Hi Five Community Services

You don’t always need words to express your emotions. The strokes of a brush, the swirls of colours, and the textures of art are enough to express what you are feeling inside. Hi Five is one of the NDIS disability service providers in Australia that believes in this mantra. They believe in the power of art therapy to help participants express their emotions. Let us examine how art therapy benefits our participants’ lives and how Hi Five contributes to it.

What is art therapy, exactly?

Art therapy involves creative activities, including drawing, painting, or sketching. These activities enable them to understand emotions through art. It also reduces stress, develops emotional resilience, and enhances social skills. Hi Five has professional art therapists who engage participants in art therapy. They can effectively support the goals of personal and relational treatment.

Art Therapy at Hi Five: Making Emotions Visible

Hi Five incorporates art therapy into our activities to provide a secure and encouraging environment for our group members. Here’s how we do it:

Art Workshops:

We often host art workshops where participants take part in various art activities, including collage, sculpture, painting, and drawing and painting. It is all about the process and does not require any prior artistic experience! For instance, participants in a recent workshop were encouraged to paint their feelings about a recent life event on a blank canvas.

Group Projects:

As a result of participant interaction and shared creativity, collaborative art projects strengthen community bonds. Working together on a single piece of art can lead to new relationships and connections, like the recently organised mural project, where each participant added a piece to a larger piece of art.

Art Journaling

Maintaining an art journal is a therapeutic practice. Our trusted support coordination team helps participants document their feelings, emotions, thoughts and artistic experiments. Participants can share their journey of self-discovery through their art journal. It can be a visual diary of their ups and downs, providing snapshots of their inner world.

Art Exhibitions

We host art exhibitions where participants can display their artistic creations for others to admire. It’s a moment of recognition and pride for all participants.

Join the Artful Journey

Hi Five is one of the best NDIS disability service providers in Australia and strongly emphasises the therapeutic, connecting, and self-expression potential of art. We use art therapy as a bridge to emotions and progressively break down barriers through our group activities, one brushstroke at a time.

Hence, whether you pick up painting for the first time or bring your creative side back to life, remember that at Hi Five, we think that art can transform lives, one feeling at a time. Join us for art and expression; your feelings matter as much as your creations.