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VCU
Dept. of Psychiatry
VTCC
Last Updated:
12/05/2007
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Drawing from Within

Art Therapy

Art therapy is a vital part of programs offered at Virginia Treatment Center for Children (VTCC). All children and adolescent patients in the Intermediate Programs at VTCC attend weekly art therapy groups. Art therapy assist our young patients in exploring their feelings and issues through drawing, painting, sculpture, storytelling, and drama. Art therapy engages the patients' senses and allows for expression of feelings that may otherwise remain hidden or unarticulated. The very act of tapping on one's inner resources empowers the patient and promotes a feeling of mastery and increased self-esteem.

Below are pictures of the artwork created by some of the young patients at VTCC. These pictures were previously published in a VTCC calendar titled "Drawing From Within".

A Grand Daddy Remembering When He Was Young
Dean, age 11
Clay Scuplture
5" x 5"
Boy and Girl Waving
Travis, age 10
Pastel Drawing
18" x 24"
Fantastic Tree
Troy, age 13
Watercolor Painting
18" x 24"
Happy Kitty
Alina, age 8
Clay Sculpture
5" x 7"
High Speed
Jelani, age 14
Wood Sculpture
12" x 13"
Indian Girl
Martina, age 13
Glazed Clay
6" x 8"
Maurice the Clow
Anthony, age 9
Marker Drawing
18" x 24"
Me
Preston, age 6
Watercolor Painting
18" x 24"
My Very Special Place
Tierra, age 11
Plaster Sculpture
16" x 20"
Reaching for the Light
Sara, age 13
Pastel Drawing
18" x 24"
Sad Mother Rabbit
Javone, age 10
Clay Sculpture
10"
Sapphire, Emerald, and
Turquoise Sea

Mary, age 15
Styrofoam Sculpture
10" x 12"
Tie Dye Quilt
Occupational Therapy group project
60" x 60"
Warriior Mask
Ramont, age 14
Plaster Sculpture
8" x 10"