The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Movement Disorders Clinic is offering free art therapy workshops for Parkinson’s disease patients and their caregivers this fall in Little Rock and Hot Springs.
The Art for Parkinson’s workshops, for which no experience is necessary, and all materials will be provided, are scheduled for Oct. 11, Nov. 15, and Dec. 13 at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church at 12415 Cantrell Road in Little Rock, and Oct. 13 at FBC Fitness at 2350 Central Ave. in Hot Springs.
Each session runs from 9:30 a.m.- 12 n.n., and a virtual component is available for those who are unable to participate in person. Participants are urged to wear comfortable clothes that they don’t mind getting dirty and are encouraged to attend as many sessions as they wish.
Registration is required to attend. To register, contact Suzanne Dhall, DrPH, MSPH, CHES, a health educator in the UAMS Department of Neurology, at sjdhall@uams.edu or by calling or texting (602) 635-0739.
The classes were first offered in the spring and are returning due to popular demand, again in partnership with Arts Integration Services of Little Rock. Instructor Elly Bates, a painter by trade, guides participants as they experiment with different types of art mediums while following a theme, such as music or light.
Participants can take their finished artwork home or leave it behind to be included in an art show of work from all the fall sessions.