DSPP ARTS COMMITTEE

The DSPP Arts Committee was created in 1996 by Judith Samson, Ph.D. The idea emerged while she was serving on the Community Relations Committee. Her intent was to engage interested DSPP members in a variety of artistic activities and explore the psychological/psychoanalytic underpinnings. The artistic spheres have included cinematic, performance, literary and studio arts, and participation has always provided a rich environment for fun, connection, and discussion. The Arts Committee is devoted to enriching life experience through increasing the appreciation, interpretation, and comprehension of artistic personalities and the meaning of their creative expression from a psychoanalytic perspective. As Pablo Picasso stated, “The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place…from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a spider’s web.” Art stirs internal responses and evokes questions that arouse a desire in us to understand those feelings and questions. What is an artist trying to express? What needs of the artist are being met through creative expression? Is art, without the limitation of words, a truer expression of human feelings? Does expression assuage emotional response or resonance in the viewers or audience? Is art a truer expression of human capacities and desire without the impediments of intellectualizations that can betray the heart? The 2008-2009 DSPP Arts program will enhance our lives and our life stories, and nurture our aesthetic experiences. The beauty of art reaches deeply into the human heart and mind, and takes on an importance in human and professional development. Hence, DSPP is committed to providing artistic experiences to members, colleagues, and friends.

Denise Humphrey, Ph.D., co-chair
Susan Roos, Ph.D., co-chair

DSPP ARTS EVENTS 2011-2012

Saturday, October 25, 2011
Movie Night: Lacombe Lucien
The first movie night of the year will be held at the home of Dr. Angelica Tratter on Saturday, October 25th at 6:30 p.m. The movie to watch and discuss is "Lacombe Lucien" by Louis Malle. It is a rich and complex tale about troubling love and family relationships, and compromised feelings and value systems with difficult political circumstances. The lead character is an emotionally immature young country lad who tries to sign up for the resistance but ends up in a wholly different environment. Dr. Tratter will provide an introduction and facilitate the discussion following the movie.

Saturday, February 25, 2012
8TH ANNUAL SOIREE
THE EVER POPULAR, NOT TO BE MISSED SOIREE HAS BECOME AN ANTICIPATED ANNUAL TRADITION. MANY OF OUR MEMBERS, FRIENDS, SPOUSES, AND COLLEAGUES HAVE SKILLS AND PASSIONS OF AN ARTISTIC NATURE, AND HAVE BECOME FOND OF SHARING THAT ASPECT OF THEMSELVES WITH OTHERS. THIS EVENT IS OPEN TO ALL PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATIONS IN OUR AREA AS A WAY TO CONNECT AND EXPERIENCE THIS FUN, ENERGETIC, AND EXHILARATING EVENT, WHETER AS A "PERFORMER" OR AN "AUDIENCE MEMBER." THE SOIREE IS HELD AT THE HOME OF DENISE HUMPHREY, PH.D.

Exhilarating,
  Mystical,
    Imaginative Sound!

Intellect,
  Passion and Grace Abound.

The Nostalgia,
  The Romance,
    The Soul Astound.

But the affection,
  The humor,
    The friendship that's found

When the chatter begins
  And the food's passed around

Is worth quite as much as the musical sound.

(If only I wouldn't gain that pound!)

  -Jeanne Deis-

MEMBERS OF THE ARTS COMMITTEE
It is a pleasure to recognize the committee members and their interest in promoting participation in DSPP Arts Events. I want to thank these individuals for their ideas and contributions in planning, preparing, and producing our calendar of events for the upcoming year.

• Denise Humphrey, Ph.D., co-chair
• Susan Roos, Ph.D., co-chair
• Rob Garrett, M.D.
• John Herman, Ph.D..
• Daria Dato, LCSW
• Gretchen Ladd, PH.D
• Lynda Newman, Ph.D.
• Angelica Tratter, Ph.D.
• Carol Wolfe, M.Ed.