WHEAT Institute - Winnipeg Holistic Expressive Arts Therapy Institute

09/04/2026

If you have been considering joining us, we encourage you to apply or reach out to learn more. Email [email protected] to book your free consultation call with WHEAT Director Darci Adam.

Certificates launching this October 2026:

🔅 Métis Creative Arts Certificate
🔅 Creative and Expressive Arts Certificate: Foundations in Arts Therapies

Registration is also open for our Art and Expressive Arts Therapy Diploma programs, launching in July 2027.

Certificate students also have the opportunity to ladder into the Expressive Arts Therapy or Dual Art and Expressive Arts Therapy Diploma programs.

We would love to connect with you and answer any questions or curiosities you may have about our programs and pathways.

08/26/2026

Curious about what you’ll learn in the new, first-of-its-kind Dance/Movement Therapy Certificate program in Canada?

Hear more from Eden Rose Ch*****ne, WHEAT Instructor and Dance/Movement Therapy Consultant, as she discusses some of the courses included in the program and their learning outcomes.

Registration is open for the September 2026 cohort of the Dance/Movement Therapy for Healthy Aging Populations Certificate program.

Interested in learning more? Reach out to book a free consultation with WHEAT Director, Darci Adam at [email protected].

We look forward to sharing the power of movement in caring. 💙

08/25/2026

The Creative High documentary, directed by WHEAT Instructor Adriana Marchione, features nine artists in recovery from addiction, revealing how creative expression can play a vital role in sustaining recovery.

The Creative High - PBS Celebration

STREAM from September 12 – September 19, 2026

A special LIVE virtual celebration with the artists featured in The Creative HIgh on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 5pm PT (7pm CT / 8pm ET)

Get tickets: https://kinema.com/events/The-Creative-High-za-ouf

Adriana Marichone is a registered Expressive Arts Therapist through the International Expressive Arts Therapy Association (IEATA), a Somatic Movement Therapist through the International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association (ISMETA), and has a Masters in Psychology. Adriana has presented at international conferences and as an experienced group facilitator and teacher she has brought her work to institutions such as South by Southwest, the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, Epiphany Center for Women and Children, and San Francisco State University. She has been an instructor and supervisor at WHEAT Institute in Canada, and for years was on core faculty at Tamalpa Institute, the internationally renowned training center for movement-based expressive arts therapy. She has a Studio Art degree and continues to work in the mediums of photography, dance, writing, and film.

08/24/2026

Hear more from Eden Rose Ch*****ne, WHEAT Instructor and Dance/Movement Therapy Consultant, about her background in Dance/Movement Therapy and the development of this new, first-of-its-kind certificate program in Canada.

We invite applications from therapists, facilitators working in health care and recreation, and dance artists who wish to apply their movement skills to health promotion.

Registration is open for the September 2026 cohort of the Dance/Movement Therapy for Healthy Aging Populations Certificate program.

Interested in learning more? Reach out to book a free consultation with WHEAT Director, Darci Adam at [email protected].

We look forward to sharing the power of movement in caring. 💙

08/21/2026

We welcome new registrations to our Creative and Expressive Arts Certificate fall cohort, launching this October 2026. Join a vibrant community of students exploring intermodal arts and discovering how creative expression can support connection, reflection, and healing.

Students may also ladder into our Expressive Arts Therapy Diploma or Dual Art and Expressive Arts Therapy Diploma programs.

Email [email protected] to book your free consultation call with WHEAT Director, Darci Adam.

08/20/2026

Meet Our Dance/Movement Therapy Certificate Instructors!

Zuzana Ševčíkova, Instructor

Zuzana, PhD candidate at Concordia University, is a Board-Certified Dance/Movement Therapist and drama therapist who holds degrees in physiotherapy and contemporary dance from the Czech Republic, her country of origin, and a Master’s degree in drama therapy from Concordia University, Montreal. She also graduated from the Developmental Transformations Institute, Montreal, and is one of the first graduates of the dance therapy Alternate Route training program at the 92Y Harkness Dance Centre, New York City. Zuzana is a co-founding member and a past President of the DMTAC and a co-founding member and a board member of the Quebec Alliance of Creative Arts Therapists. She works in elementary schools of the Lester B. Pearson school board in Montreal and provides training and supervision in DMT.

Registration is open for our inaugural Dance/Movement Therapy for Healthy Aging Populations Certificate, launching in September 2026.

To learn more or book a free consultation with WHEAT Instructor and Dance / Movement Therapy Consultant, Eden Rose Ch*****ne, email [email protected]

08/19/2026

New to our programming this summer was Playback Theatre, led by Bonface Beti and Conly Basham. This experiential course introduced students to the powerful intersection of storytelling, theatre, and community, offering new ways to explore creative expression through the arts.

We welcome new applications for our Creative and Expressive Arts Certificate fall cohort, launching in October 2026. Students may ladder into our Expressive Arts Therapy Diploma or Dual Art and Expressive Arts Therapy Diploma programs.

Email [email protected] to book your free consultation call with WHEAT Director, Darci Adam.

08/19/2026

Join us in Nairobi!

Proposals for the 2027 IEATA Conference Submissions are due on or before October 10 at 11:59 pm EDT.

Please review the IEATA Conference Presenter Agreement and instructions on how to submit your proposal:https://www.ieata.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2027-IEATA-Conference-Agreement.pdf

In order to stay up to date with IEATA news and announcements, if you are not yet a member, and want to receive IEATA email updates, please sign up here: https://ieata.memberclicks.net/mailing-list