In the gallery November:
Rise Up Society of Alberta
This exhibit consists of artworks created by participants in workshops that were developed in partnership with Rise Up Society, offering support and creative expression outlets for victims of intimate partner violence. The purpose of using glass as a medium is meant to be symbolic of the strength, beauty and resilience of something also fragile and brittle. Participants created their works based on their frame of mind during the workshops. Content in the pieces covers hopefulness, anger, shame, strength, gratitude, mourning and more.
For information on these workhops, please email Ryley Miller at ryley@riseupsociety.ca
Art Heals 2023
Come join us for a powerful & impactful event that celebrates the healing power of art! Art Heals, presented by The Riseup Society Alberta & The Leduc Arts Foundry, is a one-of-a-kind experience that represents the struggles of domestic violence & abuse through art.
Art Heals will include:
-Silent auction featuring pieces by Riseup Society Alberta clients
-Speakers Crystal Stretch & Michelle Schwengler
-Refreshments
-50/50 and door raffle
-Live music & live painter
I am a Creative Arts Therapist passionate about helping adults, adolescents, and children process life’s challenges and express them-selves through an artistic avenue; helping them find their own voice, creating a space to be heard, and living the life they desire to live. My Art Therapy approach is person-centered, strength-based, trauma-informed, focusing-oriented, and emotion-focused. I am dedicated to fostering a safe and creative space to explore and transform anxiety, grief, trauma, depression, etc. I feel art therapy is uniquely situated to assist in this transformative process, giving clients an opportunity to physically create and express aspects of their thoughts, feelings and behaviours, by transforming these images as a first step in developing healthier patterns for more fulfilled living.
Michelle is a freelance artist who expresses passion and emotion in personal representations of mental health. As a mental health advocate, she has been working on a series to represent her personal challenges and triumphs with mental health. It has been a rewarding emotional challenge to share her trauma and mental health struggles in hopes of helping others.
When she is not creating art or running events, she enjoys other passions like walking her dog Rambo, kayaking, biking, and travelling.
Living in Leduc these past 12 years, Michelle is passionate for her community and loves to host charity and fundraising events through Block50 Leduc, as well as teaching art classes to others.