• Workshops
HAI offers participatory arts workshops in music, dance, performance arts,
visual and media arts. The workshops are led by professional artists with skills
and experience in working with people with disabilities. Workshops take place
at day programs, residential treatment centers, skilled care facilities, afterschool
programs, substance abuse treatment programs and homeless shelters for adults.
Workshops are usually weekly and engage participants in hands-on activities in an
art form. Through these ongoing experiences, daily living skills, social, cognitive,
interactive and motor skills, are enhanced. Confidence and zest for positive life
experience are also improved.

• The Saturday Studio
A day-long program brings together adults living with serious mental illness who are
interested in pursuing an intensive experience in making art. Participants in the Studio
enjoy a collegial atmosphere in which they share their passion for artistic expression.
In addition to funding from the New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene,
a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts expanded The Studio to include
computer-based arts.