Children and teens discover that art offers a safe place to explore emotions, develop confidence, and connect with others. Every workshop encourages creativity, resilience, and personal growth while honoring each participant’s unique pace and voice.
2,000+
People ServedAnnually
50+
WorkshopsPer Year
80%+
ImprovedWell-Being
67%+
ReducedIsolation
Children and teens experiment with painting, drawing, collage, sculpture, and collaborative projects that encourage imagination, creativity, confidence, and joyful self-expression in every workshop.
Every completed artwork reminds participants they are capable, creative, and valued. Success through art encourages resilience, problem-solving, healthy risk-taking, and self-confidence.
Young people build friendships, celebrate one another’s creativity, and experience safe relationships where every child is welcomed, encouraged, and reminded they belong within the community.
When children feel emotionally safe, remarkable things happen. Quiet children begin participating. Isolated teens find friendships. Young artists proudly point to their work displayed in public spaces, knowing their contributions matter. Through creativity, children learn problem-solving, resilience, confidence, and belonging. Every workshop offers more than an art project. It provides a place where young people are encouraged, celebrated, and reminded that their voice, ideas, and future matter.
For more than 10 years, Healing in Arts has partnered with Kent County Girls Court to help justice-involved teens discover hope through creativity. Through self-portraits, collaborative art, and storytelling, young women build confidence, express emotions, and find belonging. Their artwork celebrates resilience, personal growth, and the possibility of a brighter future.
When are they going to send the art kits again? I can’t wait to make more pictures!
We would love to reserve another workshop for the refugees in our program.
I was deeply moved by the care shown when art kits were given to families affected by the California wildfires.
These moments celebrate children and teens discovering confidence, friendships, and belonging through creativity. Every smile and artwork reflects growth, resilience, imagination, and hope.
Children of different abilities each painted a four inch artwork, and together they became one piece now on display at Fresno City Hall.
A girl who did not want to take part watched from the sidelines, then asked four words that changed the afternoon.
Teens wrote down what they wanted to let go of, attached the notes to wreaths, and watched Lake Michigan carry them away.
Helping Teens’ Hopes and Dreams Soar Healing in Arts spearheaded the Butterfly Dreams project in collaboration with Young Life. The art workshop took place in the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico and left an indelible mark on a group of teenagers. Under the guidance of board member Kathy Pluymert, the art centered on the theme of …