It was a packed house at ArtServe’s April 21, 2023 opening reception for its new exhibit about mental health. In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, the reception featured a panel discussion of top local psychology professionals and a local artist.
The exhibit, sponsored by MyPsychiatrist.com and Broward Health, is entitled “Fostering Mental and Emotional Health—An Artist’s Journey Through Healing” focuses on the healing benefits of art as a therapy tool.
Produced in part thanks to a grant from Broward Cultural Division and Culture Builds Florida, ArtServe’s mental health-themed art exhibit runs through Fri., June 16, 2023, and is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday. ArtServe is located at 1350 E. Sunrise Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale.
Youngest among the exhibiting artists is 16-year-old Emily Waller of Dr. Michael Krop Senior High School in North Miami Beach.
Admission to the exhibit is free.
(L to R) Photos courtesy of ArtServe
ArtServe board chair Julie Williamson Bresset and John Bresset
ArtServe board members Gail Nicolaus, Will Spencer and Molly Wilson; Julie Williamson-Bresset, chair
ArtServe Executive Director Jason Hughes; Molly Wilson; Fort Lauderdale City Manager Greg Chavarria; Mary Monusky; Gail Nicolaus
Bill Watts, Stacie and Steve Stock
Artist David Hepburn; Ed Zeltner of ArtServe; Artist Lori Arbel; Dr. Manoushka Saintil; Heather Palacios; Artist and Funding Arts Broward Director Kat Sierra
Dr. Michael Krop Senior High student exhibitor Emily Waller and her father and brother, Adrian and Noah
Artist Sara Schesser Bartra and ArtServe exhibit curator Hadi Salloum
Petar Derek; John Henry Maldonado; Jeff Dunaway; Theresia Dunaway; ArtServe Executive Director Jason Hughes
Artist Galal Ramadan with his portrait of Natasha Vas, right
Marck Mangel and artist Hilary Mangel
Artists Pia Dugger and Agneta Anderson
