The Creative Works Studio is an occupational therapy program that uses creative arts to help individuals with mental health challenges or addictions heal and cope. Their mission is to provide a safe community studio for marginalized people to express themselves through art and experience greater self-esteem, confidence, and community participation. They value creative arts as a means for healing, their members as artists, and personal growth through therapeutic principles.

1. Inner City Health Program

2. The Creative Works Studio is an occupational
therapy based program.

3. The Creative Works Studio helps individuals living
with mental health challenges heal and cope . . .

4. Healing through the power of artistic expression.

6. Our Mission is to provide a community based
creative arts studio

8. . . .that offers a safe and accepting place of
healing

9. . . .for people marginalized by the challenges of living with severe and
persistent mental illness or addictions.

10. The healing process is based on the integration of the principles of
occupational therapy, mental health, primary care, visual arts and
vocational counselling.

12. We support our members on their self-guided
journey to self-expression through art

13. . . .greater self esteem, improved confidence and eventually increased
participation with the larger community.

15. We value each member and each member’s
contribution to our community

16. We value: Creative arts as the preferred medium
for healing

17. We value:
Our members as artists

19. We Value: Personal growth, enabled through applied
therapeutic principles

20. We value: The studio as a safe and accepting
place for our members

21. We value: Professionalism, integrity and
excellence in our work

22. We value: Public education and advocacy

23. “I need a place to go... where I can create
things and be proud of my work, an
opportunity to contribute to the community.”

24. Annual Art Exhibition December 1 & 2

25. 2012 Creative Works Studio Calendar: The Blues