Healing through art
A Workshop Series for Mental Health & Well-BeingHealing Through Art (HTA) is one of The Awakenings Project’s signature programs, bringing people together to explore creativity as a pathway toward recovery, self-expression, and connection. Led by professional artists, the workshops provide a welcoming environment where participants can experiment with visual art without needing previous artistic experience.
Over the years, HTA has been offered in a variety of community settings and has consistently drawn enthusiastic participation. Recent sessions at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Glen Ellyn were filled, while programs at Wheaton Village Nursing and Rehabilitation have brought creative opportunities to people who might otherwise have limited access to the arts.
At the heart of Healing Through Art is a simple conviction: creativity belongs to everyone. Through artistic expression, participants can discover new possibilities for personal growth, connection, and hope.
There are currently no workshops open for registration. Information about future Healing Through Art programs will be posted here as it becomes available.
“My life is easily divided into two chapters: before mental illness and after mental illness. Likewise, my recovery is divided into two chapters: before Awakenings and after Awakenings.”
– Robert Lundin, Founder
the awakenings review
A literary journal published by The Awakenings Project.
Established in 2000 with the support of the University of Chicago Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, The Awakenings Review is a literary and visual arts journal devoted to publishing the creative work of people whose lives have been touched by mental illness.
Published by The Awakenings Project, the journal features poetry, prose, and artwork by individuals with lived experience of mental illness, as well as family members and friends. Submissions are selected for their literary and artistic merit and their ability to illuminate the human experience, particularly work that suggests movement toward recovery, understanding, and hope.
For more than 25 years, The Awakenings Review has provided a distinctive forum for creative expression, demonstrating the power of art and literature to challenge stigma and enrich our understanding of mental illness.
EDITORIAL REVIEW BOARD
- Robert Lundin, Editor (awakenings.review@gmail.com)
- Lloyd Jacobs, Associate Editor
- Judith Sandler, Assistant Editor
- Eileen Coughlin, Assistant Editor
- Sandra Jo Mazurek, Art Editor
- Virginia Goldrick
- Em Turner Chitty
- Lora Keller
- Zan Bockes