The Art Activity Manual

Name: The Art Activity Manual
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9780863884313
Price: 116.0 NZD
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A Groupwork Resource

By Marylyn Cropley

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The Art Activity Manual by Marylyn Cropley offers a straightforward, adaptable guide to art activities designed to engage individuals of all artistic abilities. Featuring over 100 ideas with detailed session plans, it emphasises 'doing and enjoying' art using minimal equipment. The manual is specially crafted for adults with learning disabilities, physical and sensory impairments, mental health needs, and older adults, while also serving teachers and artists. Its activities foster creativity, communication, confidence, self-esteem, and self-awareness through therapeutic use.
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This book is ideal for group facilitators, educators, individual artists, and caregivers working with adults who have diverse abilities and needs, including those with disabilities or mental health challenges, as well as older adults seeking accessible creative engagement.

Presenting a flexible and practical approach to art activities, this book enables group members to explore and discover their own level of artistic skills, creative styles and preferences. The activities can be used by anyone, regardless of art ability, and there are more than 100 ideas and suggestions with detailed session plans.

Description

A simple, flexible and practical approach to art activities, The Art Activity Manual enables group members to explore and discover their own level of artistic skills, creative styles and preferences. The activities can be used by anyone, regardless of art ability, and there are more than 100 ideas and suggestions with detailed session plans.

Based on 'doing and enjoying', the activities use the minimum of equipment and can be adapted to suit people with mixed abilities and level of need. Specifically designed for adults with learning disabilities, physical disabilities and sensory loss, people with mental health needs and older people, the activities can also be used by teachers and individual artists.

Art is a powerful intervention and communication tool, and these activities can also be used to improve communication skills, build confidence and self-esteem, and develop self-awareness. The practical and non-prescriptive approach of this photocopiable book is ideal for all group facilitators who need a quick and easy way of using art activities therapeutically.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780863884313

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 October 2004

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Speechmark Publishing Ltd

Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 210.0mm

Height: 297.0mm

Weight: 640g

Pages: 248

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Education & Reference Marylyn Cropley Non-Fiction

About the Author

Marylyn Cropley has been a group facilitator for more than fifteen years, offering various art activities for adults in the learning disabilities and mental health services.