CHILDREN'S WORKSHOP WITH ART THERAPIST HANNA LEIPOLD
SATURDAY 24 JULY FROM 10AM TO 12PM
SUNDAY 25 JULY FROM 10AM TO 12PM
Engaging with the arts and creativity generally has proven throughout history to aid communication, build relationships, form social connections and to help make sense of complex emotions and feelings.
In this 90-minute workshop, the participants will be guided through a creative experience facilitated by a qualified Art Therapist to explore and reflect together on the impact of the ongoing covid-19 pandemic on their emotional and psychological wellbeing.
We will use art materials and the exhibited photographs to reflect together in a supportive group environment on the challenges and pressures for young people to navigate the ‘new normal’.
EXHIBITIONS
EXHIBITIONS
KOREBAJU PROJECT BY CÉSAR CUSPOCA
INTERVIEW - SEPT 2020
Artist César Cuspoca talking about the Korebaju Project, a long term collaborative project with the Korebaju, an indigenous community of Colombia.
César Cuspoca is a Colombian artist (b.1987) based in Paris.
His work challenges human perceptions and beliefs established by convention or tradition within society. The idea of experience takes a central role in Cuspoca’s approach and allows him to structure his creative process. Through experiences, Cuspoca produces still images, videos, and sound recordings. He combines these gathered materials with elements of the local environment to build installations in situ.In 2018, accompanied by a production team and a phonetician, Jenifer Vega, Cuspoca spent a month among the Korebaju (Children of the Earth), an Indigenous community located in the Caqueta region of Colombia. The Korebaju population is estimated at two thousand individuals. Like other groups in the region, they were affected by the exploitation of rubber, minerals and wood which consequently lead to human-forced displacements and environmental damages. It’s a community in danger of disappearance according to UNESCO. While Cuspoca spent time with the Korebaju, he was struck by their capacity to adapt and survive despite the continuous violence around them. The Korebaju allowed the artist to record sound, video and photographic materials. Cuspoca used these materials subsequently and combined them with items of the local environment from the exhibition space.
The final installations provoke a sensitive reflection on the Korebaju reality and explore the interconnected stories between Indigenous people and Western civilisations.
www.cesarcuspoca.com
CHILDREN'S WORKSHOP WITH ART THERAPIST HANNA LEIPOLD
CANCELLED
SATURDAY 24 JULY FROM 10AM TO 12PM
SUNDAY 25 JULY FROM 10AM TO 12PM
Engaging with creativity and the arts has been proven through history to aid communication, build relationships, form social connections and help make sense of our complex emotions and feelings. In this 90-minute workshop, our qualified Art Therapist will guide each participant through a creative experience within a supportive, group environment. Children will be encouraged to reflect and explore the impact that the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has had on their emotional and psychological wellbeing. The workshop will incorporate a range of art materials, used alongside the exhibited photographs, to investigate what the pandemic has stirred within our psyche.
ART AND WELLBEING WORKSHOP FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH ART PSYCHOTHERAPIST HANNA LEIPOLD
CHILDREN AGE 8 TO 11
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
Saturday 24th July - From 10am to 12pm or Sunday 25th July - From 10am to 12pm
162 High Rd
London N2 9AS
Admission : £15 per session
Workshop structure (90 minutes)
Introduction – ‘Creating Your Name’
Creative Warm-up exercise – ‘Squiggle game’
Main exercise – Art making in response to the exhibition, reflecting on the individual experiences (such as home schooling, change in peer relationships etc.)
Reflection in large group
Closing exercise – ‘Support Network’
End
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HANNA LEIPOLD
Hanna is an Art Psychotherapist trained both in Germany (Dipl.) and in the UK (MA). She is a member of the British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT) and registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
She has over 12 years of experience in the field (psychiatric and non-clinical settings), and currently practices in primary and secondary education, as well as adult mental health in Hertfordshire and North London.
Furthermore, she has worked in a number of international contexts, such as South Africa and Germany.
Although she has been working therapeutically with individuals from diverse backgrounds with a wide range of challenges, she feels as passionate as when she began her journey into the profession. As she has continued to support young people throughout the pandemic, she feels strongly about supporting the younger generation’s mental and emotional health.
The high value of each individual’s unique creative expression is reflected in her approach to her own practice as an artist. It is her belief that creativity in the therapeutic space can be a way to explore difference, to negotiate interpersonal boundaries and to make sense of complex thoughts and feelings.
EXHIBITION PARTNERS
