Public Speaking
"It is wonderful to hear  a speaker who loves and believes in what she is doing." 


"Excellent thought-provoking speaker.  She opened my mind and broadened my horizons."
"This lecture exposed the avenues of art in everyday life."
"Thank you for showing us how to nourish our patients' souls & minds ..."

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Interested in booking a keynote lecture or workshop for your next conference? Contact me -  Heidi Darr-Hope



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Audiences include: Medical & Health Conferences, Education Centers, Art Institutions and Conferences

2008
Dreams: God’s Forgotten Language, A Haden Institute Conference, Kanuga Conference Center. Hendersonville, NC
2007

The Art of Caregiving Annual Conference
Journaling your Caregiving Experience through the art of Mandalas.  West Columbia, SC

2006
The Power of Words Annual Conference, Goddard College, Plainfield, Vermont

2005
Weaving Together Words and Images: The Healing Power of Expressive Arts: A Workshop.   Society for the Arts in Healthcare.  Edmonton, Canada

2004
Healing Icons: Sometimes Words Are Not Enough.  Society for the Arts in Healthcare Annual Conference.  Washington, DC
Using Mosaics as a Metaphor for Healing.  Society of American Mosaic Artists 3rd Annual Conference.  San Francisco, CA

2003

Dreams: God’s Forgotten Language, A Haden Institute Conference, Kanuga Conference Center. Hendersonville, NC
Spiritual and Cultural Diversity in Cancer Care, Palmetto Health, Columbia, SC  (presented twice)

2002
Healing Icons®: Art as a Tool for Healing and Growth, USC Women’s Studies Annual Conference, Columbia, SC
Frida Kahlo: Search for Self – Story of an Artist, SC Friends of Jung, Columbia, SC

2001
Healing through Art: a personal view, Edisto Island Women’s’ Club, Edisto Island, SC
Seeing My Soul Outside My Skin: Impressions of India, Friends of Jung, Columbia, SC

2000
Creativity and Healing, Jung Educational Center, Houston, Texas
Arts and Healing, Pre-Med Honors College, University of South Carolina

1999
Speaking from the Heart, Dana Farber Cancer Center, Boston, MA
*Healing Icons TM: Art as Support for Cancer Patients, Oncology Nursing Society, Cincinnati, OH

1998
Healing Icons: Art as Support for Cancer Patients, The American Society of Radiologic Technologists, Phoenix, Arizona
Healing the Psychosocial Trauma of Advanced Breast Cancer through Art Interventions, Oncology Nursing Society, San Francisco, CA

 


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1997
Creativity and Healing the Soul, Women Leading Us into the 21st Century, Trinity Cathedral, Columbia, SC
Panel Discussion, Creating Open Studios, Common Boundary Annual Conference, Washington, DC

1985 - Present
Various Lectures for Educational Centers, Civic Community Groups and University Art Departments:
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
University of South Carolina, Lancaster, SC
Converse College, Spartanburg, SC
Columbia College, Columbia, SC
SC Friends of Jung, Columbia, SC
Creativity and Leadership, The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC

Talks for Art Galleries and Museums
Carol Saunders Gallery, Columbia, SC
South Carolina State Museum, Columbia, SC
Strategic Planning for the Arts and the Board of Commissioners, South Carolina Arts Commission, Columbia, SC
Sumter Guild of Artists, Sumter, SC.  Kershaw Fine Arts Center, Camden, SC.

Medical Guilds
Alpha Xi of Sigma Theta International, Inc. (Honor Society of Nursing) Columbia, SC

Television
Arts and Healing, WOLO TV News
Dreams, Nighttime Visions, WOLO TV News

Arts the Thing, Night Visions, South Carolina Public Television
Beat, South Carolina Educational Television