Meet Art Therapy Lab

(Because we can’t wait to meet you.)

Founded in 2022, Art Therapy Lab has connected individuals from more than 45 countries through its programming. Created by Licensed and Board-Certified Art Therapist Julia Volonts, it was inspired by the success of The Art of Being Alone, a pilot virtual workshop series designed in collaboration with Paris Collage Collective during the pandemic. This collaboration led to the development of more virtual art therapy workshops to provide community support during lockdowns.

After observing the therapeutic benefits of art therapy in virtual spaces, Julia continued to launch initiatives with Paris Collage Collective and began partnering with other art spaces, organizations, and creative practitioners. These initiatives aimed to expand social impact and address broader social issues related to mental health through creative expression.

Art Therapy Lab has since integrated a hybrid model of virtual services and in-person programming, creative mentorship, and integrative arts consulting.

Made in NYC, active worldwide. Thank you for being with us as we grow.

We are a small team of future thinkers passionate about art therapy and the integration of arts in health.

  • Julia Volonts (USA/LV)

    FOUNDER & LEAD ART THERAPIST

  • Annemarie Reichenbach (GER)

    COMMUNITY LEAD & RESEARCH COORDINATOR

  • Maija Rudovska (LV)

    COLLABORATOR, STUDIJA SPACE

  • ANNETE SAGAL (UKR)

    COLLABORATOR, KYIV COLLAGE COLLECTIVE

  • Paris Collage Collective

    School of Visual Arts NYC Art Therapy Program

    European Federation of Art Therapy

    Riga Stradins University

    LGBT House Riga

    New York Creative Arts Therapists

    International Summer School of Photography (ISSP)

    MARTA Centre for Women

    CUT OUT Contemporary Ukrainian Collage Collective

    Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art

  • Examples of non-clinical settings we have partnered with to example the type of programming we do:

    • Art Therapy Lab International Residency with Studija Space

    • CUT IT OUT Collage-as-Therapy Series with Paris Collage Collective

    • CREATE FOR UKRAINE 2x social action fundraiser with Kyiv Collage Collective & CUT OUT Contemporary Ukrainian Collage Festival

    • Create & Connect: Art Therapy Group programming for LGBT House Riga with School of Visual Arts NYC Art Therapy Program

    • Creatively Feeling: An Artful Approach to Mental Health and Healing with International Summer School of Photography (ISSP) and Northern Dimension Partnership of Culture

    • CUT & PASTE Open Studio Workshop Series with Paris Collage Collective

    • SURVIVAL KIT: Art Therapy Group for Teens with Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art (LCCA)

    • YOUR VOICE, YOUR CHOICE social action fundraiser for women’s reproductive rights

    • CREATE YOUR VOICE workshop for LGBT House Riga with School of Visual Arts NYC Art Therapy Program

    • The Safe Space Art Therapy Project with MARTA Centre for Women & U.S Embassy of Riga

    • THE ART OF BEING ALONE with Paris Collage Collective

  • Latvia Culture Capital Foundation Grant 2023-present

    Project: Art Therapy Lab International Summer Residency in collaboration with Independent Curator, Maija Rudovska of Blind Carbon Copy & Founder of Studija Space

    Northern Dimension Partnership on Culture, The Art of Staying Healthy Project Grant 2021-2022

    Project: Creatively Feeling: An Artful Approach to Mental Health & Healing in collaboration with ISSP Latvia

    U.S Embassy of Riga, Small Grants Program, 2020-2021

    Project: The Safe Space Art Therapy Project in collaboration with MARTA Centre for Women

    The Fulbright Program, Research Grant, 2019-2020

    Project: Processing intergenerational Trauma through Response Art