Art therapists Yasmine Awais and Chloe Hayward will lead the group in an interactive webinar on how to use artmaking to create grounding space. The process of art therapy can help others understand the world and grapple with uncertainty.
Philadelphia Photo Arts Center presents Finding Focus in Times of Crisis, a three-part webinar series on art and trauma. Cultural sociologist Denise Lim will lead a panel of artists, educators, and art therapists to introduce the principals and pedagogy of visual art and discuss how art can help people process and express experiences of trauma.
This series aims to demystify diverse modes of responding to and creating visual art. Art is available to everyone and is essential in a time of individual and collective trauma. The conversations and activities of Finding Focus demonstrate art’s ability to provide a space to acknowledge and express emotion, and to find relief from turmoil. Participants will be invited to participate in art-based activities, respond to prompts from panelists, and contribute to the Question & Answer session at the end of each webinar.