The Art Room, located in Denton, Texas is a non-profit art studio for people with mental health issues. We provide a safe, supportive art studio environment for adults and teens to explore their creativity and self-expression through art, and we do it at no cost for our members.

Our idea is that just doing art is a form of therapy, and that our members will find that the creative process itself has therapeutic value in reducing stress, in promoting self-discovery, and in providing a positive means for emotional expression.

At The Art Room we have artist and mental health volunteers who provide guidance and support to members as they learn and explore their artistic expressions. We have programs providing classes on therapeutic art, various art techniques, as well as open studio, where people can engage in any art experience they want. We also have an evening dedicated to teens called Studio 416.

We’ve collaborated with many local organizations supporting at-risk populations such as Our Daily Bread, Cumberland Youth and Family Services, and Denton County MHMR to promote our mission of encouraging healing and recovery through expressive art experiences for people who face mental health challenges.

We offer The Art Room as a vibrant studio space where the people of Denton can find healing through creativity, and self-discovery in our non-traditional therapeutic approach.

But we can’t do it alone. We ask that you support us for North Texas Giving Day, and when you do, you can know that your donation will translate to a work of art and the betterment of our community’s mental health.

Video was filmed and edited by Colectivo Creative Media.