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Art Therapy, the Creative Process and the Unconscious
Course Code: EC2201082 Tutor: Matteo Merla Course Dates: Tuesdays, 20th September - 15th November 2022 Days: 8 Times: 6.30pm – 9.30pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £260 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR £260.00This module will provide an introduction on the topic of “Art Psychotherapy” exploring the main theoretical frameworks and concepts through which art psychotherapy is understood and practiced in UK. The course will also introduce the professional context in which Art Psychotherapy is practiced within different clinical settings by using clinical case studies, presentations and group discussions. The program will also offer an overview of Art Psychotherapy training and career pathways currently available in the UK.
This course offers an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of Art Psychotherapy with experiential and creative workshops with particular emphasis on the central role of the images and art making as a holder of client’s emotional experience and as form of non-verbal and unconscious communication between client and therapist.
Using a wide range of art materials, the facilitator will support participants with integrating a creative aspect to theories learnt on the course. No previous experience of art making is required but the workshops will include group discussions and reflective conversations. Therefore, it is important to be prepared to contribute while taking part in these workshops.
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Rachael BallDesign A Children’s Picture Book
Course Code: EC2201023 Tutor: Rachael Ball Course Dates: Mondays, 19th September - 5th December 2022 Days: 11 Times: 6.30pm - 9.00pm Experience Level: All Levels Fee: £320 Location: Art Academy London, 165A Mermaid Court, SE1 1HR End date: 05/12/2022 Zoho: Evening Course Start date: 19/09/2022 £320.00This is an interesting course where you’ll combine both writing and illustrating to create your own engaging children’s story. The first five weeks of the course are focused on writing the first draft of your story, including brainstorming a plot, coming up with character designs and partially scripting your story. You’ll develop ideas for a page-turning script and plan a well composed storyboard.
In the second half of the course, you will focus on developing and refining your visuals, experimenting with colour pencil, watercolour and mixed media to find the best way to bring your story to life. By the end of the course, you will have a final set of illustrations, a storyboard, several pages of page layout experiments and an individual action plan to help you turn your story plans into a finished sample for a publisher.
Our tutor Rachael Ball is a published author and an experienced teacher. Her book ‘The Inflatable Woman’ was a Guardian Best Graphic Novel in 2015.