Art Auction Benefit Association for Mental Health Wellness in MA

An art auction in West Sayville – offering works by local creative arts therapists – will benefit the Association for Mental Health and Wellness (MHAW), Suffolk County's leading provider of mental health-related services and programs.

Titled "The Beautiful Synchronicity of Art and Mental Health," the auction takes place Saturday, February 22 from 3:00pm to 5:00pm at South Shore Dive at 65 Main Street in West Sayville. Artwork will be on display and for sale from 3:00pm to 7:00pm.
The benefit auction is spearheaded by Theresa Parker, an East Islip resident who is both an artist/muralist and a Board-Certified and New York State Licensed Creative Arts Therapist. Ms. Parker, who maintains a therapy practice in Bay Shore, is also affiliated with Stony Brook Eastern Long Island Hospital in Greenport.

The principal of Therapeutic Murals, she holds a bachelor's degree in Psychology and Fine Art/Archaeology and a Master's degree in Creative Arts Therapy. Theresa Parker has served patients and clients in inpatient psychiatry units, substance abuse treatment facilities, detox centers, pediatric units, and other clinical settings.
The auction will also feature the artwork of creative arts therapists Jessica Montalbano and Kat Haggerty.