We found a new home for our art studio at The Bridge Healing Center at the Townmall of Westminster, MD in USA!

Follow Facebook  for tons of photos of progress of space turning into art studio. Workshop ideas, memorial art, and many more on other pages of this website of ideas. 

Upcoming Events/ Groups/ Open Art Hours/ Space Rental:

For therapy:  Judith Viers - Psychology Today (individual, family and group therapy options)

Email sharehopeart@gmail.com to learn more.  If you want to rent the space, please email sharehopeart@gmail.com and if schedules align I will have you contact Anne Marie from The Bridge to coordinate.  As of now, the spaces are available after 6:30pm and Saturdays!

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Carroll County Public Library has 423 sets of stamps participants could borrow too!

Examples

History

Back in 2021, the idea of a non-profit suicide prevention of using art as a catalyst for hope with positive messages and community building art workshops arose as Share Hope through Art and idea of a location was originally Share Hope Art Studio.  Judith Viers was not able to find funding to make achievable or sustainable and was given advise to renew her social work license, practice as a therapist, find a place that would let her do art.  Well, I followed the great advice, found Healing Hearts Carroll, LLC therapy practice.  My amazing boss is letting me use our current location when staff move (early/mid-November 2025- June 2026 when lease expires July) to try the same idea.  I'm rebranding since my boss's business, for profit, but also hope to partner with existing non-profits to help make available to all as Healing Hearts Art Studio and find it is the exact same heart but goes more Indepth with availability of licensed therapist and now a medication provider.

Yesterday, 9/19/2025, learned I should be able to accept Medicaid, Medicare, Cigna, Carefirst, BlueCross BlueShield for individual, family, and group therapy.

The goal is also to accept workshops for all including those who do not have time for ongoing therapy or have a diagnosable clinical need.  Also, to have uplifting place for fun events as well. Healing Hearts Art Studios can provide art workshops that are designed to enhance self-esteem, strengthen coping skills, psycho-education, ways to combat negative self-talk, have skills to deal with anxiety, depression, and ways to grow from loss as well as volunteer opportunities/ workshops to do outreach with positive uplifting cards, painted rocks, television show/ media and more. 

Our current space now is full access until July 2026 when lease expires August 1, 2026. 

• I do think would be amazing if location was at a church that was open and accepting of all.  I do not want to be in charge of billing insurance, current boss open to me having a larger pilot office.  I think someone who specializes in taxes would need to be involved Budgets & Billing: Making Church Therapy Work – Church Therapy Associates  but also My church wants to have a for profit counseling and social work practice rent office space from us but fall under the or could I work for a for profit, have funds go to my Share Hope through Art fund under Carroll Community Foundation than be paid a W2 salary and ideally also have funds to cover art supplies... .Hmmm...  Then again, my boss may be able to get a bigger space, but some churches can fit over 60 people around tables.   

Current Space: 

Workshops/ groups for memorial art grief therapy with larger groups, all other workshops, it would be great to work with special needs, youth, domestic violence programs, those homebound/ seniors, Veterans, autism programs, neurodivergent programs.  It's a great space for kids so would be great to network with foster parents, adoptive parents and Safe Families (family-coach).  It can function as an expanded  Judy Center (0-Pre-k program) purpose expanded for the K-12th grade on parent/guardian- child bonding, blended families bonding, support groups for foster care youth and adopted youth, reunification, and more. We could potentially let local outreaches like Support | Hope Rising Resource Center | Sykesville  use space or be a Mental Health Hubs - NAMI Metro Baltimore.  We could potentially do more episodes of Share Hope through Art local tv show (filming while also making art (Community Media Center) and talking about insights into mental health, possibly legacy work or honoring a loved one to preserve memories).  I can also have access of art supplies as an individual, couple, family therapist.  

Card outreach program can continue!  Different groups making cards for other others, especially Carroll Hospital:-) 

*Space requirements: handicap accessible with nearby parking to reach those in wheelchairs, crutches, canes, physical limitations and also for parents/guardians with strollers.

Rental Option too:

We are interested in potentially using similar model of local arts center to other licensed clinicians and interns so others can rent space and do therapy as well.  They would have to be approved by owner/self and trained.   I would love to partner with programs who have college interns in social work, counseling, teaching, special needs, education, film making/ cinematography, and more. 

Potential to partner with a local jobs training program that works with special needs (program like Target or other similar program) where their participants with help could lead birthday parties, 4H, scouts, Boys and Girls Club, religious groups, smaller reunions, bridal showers, baby showers, other therapeutic organizations could lead their own therapy groups renting space, etc. It would be great to partner with Health Department and other local agencies and businesses in Westminster.  It would be amazing if could be a place to host a weekly Home - Celebrate Recovery group in Westminster or wherever location is.  The option of hosting a weekly or monthly women's group or other support group could be an option.  It would be great to have BE KIND Sign/ Infinite Love Project workshops. 

We could also partner to have volunteer hours set into schedule, which is requirement for high school graduation, where youth could volunteer to help maintain space, help others, and/or make art (cards, bookmarks, flyers, painted rocks) to giveaway to our community.

The Future:

• Therapists may move to Healing Hearts Carroll's new location and have less freedom for growth and shared space as therapist.

• Therapist likes space, but could do travel workshops (last resort).

• Therapist may find another location.

Continued Growth:

1. Renew Lease

   1. Ideally Healing Hearts Carroll can renew (but financial risk to them if therapist leaves)

   2. Share Hope through Art renews August 1, 2025 (still waiting as of 12/1/2025 to see if can see Healing Hearts Carroll clients if leased under non-profit). *FUNDRAISING!!!

2. Be a model for others to duplicate in other locations 30+ miles away. I believe this vision of a shared community art studio of clinicians, social workers, and interns has the potential to be reach many more people and has the potential to be "franchised" like Franchise Opportunities | Board & Brush DIY Wood Sign Workshop; more appropriately duplicated, with different regions personalizing concept to their own local community, making own local partnerships, but ideas shared freely. (FYI, I did contact local Board & Brush to see if daytime use option, didn't hear back, but would definitely maximize usage of space).

Update April 2, 2026 Judith Viers met Anne Marie owner of The Bridge Healing Cener, which is a store with community practioner rooms, and now launch therapy, workshops, and outreach there!  The hope is that sales increase to help cover their expenses.