National Call for Artists: 'Divulge', a National Exhibition Featuring the Use of Art for Therapy, Coping & Mental Health Awareness

Divulge: A National Exhibition Featuring the Use of Art for Therapy, Coping, & Mental Health Awareness

The d'Art Center in Norfolk, VA announces a call to artists for a juried art exhibition, September 5 - October 3, 2020. Awards for 1st: $500, 2nd: $300, 3rd: $150. Juror: Matthew Bernier. Art has been used as a means of communication, self-expression, group interaction, diagnosis, and conflict resolution throughout history. Through art, both people and artists can look for themes and conflicts that may be affecting their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. The establishment of art therapy as a unique and publicly accepted therapeutic approach only took place recently, in the mid-20th century. 'Divulge' will feature artworks that highlight/depict self expression, are created in art therapy, and/or raise awareness of mental health. Original works in all media, traditional or non-traditional, are welcomed and includes both freestanding and wall-mounted two, and three-dimensional works. Open to all artists living in the United States. $35 for up to 3 works. Deadline: August 9, 2020.

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Email: abradley@d-artcenter.org

Call: (757)625-4211

South Florida Artist Tina La Porta's 'SIDE EFFECTS' during Mental Health Awareness Month in May

In anticipation of Mental Health Awareness Month in May, experience South Florida artist Tina La Porta's presentation SIDE EFFECTS is now on YouTube. The artist originally gave this talk at The NSU Art Museum last Spring in April 2019. 

Artist Tina La Porta presents Side Effects, a series that explores and expresses her struggles with her diagnosis of mental illness. “Since being diagnosed with schizophrenia, my work has become a method to talk about my disability through the language of visual art. In this sense, despite my disability, I am able to express myself and be a vital part of society,” says La Porta.

Born in 1967 in Chicago, La Porta moved to New York’s East Village in 1992 to pursue her Master of Fine Arts degree at The School of Visual Arts. Her work has been exhibited in South Florida and nationally and internationally at The New Museum, NY; Museo Nacional Centro de Art Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain; ƒcole SupŽrieure Nationale des Beaux Arts, Paris, France; Museu do Essencial e do Alem Disso, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, England; San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA; Centre Cultural de la Fundaci— “la Caixa,” Barcelona, Spain; The Kitchen, New York, NY.