The Visual Notes Project: Arts-Based Research for Mentors and Mentees (Ticket Required) (NY-ES2071)
Workshops (Requires a Ticket and Separate Registration)
Lisa Kay, EdD, ATR-BC
Dr. Lisa Kay is an Associate Professor in the Department of Art Education and Community Arts Practices at Tyler School of Art, Temple University in Philadelphia. In addition to her role as Art Education/Art Therapy Program Director, Lisa serves on the Board of the Arts and Quality of Living Research Center and the Interdisciplinary Faculty Council on Disabilities at Temple University. Dr. Kay is a Fulbright Scholar, the recipient of the National Art Education Association (NAEA) 2014 Women’s Caucus Mary Rouse Award, and the 2016 NAEA, Council on Exceptional Children (CEC), Kennedy Center Very Special Arts (VSA), Peter Geisser Special Needs Educator of the Year for her significant contributions to the field. A board-certified art therapist, Lisa’s research and publications concern the intersections and collaborations between art education and art therapy; resilience and art making with adolescents with adverse childhood experiences; and the use of creative arts in qualitative research. In her spare time, she enjoys gardening, flea markets, long road trips on blue highways and creating in her studio and the kitchen.
Come learn about Visual Notes Project. Discover an arts-based practice to investigate therapeutic encounters and examine feelings about our practice as art therapists. Create mini works of art that combine art making and self-reflection. Learn to use this process to gain insights that inform our development and practice