7 Sep, 5 Oct 2022 & 4 Jan, 1 Feb 2023
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The Sun, Basement 1 |
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S$35 per participant, includes a free and easy visit to MENTAL: Colours of Wellbeing. |
ArtScience Museum is collaborating with Singapore Association for Mental Health (SAMH) on a series of art and wellness workshops on selected Wednesdays.
The activities range from storytelling, contour drawing, dot-making and not doing anything! These art experiential sessions provide an opportunity for individuals to experience how art can serve as a form of expression based on the suggested theme. With art making, it allows one to have a greater self-awareness of their inner thoughts and emotions. Participants do not need to have any art background to join, the only requirement is curiosity and interest!
The workshops are offered as part of our education programme for MENTAL: Colours of Wellbeing.
7 Sep 2022 | 3pm – 4.30pm
This is a creative nonfiction workshop with an experiential twist, to allow participants to imagine what it may be like to recover from schizophrenia and pick up the pieces of life again, after a period of mental breakdown.
5 Oct 2022 | 3pm – 4.30pm
Participants learn to love themselves and embrace their life situation. Using colours, shapes and blind contour drawing, they will create a personal self-portrait.
4 Jan 2023 | 3pm – 4.30pm
Slow down and engage in a time of mindful creation. Participants will create an image of their choice using coloured dots.
1 Feb 2023 | 3pm – 4.30pm
Participants will come together to explore the meaning behind doing nothing. We will be exploring and creating our ideal space to better care for ourselves.
Serene Goh designs, facilitates and evaluates creative programmes, as part of her work in mental health education, prevention, and rehabilitation. She holds a B.A. in Development Studies from Brown University and an M.A. in Creative Writing from Goldsmiths, University of London.
Terence specialises in the design and facilitation of art programmes at SAMH Creative Services to support rehabilitative efforts and mental health initiatives. He has a B.A. of Arts in Art Education from Nanyang Technological University and has vast experiences teaching the art curriculum in secondary and tertiary schools.
Deborah began her journey with Singapore Association for Mental Health (SAMH) in 2011, as one of the pioneers of SAMH Creative Services. Over the years, she has come to bear witness and devote her practice to how the arts can improve mental health. She has an M.A. in Art Therapy and a B.A. majoring in Visual Communications.
Wendy holds an M.A. in Art Therapy from Goldsmiths, University of London, on top of a B.A. in Psychology. She has more than 5 years of working experience with a diverse population group ranging from youths to the elderly.
Established in 1968, the Singapore Association for Mental Health (SAMH) is a non-profit and non-government social service agency that provides a comprehensive range of mental health services, which include rehabilitative, outreach and creative services to the community in Singapore.
How are you? You know that it’s okay to feel what you are feeling, right?
Your feelings are unique and personal.
MENTAL: Colours of Wellbeing is not an exhibition about mental illness, treatments or cures. It is a welcoming place where you can confront societal bias and stereotypes around mental health. MENTAL invites you to embark on an intimate and personal journey that explores the many different ways of being, surviving and making connections, that have become of increasing importance to us all.
Amongst the many uncertainties in the current hectic society, it is always important to find a little joy, laughter, and that bit of sparkle in our eyes. Art of Being Calm is a new programme that focuses on the ABCs of finding serenity.
Join us for a series of hands-on activities to engaging discussions and explore how art tools can help us to be at peace with ourselves!
How do you express your feelings when there are no words to describe them? What if drawing circles could be the solution?