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 with Ainslee Winter and Derrick Carl Biso
Time and Date:
- Sunday, March 3, 2024, 11am-12:30pm, on Zoom
- Tuesday, March 19, 2024, 6:30pm-7:30pm on Zoom
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 first Sunday and third Tuesday 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.
Join Ainslee Winter and Derrick Carl Biso on the first Sunday and the third Tuesday of each month for a double dose of creative wellness. This month, we are journeying through the magic of the heart!
This session, we will explore self-compassion through meditation, reflection, and art-making! As an extension from our previous sessions focused on processing emotions and thoughts, we will create a safe space rooted in compassion. This is an important part of nurturing ourselves as we process our everyday lives, challenges, and tribulation. Participate in the self-compassion meditation, and explore your emotions through art making! How can we can treat ourselves with compassion and care?
We encourage you to grab your most nurturing art materials. Consider what colours and textures bring a sense of warmth to your heart? This heart felt practice teaches us to soften towards ourselves, and the inherent power within this process. We look forward to you joining us! No art experience needed!
Materials:
- Paper/Journal/Sketchbook
- Writing/Drawing tools (pencils, markers, pastels, paints etc.)
Optional Materials:
- Anything you have at home or feel drawn to use.
*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.
About the Facilitator: Derrick Carl Biso
Mx. Derrick Carl Biso uses they/she/he pronouns. They labour as an artist, community organizer, educator, and graphic designer. Derrick Carl is influenced by their experiences as a queer and nonbinary person from rural Prince Edward Island, her education in Philosophy and Diversity and Social Justice Studies from UPEI, and more recently from labouring in downtown Windsor, Ontario. He is particularly interested in aspects of human identity, expressions of creativity and culture, relationships and responsibilities, ethics, the erotic, history, conscientization, and the natural world. Derrick Carl recognizes that our liberation from oppression is a shared struggle that requires solidarity across identity categories. Derrick Carl is a Project Lead at Trans Wellness Ontario and the Program Facilitator with the QLink Windsor-Essex collaborative.
Taking Care: Where Art Meets Wellness is supported by the Bell Let's Talk Community Fund
