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Empowerment and Recovery Through Creativity!

PSA Art Awakenings is a psycho social rehabilitation program for adults and youth who are challenged by serious behavioral health issues and mental illnesses. Studios throughout Arizona offer therapeutic programs in a supportive setting to promote mental health, personal growth, vocational training, and physical wellness through the performing and visual arts. Downtown Phoenix and Casa Grande Galleries, art exhibits, First Friday and other venues offer artists opportunities to sell their paintings, sculptures, mosaics, jewelry, fine art, music, poetry, and writings to benefit from art sales.
Art Saves Lives!

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Contact Information

Karen D. Puthoff
President Northern Arizona Region
602-393-3155 or karen.puthoff@azpsa.org

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Press Releases/News

  • Warehouse 1005 Studio & Gallery(formerly Next Step) Blog in Raising Arizona Kids March 3, 2010

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    • Glendale students completing mural to preserve Sahuaro Ranch’s rich history, January 11, 2010 Arizona Republic Article

    www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2010/01/11/20100111gl-mural0109.html

  • Arizona Republic publishes article about Lori Wilson

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  • The Next Step Studio Opened October 2009

  • ERC & Las Artes Programs Expand to Serve Greater Number of Youth – The Glendale Las Artes de Maricopa and Evening Reporting Center programs have doubled in size and opened second locations respectively in the South Mountain YMCA and 4390 N 51st Ave., Phoenix.

  • EXEMPLARY RANKING - PSA Art Awakenings receives “Exemplary Ranking” in recent PSA Behavioral Health Agency CARF Accreditation. Oct. 2009