Arts SIG May Workshop - Utilizing mobile photography and sketching as a form of grounding

The workshop will take place online via Zoom. To take part you will need: 

• access to a reliable internet connection 
• a PC, laptop, tablet or phone 
• Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge browser or Zoom installed on your PC, laptop, tablet or phone .

You do not need to have a Zoom account to attend.

Some users may experience difficulty joining Zoom meetings due to security settings. If this is the case, we suggest you select the option to join via a web browser, rather than the Zoom app. If you cannot join on your computer you can still join on your phone.  Please take a look at this helpful guide on how to join a Zoom meeting.

It is your responsibility to ensure you have read and understood the guidelines before the event.

This workshop aims to help participants tune into their surroundings and shift their attention away from themselves. During this workshop, participants will be taking images on their mobile phones and creating sketches of subject matter in their near surroundings. The activities are inspired by the artist’s personal art practice and previous use of Attention training used alongside CBT therapy.

Artist biography

Fern Denyer is a visual artist who is passionate about how photography and art can be used for individuals who suffer from mental health difficulties, specifically Social Anxiety. From her own lived experience, she is exploring through her photographic practice how creating images enables grounding and can be used as a successful coping mechanism.

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