Presentation Description 

Monday, April 20, 2026   3:00 - 5:00pm PDT  /  6:00 - 8:00pm EDT
For Asia: Tuesday, April 21, 2026 / Click here for your time zone

Join the co-founders of Expressive Arts Florida Institute for an introduction to their Creative Wisdom Approach—a five-step process that draws on the natural world and the deep inner wisdom accessed through the arts. The presentation includes an overview of its theoretical foundations in nature-informed, intermodal expressive arts practice, as well as an experiential component. Through an intermodal sequence of checking in, nature witnessing, guided meditation, art-making, movement, sound, witnessing and sharing, your current inner landscape will be illuminated and expanded. Alongside this experiential process, you will learn the five steps of the Creative Wisdom Approach, as well as to how it can be implemented with clients, students, mentees, or workshop participants.

The Creative Wisdom Approach has evolved organically through Expressive Arts Florida Institute’s more than 15 years of training expressive arts therapists and facilitators, and leading workshops, trainings, and presentations.  This presentation will include applications of the Creative Wisdom Approach within professional roles, including implementation across contexts such as therapy, facilitation, education, consulting, and coaching, as well as for personal practice.

If you cannot attend the Live presentation via Zoom, the recording will be available for you to watch at your convenience for up to 2 months!

About the Presenters

Meet the two Co-Founders and Core Faculty of the Expressive Arts Florida Institute, where they have been training expressive arts professionals and facilitating a variety of workshops and community programs since 2007:

Kathleen Horne, MA, LMHC, REACE, REAT, earned her B.A. in Psychology from the University of British Columbia and her M.A. in Rehabilitation Counseling from the University of South Florida, and holds a Certificate in Expressive Arts Therapy from California Institute of Integral Studies. An IEATA Board member for many years, Kathleen now serves as a Board Advisor. She is the proud recipient of the 2023 IEATA Shining Star Award and is an elder and leader in the global field of Expressive Arts. 

Tamara Teeter Knapp, MA, NCC, LMHC, REACE, is a Registered Expressive Arts Consultant Educator (REACE®), Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), and former K-12 art and elementary teacher. She also has a private Expressive Arts Therapy practice in Sarasota, FL. Expressive arts is a way of life for her and a source of healing, mindful presence, and joy. She believes in the power of creativity and considers it an honor to share with others and to help them use their own creative wisdom to live their most authentic and best lives. 

Registration Details

Please register with your preferred contact email– this will be your account email, where you will receive all communication about the presentation. If you have taken a course through our FOAT Online School, please register with your existing account!

For scholarship/work study inquiries please contact us by April 6, 2026.