The Power of Art® Courses
Art builds more than artistic skill. It builds confidence, resilience, and a vision for the future.
The Big Idea
The Power of Art® is a pioneering, trauma-informed curriculum that combines fine-art instruction with life-coping skills, positive affirmations, mental health principles, and leadership development.
Through drawing, painting, and focused attention, participants develop both artistic ability and personal strength.
What Participants Learn
Each lesson teaches practical skills while building character and confidence:
- Life Skills: Developing coping skills that support healthy decisions and strong character
- Resilience: Facing challenges, overcoming trauma, and confronting life’s “giants”
- Identity: Understanding personal worth and purpose
- Focus: Drawing techniques that strengthen attention and concentration
- Healthy Relationships: Recognizing what real love looks like and breaking unhealthy patterns
- Protection: Recognizing predator tactics and making safe, informed choices
- Fine Art: Value, shading, composition, design, and perspective
- Future Vision: Exploring higher education, skilled trades, careers, and personal goals
The Transformation
Every class builds confidence.
Participants create art, practice positive affirmations, and apply life-coping principles. Week by week, they strengthen their ability to focus, make healthy choices, and see their own potential.
The course culminates in a personal mission and vision statement that helps participants define who they are, where they want to go, and how they plan to get there.
Who It Serves
Children, teens, and adults who have experienced trauma can benefit from The Power of Art® Healing Classes.
The curriculum adapts to age and ability, making it appropriate for a wide range of participants. U-Act is making this training available to:
- defense attorneys
- prosecutors
- first responders
- medical professionals
- forensic interviewers
- anybody affected by the visual overload of evidence of sex crimes against children.
We will also offer a path to take the class anonymously, because some professionals don’t want to reveal they need help.
Easy to Teach. Easy to Follow.
Instructors don’t have to be artists.
Video-based lessons guide instructors and participants step by step. Downloadable curriculum supports each lesson, while professional art techniques help students develop their skills and confidence.
Outcomes
Healing. Transforming. Empowering.
Participants develop:
- Life-coping skills
- Inner healing and resilience
- A stronger sense of identity
- Increased attention and concentration
- Healthier relationship patterns
- Tools for overcoming trauma
- Skills for recognizing and responding to danger
- Confidence to face challenges
- A vision and plan for their future
Want to know even more?
Download the Power of Art informational packet.
Download the POA Informational Packet
The Power of ART Courses
Sample art from some of our students.
The Vision Lion by Survivor Age 13
Children complete each class with drawing and painting on the right side of the brain, positive affirmations, and teachings with life coping principals. The transformation takes place over each week as their confidence grows. They end with their own mission and vision statement as they plan for their future,
Taking Flight by Survivor Age 10
Children, Teens, and Adults who have experienced any kind of trauma can benefit from The Power of Art Healing Classes!
The courses are in videos with downloadable curriculum. Instructors do not have to be artists for students to follow step by step. fine art techniques are taught and students learn to draw on the right side of the brain Positive images improve memories and bring healing
Outcomes Healing ~ Transforming ~ Empowering
- Life coping skills
- Inner Healing
- Identity
- Getting off the Merry-Go-Round of
- co-dependency
- Increased attention span
- Facing Giants
- What does real love look like?
- Overcoming trauma and PTSD
- Planning for their futur