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Studio Joins Cancer Fundraising Effort

By Terri Rimmer

The Art Station in Fort Worth, TX has partnered with the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) to help people living with cancer.

The Foundation Community Program helps people with the disease in their local communities, builds nationwide camaraderie between organizations, and promotes cancer survivorship education and programs.

“This year’s applicants were outstanding,” said Priya Sircar, the public health program manager at LAF.

Foundation grants were awarded in four specific areas: adolescent/adult issues, physical activity, survivorship education, and palliative and end-of-life care.

The Art Station is a non-profit organization offering individual, group art therapy, and community programs to children and adults. Their mission is to provide a safe and encouraging atmosphere where art making can be used to promote personal growth, uplift hearts, and help heal minds and bodies. The Art Station is staffed by licensed mental health professionals in visual arts and art therapy.

The weekend of Sept. 9th The Art Station, in collaboration with the Mental Health Association of Tarrant County showed artwork by local mental health consumers at the annual Arts Goggle Event.

On April 15th The Art Station received a Historic Rehabilitation Awards from Preservation Texas for its renovation and reuse of Fire Station #16 at 1616 Park Place. Community Development Director Matthew Avila traveled to Austin to accept the award on behalf of The Art Station.

In December Executive Director Jane Avila received the Mental Health Association of Tarrant County’s (MHA) 2004 Innovation In Mental Health Award for her work in establishing The Art Station. She accepted the award at a recent MHA celebration and appreciation dinner at The Petroleum Club.

The Art of Wellness Group meets on Mondays nights for adults suffering from a chronic illness and enrollment is open. Individual art therapy appointments are available for children, teens, and adults. Fees for individual therapy are based on a sliding scale.

The Art Station also has Community Creative Arts Programs and Workshops and there are on-going groups such as the Open Studio Program for adults, teens, and children. Individual Art Mentorship, Live Out Loud Women’s Group and Workshop, Summer Creative Arts Program for Teens and Children, Creating Mandalas, and Exploring Your Personal Power.
No art experience is necessary to participate in any program.

For more information, go to theartstation.org or call 817-921-2401.

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