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Seton
Hill College is one of the few colleges in the United States that
offers both an undergraduate and graduate program in art therapy.
Seton Hill's Art Therapy major can offer you:
1.
Dedicated faculty to direct your art therapy education
2.
A commitment to quality resources including state of the art
library art therapy holdings and a fully stocked art therapy
classroom
3.
Student Art Therapy Association (SATA)
featuring regular presentations and workshops
4.
Regional Conferences featuring nationally known art therapists
Photo
caption (above right)
Ceramic
Mural: A Woman's Journey
This
ceramic tile mural was created by undergraduate and graduate art
therapy students enrolled in a "Special Topics in Art Therapy"
course at Seton Hill College, Greensburg Pennsylvania during the
spring semester of 1999.
The
piece was conceived as an educational project for art therapists-in-training.
The mural making experience helped foster a sense of community
among women of diverse backgrounds. It demonstrated how individuals
can develop a meaningful art work comprised of personalized elements
within a group format.
The
theme "woman" evolved as the group explored how to construct the
tiles. As the project continued more specific themes emerged.
The students decided to create tiles in response to the ideas:
"child", "woman", and "grandmother".
Some
of the tiles were glazed and high fired in a reduction kiln while
other tiles were raku fired. Some students chose to paint their
tiles rather than glaze.
One
student commented: "What an overwhelming, exhausting, frustrating,
exciting adventure! The changes in the tiles reflect the changes
that occurred within the students who created them during this
process. My 'woman' tile broke in half while it was still wet.
Deciding to leave it as is and displaying it in 2 halfs speaks
more about my life as a woman than any image could. We are all
unique, female, individuals. This mural is a symbol not only of
art expression but of femininity". Another student stated: "As
a motivational marker I kept trying to envision the finished piece,
the tapestry of our kindred female spirits blending together as
a driving force. The piece to me, the finished work, I've called
'A poem without words'."
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