naropa AT Response to Wildfires

"Art has the potential to change lives and often in profound ways. When words are not enough, we turn to images and symbols to tell our stories. And in telling our stories through art, we can find a path to health and wellness, emotional reparation, recovery, and ultimately, transformation." 

- Cathy Malchiodi

The Naropa art therapy community is currently offering 2 forms of support for those impacted by the recent wildfires and would like to offer an invitation for the Naropa community at large to participate.  The Art Therapy program is based on the foundation of nurturing socially engaged art therapists through the practice of serving and building community through the arts.  We believe in the inherent power of art making to improve lives, bring about positive change, build community and to help tell people's stories when words are not enough. 

Please join us in one of two ways:

* Free Naropa Community Art Studio Open Studio at the Nalanda Campus on 63rd and Arapahoe in Boulder will be open each Sunday from 09/12 until 10/31 from 10am-1pm for persons affected by the fire. It is an open studio with the intention of creating individual and community art in order to express and witness the experiences, emotions, and stories of people impacted by this tragic event.  All who are feeling the impact of this fire are invited to participate.

* Offer words and/or art in cards of gratitude!  Please take a moment to write a note of gratitude to one of the many fire fighters, volunteers, and rescue workers who provided front-line assistance to local residents impacted by the wildfire!  The act of taking care to create something thoughtful and special for another human has the potential to be a very powerful experience for the sender and the receiver.  Cards are ready for your kind words and/or creative flair at the Transpersonal Counseling Psychology (TCP) office on the Paramita campus.

• Write a note of gratitude in a pre-decorated card

• Take a set of blank cards to decorate for those who do not have time to decorate or do not identify as artists who would still like to contribute
• Take cards for your friends, classes, roommates, or co-workers to decorate or write in
• Make your own homemade cards and drop them off at the TCP Office front desk

All cards will be collected and distributed 
to local Boulder agencies on:
Monday, October 4th

Please contact Chelsea O'Neil at chelseaoneil@gmail.com with any questions