Motions and Potions
Workshops for ages 16-25.
Saturday Afternoons 1-4 pm – March to May 2012 at Heartwood House 153 Chapel Street, Ottawa.
Presented by Artswell in conjunction with Hopewell.
Register for your chosen workshops - $10.00 fee for each workshop and includes all supplies
Maximum of 10 participants per workshop so register early!
Download and print the Motions and Potions Registration Form to register for your chosen workshops.
Download the Motions and Potions poster.
Artswell is thrilled to announce that TELUS Communications has presented us with a $10,000 grant to provide a unique pilot project in partnership with Hopewell, eastern Ontario's only eating disorder support centre.
Specifically designed to motivate and inspire those between the ages of 16 and 25, Motions and Potions offers an exciting, diverse series of creative afternoons in the course of which the transforming power of the arts will be used to encourage healthy self - image, increased social interaction and new skill sets to effect positive change in attitude and behaviour.
Building on experience from successful past programs, the Artswell team of artists and therapists will offer their broad expertise to provide a collaborative, inclusive and fun approach, to both art engagement and art therapy in a safe and inviting environment.
All ten workshops will provide a productive framework where youth can experiment, discover and shine.
The Motions and Potions project is designed to advance the quality of life of young people struggling with depression, low self esteem, social anxiety and distorted body image through involving them in creative arts and providing them with positive outlets for their physical and emotional difficulties. The workshops will demonstrate how the arts can make a difference in the life of young people, incorporating the fields of health, social challenge, science, arts, youth, communication, and on-line digital media.
Themes like body image and the media, working to change stereotypes and finding personal meaning through the creative process will be investigated. Our artists/ therapists will explore the concept of self-worth through storytelling, visual arts, photography, journaling, drama and dance. The vital and playful Motions and Potions theme will be reflected through revealing the magic of arts.
Participants do not have to have any previous art experience, everyone is encouraged to express themselves at their comfort level at their pace.
See the course descriptions to see what you can look forward to on Saturday afternoons during March, April and May.
We are planning a fabulous finale where participants, with assistance from their instructors, will stage an exhibition of their expressions and creations at Heartwood House Gallery July 14.
For more information contact:
Mary Pfaff, Artswell Director of Arts and Development
613-250-0642
artswell@magma.ca
