Our Mission

Creative Warrior Arts Academy’s mission is to support emotional healing through art & creative expression for those living in pain, grief, fear or stress. Creative Warrior Arts Academy is a division of Alaska Anti-Trafficking Coalition, Inc is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

How We Started

Adrienne has always been a creative person since she was a young girl, but when severe trauma hit her life, she found herself isolated, hurting, fearful and not knowing how to heal from the scars left behind, so her creativity came to a screeching stop. After a few years of intense grieving and desperate for heart healing, she found courage to pick up her paint brushes and camera and allow creativity to help heal her heart. She was able to express her anger, sorrow and tears through colors, textures and imagery that helped her process her feelings and pain. Therefore, resulting in healing, hope, restoration, joy and being able to dream again. She realized that she could move forward in life and still be exactly who God created her to be for such a time as this.

What We Do

Creative Warrior Arts Academy supports emotional healing for children, families, individuals and military personnel using our art healing methods.

We assist adults and children suffering from the emotional impacts of abuse, illness, grief, fear or stress. Our individual workshops and community programs offer expression, encouragement, clarity, and insight.

Creative Warrior Arts Academy also partners with schools, shelters, and other nonprofit agencies to integrate art healing programs.

How We Do It

We give pain a voice and meaning by providing expressive abstract art workshops and other creative mixed mediums to support emotional healing.

We’re different from other art programs. Our heart healing curriculum contains strictly guided exercises, rather than loosely formatted art sessions. These exercises are specially designed to elicit emotional responses. Participants leave encouraged and with enhanced clarity and insight.