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
Painting with a Twist
Myrtle Beach, SC
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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877-591-5936 x5
ScART Programs
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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.