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- New Project to become involved in
- Big Day out at GoMA coming up
Network of Creative Arts Therapists and Practitioners of Brisbane and surrounding areas
Monday, March 12, 2012
BrizCATs March enews now available on line
You can now access the latest enews for BrizCATs on the Newletter page
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Saturday, February 25, 2012
Swap Shop News
BrizCATs Swap Shop Offerings
We had a fabulous Swap Shop gathering at QUT in February. Do you feel like you missed out by not being able to make it? We don't want you to miss out. We understand that life as a CAT is not always conducive to coming to gatherings so we would like to share some of our ideas and resources/links here .
Offerings from Karma: Imagine the Land and interesting links
Karma shared with us her work in the Imagine the Land Project
http://www.imaginetheland.org/
The Imagine The Land Project was gestated in 2008, in 2010 in became a collaborative project with Croatian artist Ekarasa Prem. The project works to re-establish a connection between people and the environment through art. The work uses natural resources in organic, impermanent land based installations.
Karma recommends a show of Gonkar Gyatso, a contemporary Tibetan artist who works with notions of ancient Buddhist practises combined with takes on modern western culture, his work and story is very compelling.@ University of Queensland Art Museum 25 Feb -29 April & Griffith of Queensland Art Museum 25 Feb- 14 April
Karma also suggests these links.
Offerings from Anne : Anxiety in young girls and Soap sculpture
Anne shared with us some of her work with young girls experiencing anxiety. Using a peer support model based on play and creative arts, she suggested using handmade scented soap sculptures to increase levels of connection and nurturing.
Offerings form Lynne: Spiritual reflection and Dialoguing with Images
Lynne shared with us her new book. It included faces and poetic prose that emerged out of her personal spiritual reflective practice of allowing portraits to emerge in her drawings. She followed this with a dialogue with the face which brought her to the rich and inspiring text. To find out more contact Lynne at Insight.Arts.Counselling@gmail.com or visit her webpage. http://www.gcinsightartscounselling.com.au/
This work emerged out of Lynne's experience of Faber Spirituality http://www.faberspirituality.org.au/spiritual-exercises.html
Offerings from Cate:
Cate shared her art making from up cycled materials. She mentioned a project where participants are given a surprise bag of objects (junk to be reused) The challenge is to create an art work from the objects in the bag (with the possibility of adding a few extra items if needed)...sounds like great fun to me! Cate also shared with us some ideas around Shrine Making: contained sacred spaces in boxes.
This was a great reminder of the fun stuff that can be found at Reverse Garbage http://www.reversegarbage.com.au/
Offerings from Susie:
Susie shared with us some art therapy books that she found inspiring.
Offerings from Mandy: Exploring the experience of cults through arts
Mandy spent considerable time setting up her representation around Experiences of Cults. Below is a picture of it when it was exhibited at MIECAT last year. Unfortunately before we could experience it we had to move venues (due to lack of power in our building and the security guards being worried that we might not know if there was a fire with the fire alarms being turned off). Fortunately we all got to engage hands on in the dismantling of the exhibition getting up close and personal with the content , with its delicate feathers and disturbing images. This led us to a discussion about Cults and other forms of power imbalances and trauma.
Offerings from Gayle: Projects: Artist Trading Cards, And Space and Places
Gayle shared her recent work with Artist Trading Card making and swapping through the '6 Degrees' project. She shared her tiny art works and explained how she had made them (see link below) and swapped them with other arts therapist about the world. She is keen to initiate our own BrizCAT Artist Trading Card swap.(More info to come soon). Gayle also introduced the group to the online Spaces and Places Where We Create Project in conjunction with the Art Therapy Alliance in the hope to create more creative sharing opportunities amongst BrizCATs.
Meanwhile here are some links to wet your creative appetite.
Matisse Exhibition
We had a fabulous Swap Shop gathering at QUT in February. Do you feel like you missed out by not being able to make it? We don't want you to miss out. We understand that life as a CAT is not always conducive to coming to gatherings so we would like to share some of our ideas and resources/links here .
Karma shared with us her work in the Imagine the Land Project
http://www.imaginetheland.org/
The Imagine The Land Project was gestated in 2008, in 2010 in became a collaborative project with Croatian artist Ekarasa Prem. The project works to re-establish a connection between people and the environment through art. The work uses natural resources in organic, impermanent land based installations.
This conversation between art, culture and Nature evokes ancient ceremonies that lie within the collective subconscious of humanity. We establish a space for people to connect with the land in a cooperative new art exploration and while developing a deeper understanding of our interconnectedness with Nature each other. The work draws on ancient world cultural practices particularly basing the template of the work on mandalas and medicine wheels. We have been working in a range of settings from art galleries, public programs at museums and community arts, as I develop my practice towards Arts Therapy I am starting to work in more community contexts with the work.
Karma recommends a show of Gonkar Gyatso, a contemporary Tibetan artist who works with notions of ancient Buddhist practises combined with takes on modern western culture, his work and story is very compelling.@ University of Queensland Art Museum 25 Feb -29 April & Griffith of Queensland Art Museum 25 Feb- 14 April
- Link for making your own book and getting it printed online: http://landing.blurb.com/fbphoto-AU/lan-491K3-1564MP.html
- A very interesting project about war and toys: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/03/world/war-toys-mccarty/index.html?hpt=hp_c1&mid=51
Offerings from Anne : Anxiety in young girls and Soap sculpture
Anne shared with us some of her work with young girls experiencing anxiety. Using a peer support model based on play and creative arts, she suggested using handmade scented soap sculptures to increase levels of connection and nurturing.
- We begin by lying on the floor in our own space(wordless classical music playing): tending and relaxing individual parts of the body from the toes up, then the whole body together.
- In the whole body relaxed state, I asked them to remember a time when they felt like this.
- When they had a picture in their mind we each did a painting.
- we Shared our images with each other and asked each other questions to get a feel for each others 'moment'.
- We each then wrote some words on pieces of paper around the painting, that came to mind
- I asked them to choose of one or two of the words from these that seemed to have more importance or 'power'
- Then I asked them to what image came to mind when they pondered that word
- We each created a sculpture of thatimage from soft lavender soap (made to the consistency of stiff dough)
- We shared our words and images.
Lynne shared with us her new book. It included faces and poetic prose that emerged out of her personal spiritual reflective practice of allowing portraits to emerge in her drawings. She followed this with a dialogue with the face which brought her to the rich and inspiring text. To find out more contact Lynne at Insight.Arts.Counselling@gmail.com or visit her webpage. http://www.gcinsightartscounselling.com.au/
This work emerged out of Lynne's experience of Faber Spirituality http://www.faberspirituality.org.au/spiritual-exercises.html
Cate shared her art making from up cycled materials. She mentioned a project where participants are given a surprise bag of objects (junk to be reused) The challenge is to create an art work from the objects in the bag (with the possibility of adding a few extra items if needed)...sounds like great fun to me! Cate also shared with us some ideas around Shrine Making: contained sacred spaces in boxes.
This was a great reminder of the fun stuff that can be found at Reverse Garbage http://www.reversegarbage.com.au/
Susie shared with us some art therapy books that she found inspiring.
- The Soul's Palette by Cathy Malchiodi
- the Expressive Arts Activity Book by Suzanne Darley and Wende Heath. Susie explained a version of the special box exercise from this book She suggested creating your own unique box then writing on three different pieces of paper, 1. something that you love (eg rainforests) 2. something you want to get rid of (eg my sugar addiction !) and 3. something you want to improve.
Offerings from Mandy: Exploring the experience of cults through arts
Mandy spent considerable time setting up her representation around Experiences of Cults. Below is a picture of it when it was exhibited at MIECAT last year. Unfortunately before we could experience it we had to move venues (due to lack of power in our building and the security guards being worried that we might not know if there was a fire with the fire alarms being turned off). Fortunately we all got to engage hands on in the dismantling of the exhibition getting up close and personal with the content , with its delicate feathers and disturbing images. This led us to a discussion about Cults and other forms of power imbalances and trauma.
Gayle shared her recent work with Artist Trading Card making and swapping through the '6 Degrees' project. She shared her tiny art works and explained how she had made them (see link below) and swapped them with other arts therapist about the world. She is keen to initiate our own BrizCAT Artist Trading Card swap.(More info to come soon). Gayle also introduced the group to the online Spaces and Places Where We Create Project in conjunction with the Art Therapy Alliance in the hope to create more creative sharing opportunities amongst BrizCATs.
Meanwhile here are some links to wet your creative appetite.
- Artist Trading Card Idea http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKMRjj4DKPI
- An Animoto slide show of Gayle's recent Artist Trading Cards http://animoto.com/play/GtIAhFZ77lekH1SlFil05g
- http://www.arttherapyalliance.org/WhereWeCreate.html
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| books Gayle loves including Lynne's self published book that she shared with us |
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| example ATC |
Following the BrizCATs gathering a few BrizCATs took the opportunity to visit GOMA and the Matisse Exhibition. This also included a delicious lunch and a visit from a very handsome fellow who was keen to show his creamy lips. Apparently he eats here regularly.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Spaces and Places Where We Create Project
Hi
BrizCATs
I
open an invitation to any of you who may wish to participate in an inspiring
and connecting project: Spaces and Places where we create. This is a
free online creative project for Arts Therapists and a could be an opportunity
to make new connections and get your work ‘out there’. I have signed
BrizCATs up to take part. By participating through BrizCATs you can help us to
grow our network of support. You can also participate on your own or
through your own organisation or workplace if that suits you.
Here
is some info below or go to http://www.arttherapyalliance.org/WhereWeCreate.html
)
Types of photos or video that this project is looking for include: 1. Images of your creative space: Where you work, intern, your own personal art-making space 2. Commonly used art supplies and media in your art therapy work or internship with clients 3. Favourite technique: An art intervention or technique approach with individuals or in groups 4. If your creative space has changed: Before and after photos |
There
are several ways to share
·
Via
BrizCATs; which will give our network some recognition. Email your
photos and information to crispcreativearts@bigpond.com with :Where
we Create” in the subject and I can upload them for you onto our BrizCATs
site, as well as forward them to the project on behalf of BrizCATs
·
Via
your own work: contact the project organisers directly info@arttherapyalliance.org
with :Where we Create” in the subject
I
hope you will join us for some sharing of our creative spaces and places.
Gayle
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Saturday 11th February 9.30-12.30
Start
the year with fresh ideas and lively conversation with other creative arts
practitioners and arts therapists. This is an opportunity to swap ideas,
activities, books, resources etc each person brings something to share
(it could be in the form of a small installation of art work, web links and
notes on activity and a display of business cards, brochure, etc. (bring copies
for others). An opportunity for creative arts therapists and practitioners to
explore and connect.
All
creative arts therapists/practitioners are welcome ... no cost ... our aim is
to support, share, inspire each other.
When:
Saturday 11th February 9.30-12.30
(we
have booked the space from 9am til 1 for those want some time to set up before
hand or just spend more time catching up)
Where:
G Block: Innovative Space QUT Gardens Point
Not
sure of where to go?
·
For those unsure of finding the venue you can meet at 9 and 9.30
at the “Artisan Cafe” and we will send someone to guide you to G Block. OR
Phone Gayle on 0448877856
·
For those feeling adventurous G Block is the building
immediately behind/attached to the Artisan Cafe. Go in the wooden door and up
the stairs...through the doors, down the corridor and to the left..usually
there are signs inside the building.
Here is a map http://cms.qut.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/33314/GP_2010_Accessibilitymap1.pdf
·
Parking is available onsite under the expressway see map D6:
$6 for 4 hours (note our session is 4 hours, but the room is booked for 5
hours so if you want to be there longer than the 4hours to set up you may need
to move the car at some point)
What to
Bring:
Snack to
share,
Water,
A small display
of ideas, books resources, art work, anything you want to share (or want feed
back on)
Art
materials
PS: could
the ‘communal journal’ please be brought (by whoever has it now)so it can
shared and be handed on.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012
January News
Keep you eye out for the dates for the next BrizCATs gathering in February/March.
Lynne Head-Weir of Gold Coast Insight Arts Counselling is leaping into 2012 with a rich selection of workshops that may be of interest to CATs.
To have your event/workshops listed here please email Gayle crispcreativearts@bigpond.com
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Lynne Head-Weir of Gold Coast Insight Arts Counselling is leaping into 2012 with a rich selection of workshops that may be of interest to CATs.
To have your event/workshops listed here please email Gayle crispcreativearts@bigpond.com
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Whats
on with GC
Insight Arts Counselling
Business
hours 9am to 4pm Wednesday to Saturday
· Weekly Group
Sessions
:
Ongoing sessions
to create increased understanding 1pm – 3 pm Fridays [Fee - $40]
· Individual
sessions
:
Personalised
sessions for privacy [Fee - $80. per hr ]
·
Upcoming
day session Dates : have been unexpectedly postponed due to unavailabilty: watch this pace for up coming events
Lynne Head-Weir
Gold Coast Insight Arts Counselling
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Wednesday, November 2, 2011
BrizCATs November News
BrizCATs met on the 29th in the Innovative
Space(thanks again to Amanda for organising the space for us) at QUT. The
enthusiastic bunch were again glad to be connecting with like minded people who
speak the same strange language of phenomenology, MIECAT and the like. We began
our session with a lively discussion about our work, workshops, conferences and
probably could have talked the whole time. But we did manage to quieten
the tongues and enliven the bodies with some creative movement lead by Gayle
based on the work of Gabrielle Roth http://www.gabrielleroth.com/
. We then were able to remain in this embodied state and move into a
process led by Cate which had us drawing and weaving nests: places to hold and
nurture. This was our last ‘formal’ gathering for the year. As a group we
decided with the business of the end of year that we would not meet again until
the New Year. Once we get past January we reckon there might be space again for
gathering and sharing more creativity, and peer support.The travelling journal
The shared journal has been located amongst the business of
people’s live s and is again on the move. For those who don’t know this
project began in our first gathering and is about creating a page in the
journal and then sending it on to the next person on the list. If you want to
be included on the list let Gayle know and she will add you in. We have
decided that the journal; will do one round of the group and then....
BLOG NEWS
We are hoping to see more activity on the Blog: now don’t
fret its not as scarey as it seems.Below are some ideas. (hint if you cut
and paste the following section you can send it back with your answers)
Do you want your Profile on the Blog?
We are wondering if you are interested in placing your
profile on the blog so that all members can locate each other, providing an
opportunity to network, and also refer. Please send your details to Gayle crisp.creativearts@bigpond.com
We would need:
Name:
Qualifications:
Areas of work:
Contact details: (you choose what you are happy to have on
the net)
Photo is you like.
Do you want to contribute to the blog:
then send Gayle an email to ask to be made an
Author to create ‘posts’ or you should be able to make
‘comments’ without being an author. Let me know if you can’t and I will check
the settings.
If you want to be able to be more active on the blog you can
be made an Administrator which means you need to know a bit about blogging
layouts etc. (for the expereinced I would suggest)
I want to be an author:
I want to be an administrator:
What other information do you want to see on the blog?
Let me know via email or the blog:
Or maybe I should have asked first is the blog useful to
you?
Yes/No
Things to know
about:
6 Degrees of Creativity an online series of workshops
for creative arts therapists. http://www.arttherapyalliance.org/6DegreesOfCreativity.html
(just on a side we have managed to discover other local art therapists and a
new BrizCATs member via this network: welcome Bernadine!)
ANZATA conference www.mullumbimbyarttherapy.com/2011-anzata-conference/
The Queensland 2011 ANZATA Conference 11 to 13
November 2011
Linkedin www.linkedin.com
has a variety of discussion groups that may be of interst to
you:My favourite four are 1. art therapy alliance, 2. mindfulness and art
therapy, 3. independant practice and 4.art therapy, trauma loss and art therapy
Invite to art exhibition opening (below) in Brisbane 9th
December
Keep your eye on the emails as I will be sending out
information over the comig months including some ‘informal gatherings’
Stay in touch, build the web of connection,
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