SEPTEMBER 11-13, 2025 Arts & Wellness Academy Retreat - overnight at our beautiful main campus! Participants will learn: ⭐ The ACA Five Phases of an Arts & Wellness Experience (guiding method for facilitating creative group connection). ⭐ How to design programs for diverse audiences and facilitate arts experiences in wellness. ⭐ How facilitators can enhance listening skills to create a restorative setting. ⭐ Ways to offer creative tools for resilience. ⭐ Approaches to reframe challenges as opportunities. ⭐ The cyclical process of integrating research and mentorship into programs for your community. Since 2015, ACA Arts & Wellness ambassadors have developed a shared culture and experiential method that connects the arts to community health. We invite teaching artists, community leaders, and healthcare professionals to learn these techniques and best practices in a unique academic forum held at ACA. During the academy, participants will learn ACA’s organizational culture of public engagement that connect the arts to community health. The academy is taught by ACA ambassadors, staff, and invited guest leaders in the field of arts and wellness. The vision of this program is to advocate for social engagement, experiential learning, and creative thinking using the arts to define a holistic path to improve physical, mental and behavioral conditions. On site at ACA September 11-13, 2025 | $625 includes access to all presentations (and online curriculum), experiential workshops, networking opportunities, 3 nights accommodation (Wed-Sat) and healthy meals by Chef Morgan Coppola at the ACA Main Campus (1414 Art Center Ave, New Smyrna Beach, Florida). REGISTER HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aca-arts-wellness-academy-tickets-1225008837409?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl (fb)

🎨🌞 Summer Art Camp is HERE at Atlantic Center for the Arts! 🌞🎨 Let your kids (ages 6–12) explore painting, dance, theater, nature art, culinary fun, and more, all surrounded by the beauty of New Smyrna Beach! 🗓️ June 3 – July 25 📍 ACA Main Campus 🧑‍🎨 New themes + teachers every week! ⏰ Tues–Fri | 8:30AM–2:30PM 🎉 Scholarships available! 📲 Register now: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/art-camp-2025-4167243 💬 Call Ms. Peggy at 386-402-7517 for questions/details #ACASummerCamp #AtlanticCenterfortheArts #NSBKids #SummerArtCamp #FloridaKids #CreativeSummer #ArtInNature #SupportTheArts (fb)