Grants, fellowships and residencies are ways self-employed artists can sustain themselves and their work. Between 2012 and 2016, around 34 percent of artists were self-employed, compared to nine percent of all other workers. We now know that number is even higher, with 77 percent of artists going the self-employed route by 2021. With the majority
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Over the past decade, Twist Out Cancer’s presence in greater Austin has grown in a beautiful way. The growth is traced back to Alana Dugandzic, who became a Brushes with Cancer Inspiration for the first time in 2012. The experience was so transformative for Alana that as a board member, she helped bring Brushes
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Name: Kim Spaulding Title / credentials: MA ATR, Twistshop Facilitator, Art Therapist Location: Media, PA Education: BA Interior Design/Film Production, Jefferson University, MA Art Therapy, Marywood University Brief art therapy/ artist bio & personal connection to Twist: Kim is a master’s level, registered art therapist (MA-ATR) and will be sitting for her board exam
Name: Jacqueline Carmody Title / credentials: LCPC, ATR-BC, ATCS, Twistshop Director, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Art Therapist Location: Chicago, IL Education: BFA Painting, Western Michigan University, MAT, Adler University Brief art therapy/ artist bio & personal connection to Twist: Jacqueline is an illustrator, painter, and art therapist. Jacqueline is currently a board certified registered
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Name: Lindsey Taucher Title / credentials: LPC, Twistshop Artist, Licensed Professional Counselor; formerly Registered & Board Certified Art Therapist Location: Austin, TX Education: BA Psychology, St. Edward’s University, MA Art Therapy, The George Washington University Brief art therapy/ artist bio & personal connection to Twist: Lindsey is a painter, counselor, and higher education professional.
When Twist Out Cancer licensed its Brushes with Cancer program to General Motors Design Center, a lightbulb went off. Through licensing its programming, Twist Out Cancer saw a bigger opportunity to reach more people touched by cancer and offer them a healing experience. On Sept. 25, 2020, General Motors Design Center had the honor of
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Name: Mignon Dupepe Title/credentials: LCPC, ATR, Twistshop Facilitator, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Art Therapist Location: Chicago, IL area Education: BS Psychology/Education, Vanderbilt University MAT, Adler University Brief art therapy/artist bio & personal connection to Twist: Mignon is an art explorer an art therapist. Mignon is currently a registered art therapist(ATR), and
When Jenny Indig decided to honor the anniversary of her mother’s passing, it opened up new opportunities to heal—even a decade after she was initially touched by cancer. Jenny’s latest opportunity is through serving as the 2023 Brushes with Cancer Honoree. The appointment comes more than a year after Jenny dove headfirst into the Twist
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Twist Out Cancer is making some changes in 2024. In 2023, we found ourselves with a good problem: Twist Out Cancer received an unprecedented amount of applications for our signature Brushes with Cancer program. As the organization’s founder and CEO, it was humbling and inspiring to see such an overwhelmingly positive response. It also created
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Select art pieces from Twist Out Cancer’s recent licensed Brushes With Cancer program at Wayne State University (WSU) are now on display in the Brigitte Harris Cancer Pavilion at Henry Ford Cancer in Detroit. The Brushes With Cancer program at WSU featured 17 Artists from its Art, Art History, Art Education, and Art Therapy departments,
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