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Makella Moore Harris
FAFL
Arts for Expression is an interactive community arts program that enables children to engage in various modes of fine arts such as drama, painting, arts & crafts, drumming, and dance as an expressive outlet to explore inner emotions.
Arts for Expression is comprised of four components. Session rotate as follows:
- 1st Saturdays: “”Drama for Expression”” (Drama)
- 2nd Saturdays: “”Strokes of Joy”” (Arts & Crafts/Painting)
- 3rd Saturdays: “”Beating Away Anxiety”” (West African Drumming & Chant)
- 4th Saturdays: “”Moving Away from Insecurities”” (Jazz, Hip Hop, & West African
Dance)
Sessions take place at the downtown YMCA Youth Center located at 2400 7th Ave N, Birmingham, Al 35203, from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Additionally, we offer music therapy from a licensed music therapist. Music Therapy is a well-established allied health profession similar to occupational therapy and physical therapy. It is clinically defined by the American Music Therapy Association, Inc. (AMTA) as “”the use of music and the therapist’s professional skills to bring about a positive change in behavior.””
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Disclaimer
The Greater Birmingham Arts Education Collaborative is providing this online site “PRISM”, its e-content, and the online site(s) in "as is" and “as available” condition. The Greater Birmingham Arts Education Collaborative does not endorse any specific third-party entity listed on this online site nor make any representations, guarantees, and/or warranties whatsoever, express or implied. The Greater Birmingham Arts Education Collaborative shall not be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, punitive or consequential damages arising out of the use of the e-content, online sites, third-party services, or hosting platform. Furthermore, the Greater Birmingham Arts Education Collaborative explicitly disclaims any responsibility for the accuracy, content, or availability of information found on sites that link to or from the site from third parties. We cannot be held responsible for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality, or decency of material contained in third-party sites.