Verified 501(c)(3) Nonprofit

Art Therapy Express Program Inc

Organization Mission:

Art Therapy Express is a Delaware nonprofit organization where people with all types of disabilities such as intellectual, physical, behavioral and emotional, freely express themselves through art. Art Therapy Express not only allows participants to create incredible masterpieces, but it allows participants to feel connected to a larger purpose and collective experience.

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About Art Therapy Express Program Inc

B R I D G I N G-C A P A B I L I T I E S-A N D-I M A G I N A T I O N-T H R O U G H-T H E-A R T S

With a 22-year history, Art Therapy Express Program provides enriching visual and
expressive art therapy and art education sessions, utilizing innovative adaptive technology and mixed media to enhance friendships, creativity, self-expression, and joy! ATE serves children and adults with physical, intellectual, emotional, and communication disabilities with group and individual sessions offered In virtual and In-person formats.

The Art of Happiness


Art Therapy Express is a nonprofit organization that provides innovative, therapeutic arts programming throughout the state of Delaware. Art Therapy Express is designed for in studio and community outreach and in 2019 won the Governor’s Award for the Arts for Community Engagement serving children and adults with mild to severe intellectual, physical, emotional, and communication disabilities in schools, hospitals, residential facilities, group homes, day programs, and in their Kaleidoscope Adapted Art Studio located at  the Center For Creative Arts in Yorklyn, Delaware. Our ATE Executive Director received the 2026 State Council for Persons with Disabilities Lifetime Achievement Award "reflecting outstanding achievements in advocacy for adults with disabilities, providing all individuals the freedom to express, create, and uplift through artistic expression ensuring a voice of hope, love, and insight."

The Masterpiece of Me


Program Offerings:
  • Specially designed art therapy sessions for the community, nonprofit organizations, and schools
  • Bob Ross Style Paint Parties 
  • Special Events for Children & Adults with Mild to Severe Multiple Disabilities
  • CCArts Partnership
  • Staff Development Training & Adapted Technology Expertise
  • Landscape Painting as Self-Care Conference Workshops
  • College & University Internships Available
  • Caregiver Support & Art as Self-Care Sessions
  • Recipient of the Governor's Awards for the Arts - Community Engagement
  • 2026 SCPD Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient

Organization Details

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Name:
Art Therapy Express Program Inc

EIN: 200573336

Street Address:
410 Upper Snuff Mill Row

City: Yorklyn

State: DE Zip: 19707

Social Media:

Website:
https://www.arttherapyexpressprogram.org/

Counties Served: New Castle

Office Locations: Hockessin, Yorklyn

Sectors: Arts & Culture, Disability Services, Education, Human Services, Mental Health & Crisis Prevention, Recreation & Sports, Volunteerism, DDOA Grantee, Family Services

Recent Donations

  • Treacy Stewart
    (in honor of Those who change the world through art )     $200
  • Tanya Techentine
    (in honor of Anna Rose)     $100
  • KaLynn Loeven ---
  • Anonymous
    (in honor of In honor of ATE's 20th Anniversary celebration)     ---
  • Carol Percy
    (in honor of For Lisa and how she has changed so many lives)     $25