Art Windsor-Essex respectfully acknowledges that we are located on Anishinaabe Territory – the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations, comprised of the Ojibway, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi. Today the Anishinaabe of the Three Fires Confederacy are represented by Bkejwanong. We want to state our respect for the ancestral and ongoing authority of Walpole Island First Nation over its Territory.
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Taking Care: Where Art Meets Wellness with Ainslee Winter
Date: Last Sunday of the month
Time: 11 am – 12:30 pm
Location: Virtually on ZOOM. Registration required.
AWE presents ZOOM art workshops to participants in support of their mental health and overall wellbeing. Hosted on the last Sunday of each month, AWE holds a safe creative space that brightens up the weekends of countless people in our community in a time where we need connection most of all. Each workshop begins with a well-being check-in, followed by a meditation, a slow-looking art exercise, and an art-making activity.
Insightful Adventures: An Inner and Outer Journey
Sunday, November 26, 2023 on Zoom
This session will focus on the creative process in a playful and curious way! We will tune into inner nudges and look around our environments in a mindful way, to explore and expand on personal meaning.
Each person will create an intention for the session. This may be something very specific and personal, or it may be more broad! Once the intention is created, we will explore what FLIRTS with our eye. It is encouraged to take a short journey outside (whether it is down the street, in a yard, or you may wish to remain indoors and explore inside environments). This process of looking outward with curiosity, intuition, and connection, leads us to hints, insight, and further information regarding our intention.
You may want to use a sketchbook/journal, camera, or drawing materials on this adventure! Let it be a healing time of connection for you.
Our goal is to tune in, look out, and notice the support that is always surrounding us. We are connected and able to engage with the hints of our living world at any moment. No art experience needed! All are welcome!
Materials:
- Paper/Journal/Sketchbook
- Writing/Drawing Utensils (pencils, markers, pastels, etc.)
Optional:
- Camera
- Paint/Ink/Watercolour/Collage/Natural Objects,etc.
- Clothing suitable for an outdoor exploration
*If you do not have these items, no need to worry! We can work with whatever materials you have at home or are inclined to use!
To Participate:
- Workshops are FREE, open to everyone, and delivered virtually via ZOOM. Once registered, you will receive instructions on how to join the meeting.
- Live, automatic closed-captions are enabled during the workshop.
- Questions? Accessibility requirements? Please contact Sophie Hinch, Education and Public Programs Coordinator at shinch@artwindsoressex.ca
About the Facilitator: Ainslee Winter
Ainslee draws on 5 years of experience as an art therapist, community wellness program provider, and spiritual healer/teacher. Her ability to connect with her diverse clients helps support her holistic approach to wellness. Through her practice, Ainslee provides compassionate care to individuals and communities through creative expression. Ainslee hopes to continue to support self-discovery, connection, transformation, and inspiration with the continued efforts as she grows professionally. She believes it is through our self-growth process and commitment to healing, that we will begin to see ripples of growth throughout our community.
Taking Care: Where Art Meets Wellness is supported by the Solcz Family Foundation.
