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The days are longer and warmer, which means WHEAT's summer courses have begun! In June we held our final weekend together with our (first!) graduating Art Therapy Diploma cohort. We are excited to host a graduation celebration in the fall.

As conference co-chairs, we were inspired by the findings of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the resulting 94 Calls to Action to honour and amplify respect for Indigenous ways of knowing and to improve relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.

The Winnipeg Holistic Expressive Arts Therapy (WHEAT) Institute offers diploma and certificate programs that provide students with an experiential and theoretical foundation in the therapeutic use of art, drama, movement and storytelling.

WHEAT is excited to announce that we will be offering a 5-day experiential art, play and spiritual practice workshop with Linda Manitowabi and Lance Brunner this August!

The Art of Sacred Play: Dharma & Indigenous Teachings Through Meditation & Contemplative Art Practice will be offered August 27-31, 2018 at Windy Hill Retreat Centre (near Traverse Bay Corners on East Lake Winnipeg).

Creative Arts in Counselling Chapter of CCPA at the national conference in Winnipeg May 10-13, 2018
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WHEAT Director Darci Adam (pictured above, left) and Drama Therapy sessional instructor Csilla Przibislawsky (right) were two of the creative arts therapists on the Creative Arts in Counselling panel May 12th!

Jan Henderson

Jan Henderson is one of Canada’s leading clown and mask teachers with over forty years experience as a performer, teacher and director. We are delighted to have her joining WHEAT's faculty as one of our clowning specialists for the new Therapeutic Clowning program launching summer 2019!

What an inspiring evening Friday, April 20th! Thank you to all those in attendance for supporting the documentary and WHEAT's Scholarship Fund. Little Stones is an amazing documentary exploring art for social change and we are looking forward to planning a second screening in Winnipeg.

As published on April 4, 2018 on WHEAT's LinkedIn (HERE)

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The path to becoming a Registered Canadian Art Therapist (RCAT) is varied in that individuals from a variety of different backgrounds may be able to pursue Art Therapy as a career.

Little Stones Documentary Screening and Artist Panel
April 20, 2018 at 7 pm

Eckhardt Gramatte Hall (3rd floor of Centennial Hall), University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Avenue

Advanced tickets available for $15 at https://www.

What is Movement / Dance Therapy?

"Movement is a basic form of communication that provides us with opportunities for socialization, the development of community and the experience of expressing our aliveness and our innermost thoughts and feelings.