Creative Arts

Miriam Foundation, through its collaboration with the Bitton Family, is pleased to announce the Creative and Therapeutic Arts Program.

Creative arts are widely accepted as promoting emotional, cognitive, and physical well-being. It enables individuals to share aspects of their lives that words alone may be unable to capture and provide individuals who struggle to communicate verbally with an alternative means of communication. It provides the opportunity to express emotions and experiences through artistic means.

The Creative and Therapeutic Arts Program is designed for children ages 3 and up, adolescents and adults with mild to moderate ASD and Neurodevelopmental Disorders. The program features the following interventions:

Visual arts and art therapy
Music and music therapy
Dance and movement
Collaborative music-making and songwriting
Digital art skillshare
Drama therapy

The Art Hive

A new inclusive and free art program, taking place every Tuesday from 12:00 - 2:00 pm and Wednesday from 3:30 - 6:30 pm. This activity is open to all of our clientele, as well as to the public. Children and non-autonomous adults must be accompanied by an adult caregiver to participate.

Any questions?
Rachel Chainey, MA, ATPQ, Creative Arts Program Coordinator
[email protected]
(514) 345-8330 x 205

Fall Season 2024 - Rolling registration available until groups are filled.

For children ages 3 and up, teens, and adults with a neurodevelopmental disorder.

Join us for a season full of creativity in all its forms! Visual arts, digital arts, dance and movement, music and singing, and much more await you!

Full description of the services in the document below:
Creative Arts - Service Description Fall 2024

Monday to Friday, September 23 to December 13, 2024

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
MORNING	Art Therapy Ages 6 and up Individual 9:00 - 9:50 am 10:00 - 10:50 am 11:00 - 11:50 am Mélissa Sokoloff

AFTERNOON	Dance and Movement 15+ years *Group* 2:30 - 4:00 pm Deborah Maia de Lima	Collaborative Music-Making and Songwriting All ages 6 and up *Group* 12:15 - 1:45 pm Jon Shrier Digital Art Skillshare 13+ years *Group* 2:30 - 4:00 pm Monica Escobedo		Collaborative Music-Making and Songwriting All ages 6 and up *Group* 12:15 - 1:45 pm Jon Shrier Art Therapy 15+ years *Group* 2:30 - 4:00 pm Mélissa Sokoloff	Art Therapy Ages 6 and up Individual 1:00 - 1:50 pm 2:00 - 2:50 pm 3:00 - 3:50 pm Mélissa Sokoloff

EVENING	Dance and Movement Children 3-7 years *Group* 4:35 - 5:20 pm Deborah Maia de Lima		Music Therapy 6-12 years *Group* 4:35 - 5:20 pm Asa Kando Music Therapy 13+ years *Group* 5:30 - 7:00 pm Asa Kando	Music Children 3-7 years *Group* 4:35 - 5:20 pm Robyn Goodman Drama Therapy 18+ years *Group* 6:00 - 7:30 pm Melodie Pellerin

The service fees are as follows:

Individual: $60 for 50 minutes
Group:
- $15 for 45 minutes
- $30 for 1.5 hours

Participant eligibility criteria: Mild to moderate neurodevelopmental disorders. Participants must be autonomous in terms of eating, toileting, etc.

Applications will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis. The Creative Arts Program reserves the right to refuse any application that does not meet the eligibility criteria.

For registration, please complete the form below and send it to Melissa Sokoloff.
Creative Arts - Registration Form Fall 2024

Melissa Sokoloff, PhD, MA, ATPQ, Creative Arts Program Coordinator
[email protected]
(514) 345-8330 x 205