Event Information
This group is now fully booked. You can join the waiting list by registering and you will be contacted should a space become available.
Do you want to explore your creative side?
Join our online Art Group taking place every Wednesday until 7th July, from 5pm - 6.30pm.
The Art Group is open to autistic people and their families and aims to bring people together for creative expression in an informal and safe environment. It offers the chance for a mindful break from the day’s worries and can help to reduce stress.
The Art Group will be led by our talented Support Worker, Gabriele Gikyte, who has an academic background in art and experience of running a Virtual Art Group in our services in Lothian. Each hour and a half session will explore an artistic medium and an abstract theme which can act as guidance to start off the creative process.
Attendees will be encouraged to view the theme through their own personal lens, brainstorming ideas and searching for ways to best depict their vision. Gabriele will share knowledge and tips on how to work with the different mediums and materials. The materials to use are for guidance only and the attendees can always work in their preferred medium and explore it in their own way.
The mediums and themes we will look into are:
- ink (pen, brush), theme - pattern
- pencils, theme - letting go
- coloured background (canvas, paper), theme - contrast
- paint (acrylic, oil), theme - being kind
- unique medium (something unexpected), theme - courage
- 3D (clay, paper, knitting, etc.), theme - fidgets
- natural materials (vegetables, plants, stone, soil), theme - acceptance
- stamp, theme - imprint
- your favourite material, holding space
The sessions will run via Zoom so you will need a computer or device with good Wi-Fi. Cameras and microphones are preferred but not compulsory and please feel free to join in as many sessions as you like.
Rules
- Keep discussions civil
- Do not be afraid to ask questions
- Engagement is not compulsory
Technical
- Join in as many sessions as you like, the more the better!
- The sessions will run via Zoom, you will need a computer or device with good Wi-Fi
- Cameras and microphones are preferred but not compulsory
Gabriele Gikyte is a Support Worker in Outreach East Lothian and an independent artist from Lithuania. She finished her studies in the Vilnius Academy of Arts where she studied fine art and printmaking. Gabriele also studied Art Psychotherapy here in Scotland and has fundamental knowledge of photography, and is interested in a broad variety of art forms. A big part of Gabriele’s academic life was working with the general public via conducting educational art workshops in schools, festivals and fairs. This gave her valuable experience of working with various groups of people by helping them to fulfil their artistic needs in a safe environment. Even though she mostly works in traditional media, Gabriele encourages experimentation and exploration through all art.
Gabriele has been running and facilitating a Virtual Art Club in East Lothian since April 2020, as well as providing staff and supported individuals with hand drawn colouring sheets for the sessions.
How to book
General Enquiries
FULLY BOOKED
Time: 5pm to 6.30pm
Date: 12th May 2021
Location: Online
Free
Register
Make sure you register* for each group in Block 1 below:
19th May
26th May
2nd June
9th June
16th June
23rd June
30th June
7th July
*Please note that if you have registered for all sessions and don’t attend a group two weeks in a row, your place will be cancelled and you will need to re-register.
Block 2: Dates to follow
Block 3: Dates to follow
Please email any queries to events@scottishautism.org