Locations, Instructors and Partners

Certified Instructors

These instructors have completed the ScART Certification Course and are the only instructors authorized to teach these classes.  If you know of an art instructor who would love to become part of our ScART Instructor Community, please submit the Instructor Inquiry Form.

Deborah Tonguis

MANDEVILLE, LOUISIANA

ScART Program Director

40 years in Education and Art Instruction.  Scars from Throat Cancer.

Debbie's ScART:

Moira Love

SAN MADRE, CALIFORNIA

35 years as an independent art instructor.  Certified Hospital Liaison.

Scars from C-Section  

Moira's ScART:

Melinda Breaux

COVINGTON, LOUISIANA

Family Therapist and Cancer Survivor Support Group Leader.

Scars from Breast Cancer.

Melinda's ScART:

Elaine Roark

ALGIERS, LOUISIANA

 Art Instructor since 1972.

Scars from Breast Cancer.

Elaine's ScART:

Susan Hebert

LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA

Owner of Dream in Color, LLC, original watercolor & acrylic art. Emotional scars. Read about Susan's ScART painting on our testimonial page.  

Susan's ScART:

Chris Heatherman

PAINTING WITH A TWIST 

MYRTLE BEACH, SC

30 years in Education (Spanish K-12). Owner/Manager Painting with a Twist Myrtle Beach, SC - 3 years. Scars: Emotional, C-Section. Read about Chris' ScART painting on our testimonial page.  

Chris' ScART:

Patricia Varga

SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO

Founder of Create to Heal program. Use all forms of art to help patients and healthcare providers heal.

Patricia's ScART:

Phillip McLaughlin

WARRENTON, PA

Painting with a Twist Instructor since 2016). See Phillip's insights by visiting our testimonial page.  

Phillip's ScART:

Caroline Graham

NEW ORLEANS, LA

A Physician Assistant with a love for art and painting as a hobby. Scars from C-Section, my husband’s deployment, a child with special needs, and all my patients that have been diagnosed with cancer.  testimonial page.  

Caroline's ScART

Patricia Varga

SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO

Founder of Create to Heal program. Use all forms of art to help patients and healthcare providers heal.

Patricia's ScART:

Authorized Locations / Studios

These studios have instructors who completed the ScART Certification Course and are  authorized to teach these classes.  To join our community of Authorized Studios, please submit an inquiry form.  NOTE:  Because of a national collaboration with Painting with a Twist, Paint & Sip Studios who are in the same city as a Painting with a Twist Studio are not able to apply at this time.

Painting with a Twist

Mandeville, LA 

2121 North Causeway Blvd

Mandeville, LA 70471

(985) 626-6272

mandeville@paintingwithatwist.com

Painting with a Twist

Myrtle Beach, SC

850 Jason Blvd STE B

Myrtle Beach, SC 29577

(843) 808-9236

 

Hospital & Partners

These hospitals offer the ScART Experience to their patients.  Please inquire directly with the hospital if you would like to be included in a future class.  If you would like to join our community of official hospital partners, please submit an inquiry.

 

Methodist Hospital, Southern California

300 Huntington Dr, Arcadia, CA 91007

Contact:  Jill Mathison

Jill.Mathison@methodisthospital.org 

 

 

West Jefferson Cancer Center

4513 Westbank Expy, Marrero, LA 70072

Contact:  Dr. Jimmy Ellis

jkecubs@yahoo.com

 

 

Lake Charles Memorial Health System

1701 Oak Park Blvd, Lake Charles, LA 70601

Contact:  Kathy Deroeun

kderouen@lcmh.com 

 

 

 

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Photograph Contributors:

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We Lift You Up Foundation

A portion of all proceeds from ScART Events benefit the We Lift You Up Fund -- a 501c3 public charity which creates empowering experiences for cancer survivors, with the ultimate objective of creating a national sisterhood of support.

 

ScART is an emotional support program created by Lisa McKenzie, Founder of You Night Empowering Events.  Founded in 2013, You Night offers year-round empowering group experiences that help women embrace life beyond cancer.