The Expressive Arts and Social Change program at the European Graduate School trains participants to help people use the expressive arts to respond to and bring about social change. Work in this field can be carried out in a multitude of ways, including advocacy programs, community art-making, therapeutic arts projects, social activism and the use of the arts to respond to situations of crisis, conflict and social upheaval. The program emphasizes the sustainability of projects and the resilience of individuals, groups and communities. The arts are seen as resources for coping with critical situations and as providing frames for the expression of both the joy and the suffering of human life.
The program provides a theoretical framework for expressive arts change processes while also emphasizing practical skills through field-work projects. Students might carry out such projects within their own communities or in international settings. Applicants from a wide variety of backgrounds will be considered for admission: for example, artists, educators, therapists and social activists. Upon completion of the program, students will be awarded a Master of Advanced Professional Studies diploma (MAPS). The MAPS can also lead to further studies at EGS towards Master of Arts or Doctor of Philosophy degrees. (Please consult with the Program Director for information.
Download a flyer at www.expressiveartandsocialchange.org.
ELLEN'S WORK
Ellen's work is varrying in style and medium. She works in abstracts and collage and was trained by Albert Alcalay.
The EGS is a post-graduate university for professionals that takes place in the town of Saas Fee in the Swiss Alps each summer. Students and faculty from all over the world meet to participate in intensive training seminars in Expressive Arts Therapy, Education, Consulting and Social Change.
Ellen recently returned from the European Graduate School after teaching there for two months in June and July. She is currently living in Toronto where she co-teaches the third year of ISIS Canada and works part-time at the Hincks-Dellcrest Centre for Childrens’ Mental Heatlth.
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