Art therapy offer patients an opportunity to express their emotions while reducing stress, anxiety, and fear. For some the creative process is a form of communication and self expression while for others it is a chance to relax and leave cancer behind. Art therapy can include painting, dance, sculpting, photography, writing, music, collage, knitting, anything that allows for creative expression.
The Ridley-Tree Cancer Center offers a variety of Wellness programs to support patients from diagnosis, through treatment and life after treatment. Most programs are offered free-of-charge. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all Wellness classes are currently being offered online via Zoom. For more information including who qualifies for Ridley-Tree Cancer Center Wellness programs & classes and how to register, visit the Ridley-Tree Cancer Center website or call (805) 879-5678. To view the full, up to date schedule of programs, see the Ridley-Tree Cancer Center calendar.
Learn how the creative process can develop joy by exploring self-expression through painting. Please let us know if you need painting supplies and we will send you paint, paper and brushes.
Schedule: Mondays 10:00 am - 12:00 noon
This online knitting circle is intended to bring us together to enjoy the creative process as well as the each other’s company. No experience or supplies necessary.
Schedule: Wednesdays 11:00am - 12:00 noon
These are just a few highlights from the Resource Library collection. Please click here to search our online catalog. For more information about the Resource Library and how to borrow materials, visit our website.
Art Journals and Creative Healing by 
Reading and Writing Cancer by 
Art and Healing by 
Art Rage Us by 
