Overview
Description
Course Title: Art Therapy Workshop (8 Modules)
Required Experience: Beginner
Duration: 8 weeks
Commitment: 4 hours per week
Start Date: Autumn 2024
Format: On-site
Price: €630 €220
Weekday Classes: 18:00 - 21:00
Weekend Classes: 11:00 - 19:00
Course Description:
The Art Therapy Workshop is a hands-on, craft-based experience designed to introduce participants to the healing power of art through creative, practical activities. Across 8 weeks, participants will engage in a variety of artistic exercises, such as painting, sculpture, and collage, that support emotional expression and personal healing. This workshop focuses entirely on doing—creating art that helps release emotions, reduce stress, and promote well-being. No prior artistic experience is required, as the focus is on process over perfection.
Modules Overview:
Module 1: Introduction to Art Therapy Through Hands-On Creation
Participants will dive straight into art-making, using materials like clay, paint, and collage to explore the basics of art therapy.
Key Activities: Clay modeling, abstract painting, mixed-media collages
Module 2: Exploring Emotions with Color and Form
Participants will use various art mediums to express emotions through color, texture, and form. Focus is placed on how these elements relate to personal experiences.
Key Activities: Creating color-based artworks to reflect mood and emotion, textural exploration with different materials
Module 3: Self-Exploration Through Craft
Using therapeutic techniques such as visual journaling and mandala creation, participants will engage in creative exercises that focus on self-reflection and healing.
Key Activities: Visual journaling, creating mandalas using paint, paper, and found objects
Module 4: Crafting for Anxiety and Stress Relief
Participants will engage in calming, repetitive craft activities that promote relaxation and stress relief, such as weaving, knitting, or creating abstract mixed-media pieces.
Key Activities: Weaving, abstract painting, mixed-media crafts for relaxation
Module 5: Healing Through Sculpting and 3D Art
This module focuses on using 3D materials such as clay, wire, or paper mâché to create physical representations of emotions, allowing participants to release tension through their hands.
Key Activities: Clay sculpting, wire art, and paper mâché to express emotional states
Module 6: Trauma-Informed Craft Therapy
Participants will learn to create personal symbols of healing using different materials in a safe, supportive space, exploring how art can help process trauma and emotional pain.
Key Activities: Crafting symbolic objects, working with natural materials for grounding and expression
Module 7: Collaborative Art for Connection and Support
Participants will work together on group art projects, such as large-scale paintings or sculptures, fostering a sense of community and shared emotional experience.
Key Activities: Group mural creation, collaborative sculpture, shared art space for community-building
Module 8: Final Healing Project
Participants will create a final piece that reflects their personal healing journey throughout the workshop. This could be an individual project or one created for a loved one, with guidance and feedback from instructors.
Key Activities: Creating a personalized art piece for healing, reflecting on the creative journey
Certification:
Upon completing all 8 modules, participants will receive an Art Therapy Workshop certificate, recognizing their ability to apply hands-on, craft-based techniques to support emotional well-being.
Why Join This Workshop?
• Practical Creativity: Engage in meaningful, hands-on artistic activities designed to support healing.
• Craft-Based Healing: Experience the power of creative expression through physical craft, focusing on stress relief, self-exploration, and emotional release.
• Inclusive and Supportive Environment: No prior art experience needed—just an openness to explore and create.
This Art Therapy Workshop is ideal for individuals seeking to explore the healing potential of hands-on art and craft-making. Through tactile, creative exercises, participants will discover how art therapy can help reduce stress, release emotions, and foster personal growth.
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