Online Therapeutic Art Group

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Hello!

These Online Therapeutic Art Groups started as a joint effort between my good friend and art therapist/ artist colleague Rose and I. Rose is taking a break for maternity leave so I am currently without my co-pilot.

It will come as no surprise that as an artist and art therapist, I have a love of doing creative things to keep myself feeling happy and keep life feeling good. For me, art is a way of staying sane - getting out of my head and finding a beautiful creative flow state where time disappears (very different to sitting on the couch scrolling, another activity that tends to eat time).

And unlike scrolling, making art has the added bonus of feeling really satisfying when you practice it a lot and see your repertoire of creative skills growing and your art journal pages filling up.

But it’s often hard to know where to start - what do you draw, when you could draw anything? And what do you draw, when you’re not even sure you can draw? Sometimes it’s just really nice to not have to think, and to have someone else tell you what to do so you can follow along.

Kind of like going to a yoga class - yeah you can do yoga at home, but sometimes it’s nice to be in a room of people who are also doing yoga, and to have someone up the front tell you the poses so you can switch your brain off and follow the movement.

So if you’ve been wanting to be more creative, or you’ve ever wanted to give art therapy a go, or you’re a beginner who doesn’t know where to start, or you’ve had some experience and you just want someone to give you the process so you can turn your brain off for a while, Online Art Group is for you.

Here are the logistics:

WHAT: Therapeutic Art Group where you will be guided through a different art process each time. We follow the same loose structure each week - time for a hello and a check in, then an hour or so of art making time, followed by some processing time to see what wisdom our creation has for us.

WHEN: The art group runs fortnightly on Thursdays for 90 minutes.

VIC/NSW/TAS/QLD - 6PM - 7:30PM AEDT
SA/NT - 5:30 - 7PM
WA - 4PM - 5:30PM

This is a drop in group - no long commitment needed (though I hope you have fun and keep coming back!), and no worries if you can’t make it some weeks.

HOW MUCH: Cost is $30 - click here to book online to save your spot. If you have self or plan managed NDIS funding it can be used. If you need an NDIS invoice, please send me an email and I will take care of that for you.

NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY! And there’s also no need to go out and buy any fancy supplies - you’re encouraged to use what you have at home (although if you DO feel the need for more art supplies I totally get it). Come as you are with what you have (I’ve had people in some of my art therapy workshops who have had a black biro and post it notes, and that worked just fine - with a bit of creativity we can make most things work).

WHAT TO BRING:

This is a general list - check your confirmation email when you book your spot for a list specific to the group you’ve booked into.

• Some paper (either loose sheets or in your art journal)

• Something to draw with - some suggestions are markers, coloured pencils, crayons, watercolour paints - whatever you have at home is great.

• Scissors and glue are sometimes handy - we won’t use these every week but sometimes we will.

I hope these groups will be a fun space for you to come and try different art processes, relax and let go of stress, create something, maybe learn something new about yourself and meet and connect with like minded people.

I look forward to seeing you there and making some art with you!