Art and Mindfulness Retreat with Second Home Studio and Café

Day 1

Following a welcome brunch, the weekend will start with integrative change-worker Giulia Mazzola who will guide participants through a mindful movement session which involves the process of visualisation and journaling. Through this process participants can expect to feel pulled deeper into themselves where they are invited to reconnect with their intuition and visualise their best creative selves. With this support, participants are encouraged to channel their creative process throughout the weekend.

After this, artist Kirsty Cameron will deliver brief lessons in abstract art. This will involve an exploration of examples from different artists combined with the opportunity to play with basic elements such as line, colour and texture. Alongside this, participants are provided the time to build a collection of experiments using different materials such as charcoal, pastels and acrylic paint.

Weather permitting, participants are invited to begin their first project outdoors. This is where participants are asked to collect an image or item from nature that they find inspiring. This selection will inform the creation of your own small abstract art piece. To form this work you will be guided through the scale of abstraction and will be provided with a canvas as a base to translate onto.

Day 2

The next day invites you to start with Yoga instructor Megan Alexandra Keith who will guide you through a breath work class involving embodied movement. During the session, fun and curiosity will replace the focus on physical strength to form an adapted creative and engaging practice. Next, feeling renewed, participants are encouraged to carry that embodied feeling from yoga into an intuitive mark-making session with Kirsty Cameron. Responding to music, participants are asked to make marks on paper using the sensations generated within their own body to draw.

Following this, participants are urged to carry this feeling through into their final project of the weekend. This involves drawing inspiration from a personal photograph or item in order to create a further abstract artwork. Rather than re-creating the image /item itself, each participant is asked to focus their attention on the feelings these personal items bring. This can be created using pencils, pens and acrylic paints.

First and foremost, the aim of this particular art weekender is for participants to take away a feeling of ease and rejuvenation following the weekend.

Learning Methods

This course will be delivered on campus over 2 days from 10:00 - 16:00 each day.

Participants are asked to bring their own yoga mat and yoga blocks if required.

Participants are asked to bring a personal photograph or item to respond to during their final project.

Everyone is asked to prepare for an outdoor project therefore we ask you to bring:

• Sunscreen to protect from sunburn
• A jacket to wear in case of rain
• A blanket, cushion or camping chair to sit on. Alternatively, a stool or chair can be provided if required

Activity Summary

• Minimum of 8 students, maximum of 12 in the group
• 5 hours of teaching in total over 2 days, 10:00 - 16:00 each day with a 60 minute lunch break from 12:30 - 13:30. Please bring your own lunch, tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided.

Assessment

This course is not formally assessed.

For Academic Year 2022/2023

Course fee: £160 per person.

The fee is to be paid as part of sign up process and prior to workshop date.

After completing the registration form, you will be directed to the payment page. Your place on the course is not confirmed until payment has been received. If you have any difficulties locating the payment link or if you have registered for this course but have not completed the payment form, please contact us for a direct link to pay which will bypass registration.

Additional Costs

Essential core materials are provided. 

Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided, however participants should bring their own lunch as most catering outlets on campus are closed during the weekend.

The following course-related costs are not included in the course fees:

• Accommodation and living costs
• Printing

Course Cancellation

If minimum participant numbers for this course are not met, the course will be cancelled and participants will receive a full refund.

Disclaimer

For new intakes course fees are reviewed and published annually for each mode of delivery. Tuition fees are fixed for the duration of a course at the rate confirmed in advance. For further information see: