Through Their Eyes: Therapeutic Art for Grieving Children

Through Their Eyes: Therapeutic Art for Grieving Children
Thursday, March 6, 2025, 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. ET

Following the 9/11 attacks, young people around the world created art in response to the violence they had witnessed. This program will explore the role of art-making and art therapy to process grief and trauma, with a focus on two organizations created in the wake of 9/11: The World Trade Center Family Center and America’s Camp, a summer sleepaway camp for young relatives of 9/11 victims. Moderated by Executive Vice President of Collections & Chief Curator Dr. Jan Ramirez, this discussion brings together America’s Camp artist-in-residence Traci Molloy, clinical psychologist and WTC Family Center consultant Dr. Tom Demaria, and 9/11 family member Amy Gardner, who participated in art activities offered through both organizations.

This program is presented as a complement to the Museum’s new exhibition Drawing Meaning: Trauma and Children’s Art After 9/11, opening on February 19, 2025, in the South Tower Gallery.