Brown Bag Lunch this Monday!

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The first Brown Bag lunch for this year will be on Monday Sept 24. All are invited!!!

ET Division Brown Bag lunch Series presents…

Local Art Making a difference in Community:
A presentation by the Art Connection of Boston –
with Tova Speter (Art Therapy ‘02)

Monday, 12-12:45, University Hall 4-022 (formerly Porter 408)

The Art Connection (www.theartconnection.org) is a Boston nonprofit with a belief in the power of art and a mission to expand access to original art to the greater community, specifically to under-served populations. By placing original artwork in community centers, health clinics, homeless shelters, domestic violence clinics, and other programs offering services to clients in need, spaces are transformed into opportunities for reflection, stimulation, inspiration, and hope. Many of the spaces where therapists work, may be eligible for donated art through The Art Connection. This session will be presented by The Art Connection's Program Manager, Tova Speter (Art Therapy '02); and will include a brief presentation about The Art Connection program, including local examples of artwork, mention of The Art Connection's community mural project, and a discussion about the power of art.

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