Demonstrations & Activity Nights
2019
Activity Nights are held on the 4th Monday of each month from 7.00 - 9.00 pm at the Louis Joel Arts & Community Centre, 5 Sargood Street, Altona. Members (Free) and guests ($10) are all welcome.
Upcoming Activity Nights
July 22nd - Alcohol Inks with Mairead Ashcroft
Mairead Ashcroft uses creative modalities of many kinds in her work as a Trauma Informed Counsellor, Art Therapist and Animal assisted Psychotherapist. She is in her seventh year of providing Non-for-Profit Group Mental Health Care at the Louis Joel Arts and Community Centre using Creative Arts Processes including image making, clay work, creative writing, movement, music and numerous forms of craft.
The theory behind Creative Arts Therapy is that creativity, connecting to the experiences in the body and intuitive knowing’s, unlocks unconscious material that may be difficult to access when we limit ourselves to our executive thinking. We may then examine our lived experience with new perspectives.
Mairead uses the tools that she teaches to understand the needs of her clients by creating alcohol ink images on Yupo paper. She then carves out parts that seem irrelevant, keeping each piece for further analysis and enhances the parts that tell a story. This method of processing offers Mairead a deeper understanding of her client’s needs and enriches treatment plans. The images are often gifted to her long-term clients when sessions come to a close.
Mairead Ashcroft uses creative modalities of many kinds in her work as a Trauma Informed Counsellor, Art Therapist and Animal assisted Psychotherapist. She is in her seventh year of providing Non-for-Profit Group Mental Health Care at the Louis Joel Arts and Community Centre using Creative Arts Processes including image making, clay work, creative writing, movement, music and numerous forms of craft.
The theory behind Creative Arts Therapy is that creativity, connecting to the experiences in the body and intuitive knowing’s, unlocks unconscious material that may be difficult to access when we limit ourselves to our executive thinking. We may then examine our lived experience with new perspectives.
Mairead uses the tools that she teaches to understand the needs of her clients by creating alcohol ink images on Yupo paper. She then carves out parts that seem irrelevant, keeping each piece for further analysis and enhances the parts that tell a story. This method of processing offers Mairead a deeper understanding of her client’s needs and enriches treatment plans. The images are often gifted to her long-term clients when sessions come to a close.
Activity Nights Schedule
July 22nd - Alcohol Inks with Mairead Ashcroft
August 25th AGM - Australian Fauna with Paul Margocsy
September 23rd - Watercolour with Ted Dansey
October 28th - Steampunk Art Tim Lloyd (To be confirmed)
November 25th - Illustrating Books with Cara King
July 22nd - Alcohol Inks with Mairead Ashcroft
August 25th AGM - Australian Fauna with Paul Margocsy
September 23rd - Watercolour with Ted Dansey
October 28th - Steampunk Art Tim Lloyd (To be confirmed)
November 25th - Illustrating Books with Cara King
