Art and Mental Health

Art Therapy Inspires Well-Being

The Tampa Museum of Art offers a variety of free art therapy-informed programs to promote creativity and engagement while providing a positive experience with art-making and museums. Connections and Art Space help create a non-threatening environment for self-expression and self-reflection.

Connections

  • Focused on wellness and social interactions
  • Offered to seniors receiving memory care and assisted living, individuals diagnosed with Parkinson’s, military families, and adults in substance use recovery
Connections: Community Partners

Allegro Senior Living • Arbor Terrace • Blue StarFamilies • Cove Behavioral Health: Men’s Residential & Women’s Residential • Inspired Living • Kaiser University • Magnolia Manor • Market Street Memory Care • Pelican Landing • Phillip Shayman Parkinson’s Program • The Phoenix • Promise Pointe • White Sands Treatment

Art Space

  • Art therapy-informed program
  • Works with underserved populations
  • Art-making and gallery discussions promote creativity, self-expression, and self-reflection
Art Space: Community Partners

Brandon Park and Rec • Clean Recovery • Creative Clay • Florida Institute for Community Studies • Focus Academy • Glazer Children’s Museum • King’s Kids • McDonald Training Center • Pepin Academies • Prodigy • Quality Early Education System at HCC • Redefining Refuge • RCMA Wimauma • Tampa Preparatory School