The Art Therapy Institute of North Carolina started its first refugee art groups seven years ago, which was shortly after Dacy Poe and her family moved to North Carolina. Dacy is a seventh grade Burmese refugee and was one of the first students to be apart of these refugee art therapy classes. She has used the art therapy program as a way to express her feelings and cope with her transition to the U.S.
With the help of her art therapist, Hillary Rubesin, Dacy put on her first solo art show for friends, teachers and family members to enjoy and to better understand the meaning of her artwork.