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The double issue of the Journal of Applied Arts and Health on art, creativity and the environment (Issue 16.2 & 3)

We are proud to announce that the Journal of Applied Arts and Health has just released the double issue on Art, Creativity and the Environment (Issue 16.2 & 3). This publication has taken a whole year of research, writing and editorial support to bring together national and international colleagues in what became a double issue, focusing on art therapy, working outdoors, and environmental concerns.

Environmental arts therapy is represented by Anna and Lily, Diane and Cady, Vanessa and Gary Nash, and Jamie Bird has contributed an updated review of the book 'Wild frontiers of the heart’ (2020). Simon Woodward has written about his Wild Clay work and Catherine S. Biddle has written about Ecosystemic Nature-Based art therapy. Pamela Whitaker has written about the 'art of wayfaring' and the outdoor studio and Colleen and Mirella reflect on Pamela's workshop at our UH conference held last summer.

There are many other articles and visual essays - please see the full contents list below - you should be able to click on any of the articles and gain access via the link - if you take a look at the editorial you will get an idea of the depth and scope of the work being described in the journal.

https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1386/jaah_00217_2

Journal of Applied Arts & Health -- December 2025

Volume 16, Issue 2 (article(s) published - 01 December 2025)

1. "Editorial"

Gary Nash.
Journal of Applied Arts & Health 16 , 151 (2025) ; https://doi.org/10.1386/jaah_00217_2

2. "Ecology of creation: Reflections on art as a force of nature"

Shaun McNiff.
Journal of Applied Arts & Health 16 , 161 (2025) ; https://doi.org/10.1386/jaah_00199_1

3. "Shaping the future of the arts therapies in a climate emergency"

Gary Nash and Vanessa Jones.
Journal of Applied Arts & Health 16 , 175 (2025) ; https://doi.org/10.1386/jaah_00205_1

4. "Art Relief Map: An emergent topography of expressive arts offerings after a natural disaster"

Katherine S. Biddle, Lisa T. Rose, Sarah DeShields, Andi Gelsthorpe, Morgan Duckett, Lucy Lodge, Caitlin Adams and Josh Platt.
Journal of Applied Arts & Health 16 , 191 (2025) ; https://doi.org/10.1386/jaah_00202_1

5. "The walking studio: The art of wayfaring"

Pamela Whitaker.
Journal of Applied Arts & Health 16 , 211 (2025) ; https://doi.org/10.1386/jaah_00200_1

6. "Grounding Sensation: Art-based research of wet soil for sensory regulation"

Michal Lev, Nof Eilon and Nufar Zaguri.
Journal of Applied Arts & Health 16 , 227 (2025) ; https://doi.org/10.1386/jaah_00203_1

7. "Drawing outdoors for stress and anxiety alleviation: A curricular initiative promoting mental wellness among university students"

Amitabh Verma.
Journal of Applied Arts & Health 16 , 247 (2025) ; https://doi.org/10.1386/jaah_00211_1

8. "Art from the earth: Wild clay harvesting, processing and meaning-making"

Simon Woodward.
Journal of Applied Arts & Health 16 , 263 (2025) ; https://doi.org/10.1386/jaah_00208_7

9. "Back to the hearth, into the heart: A nature-based creative therapy group for adolescents impacted by sexual abuse"

Lydia Boon and Anna Lichtensteiger.
Journal of Applied Arts & Health 16 , 277 (2025) ; https://doi.org/10.1386/jaah_00215_7

10. "Selective attention in environmental arts therapy: A pilot group for service users with mental health needs"

Diane Eagles and Cady Stone.
Journal of Applied Arts & Health 16 , 297 (2025) ; https://doi.org/10.1386/jaah_00210_7

11. "Ecosystemic nature-based art therapy: Portraits from the ‘Book of Nature’"

Catherine Stevens.
Journal of Applied Arts & Health 16 , 313 (2025) ; https://doi.org/10.1386/jaah_00207_7

12. "Creative practice and self-care: Soundwalk method to generate nature soundscapes"

Madison Miller.
Journal of Applied Arts & Health 16 , 325 (2025) ; https://doi.org/10.1386/jaah_00206_7

13. "Entangled histories, healing spaces: Ecological and therapeutic dimensions in Hale Tenger’s Appearance"

Emre Sünter and Nora Tataryan Aslan.
Journal of Applied Arts & Health 16 , 339 (2025) ; https://doi.org/10.1386/jaah_00213_3

14. "Re-wilding the body: Embodying experiences of ecology"

Tanja Faylene Woloshen.
Journal of Applied Arts & Health 16 , 349 (2025) ; https://doi.org/10.1386/jaah_00212_3

15. "‘There’s a storm blowing in’"

Vanessa Jones.
Journal of Applied Arts & Health 16 , 363 (2025) ; https://doi.org/10.1386/jaah_00209_3

16. "The Walking Studio: Workshop reflections as part of the 50th Anniversary Art Therapy Conference, 20 July 2024"

Colleen Steiner Westling and Mirella Issaias.
Journal of Applied Arts & Health 16 , 373 (2025) ; https://doi.org/10.1386/jaah_00216_3

17. "Third Endicott College Expressive Therapies Symposium: Nature and Ecology, Endicott College, Beverly, Ma, 25 October 2024"

Ava Koppang, Katerina Pintone and Krystal L. Demaine.
Journal of Applied Arts & Health 16 , 383 (2025) ; https://doi.org/10.1386/jaah_00204_5

18. "Environmental Arts Therapy: The Wild Frontiers of the Heart, Ian Siddons Heginworth and Gary Nash (eds) (2020)"

Jamie Bird.
Journal of Applied Arts & Health 16 , 391 (2025) ; https://doi.org/10.1386/jaah_00201_5

About the journal

In accordance with the Law of the Russian Federation on the Mass Media, the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Communications (Roskomnadzor) on September 22, 2020, the web-based publication - The peer-reviewed scientific online journal "Ecopoiesis: Eco-Human Theory and Practice" was registered (registration number El No. FS77-79134).

“Ecopoiesis: Eco-Human Theory and Practice” is the international multidisciplinary Journal focused on building an eco-human paradigm, disseminating eco-human knowledge and technology based on the alliance of ecology, humanities and the arts. Our journal aims to be a vibrant forum of theories and practices aimed at harmonizing the relations of mankind and the natural world in the interests of sustainable development, the creation of Eco-Humanity as a new community of human beings and more-than-human world. The human being is an ecological being, not separate from the world. The Ecopoiesis journal is based on that premise and aims to develop a body of theory and practice within that framework.

The Journal promotes dialogue and cooperation between ecologists, philosophers, doctors, educators, psychologists, artists, musicians, designers, social activists, business representatives in the name of eco-human values, human health and well-being, in close connection with concern for the environment. The Journal supports the development and implementation of new environmentally-friendly concepts, technologies and practices in the various fields of health and public life, education and social work.

One of the priority tasks of the Journal is to demonstrate and support the significant role of the arts in their alliance with ecology and the humanities for the restoration and development of constructive relations with nature, raising environmental awareness and promoting nature-friendly lifestyles.

The Journal publishes articles describing new eco-human concepts and practices, technologies and applied research data at the intersection of humanities, ecology and the arts, as well as interviews and conference reports related to the emerging eco-human field. It encourages artwork, music and other creative products related to eco-human practices and the new global community of Eco-Humanity.