Art and Health in a Pandemic Online Short Course
Course description
Led by social artist R.M. Sánchez-Camus, this online short course will explore examples of art practices that respond to the current local and global health crises and how art can mitigate against the social impact of Covid 19, lockdown, mental health and death anxiety.There will be a practical component guiding you to devise ideas for creative projects that can help build wellbeing. This will help you understand how the arts can help build resiliency from the effects of social crisis on the individual and collective psyche.
Who should attend this online short course?
This online short course is aimed at anyone interested in the cross over between art making, mental health, social and community art, activist art, and health care. It is also an excellent fit for individuals who are new to the creative sector or who aspire to work in it, and want to learn more about how to bring their creative skills to respond to the current times we are living in.
Outcomes
After this session you will:- Explore how to develop engaging and creative responses to the pandemic
- Gain an understanding of social art as a new medium
- Have an introduction to arts, health and wellbeing
- Be encouraged to think of how to apply new forms of art making to everyday people
- Learn the importance of building empathy and solidarity through creativity
- Have a fresh perspective on the ways artists are responding to the health crisis
- Be challenged on re-thinking of the central role of the arts to help society recover
This online short course offers:
- Expert knowledge from industry professionals
- Opportunities to meet other like-minded creatives
- A chance to join the conversation with a live Q&A
- Opportunity to upskill and develop professional practices
- Participants will receive a certificate upon completion
Available dates
Make an enquiry or call us on 0207 514 7015.
Details
Topics to be covered:
- Social & Community Art making
- Health & Wellbeing
- Pandemic response work through the arts
- How to connect to other artists
- Where to learn about other pandemic response projects
Materials
To take part in this online session you will need:
- An up-to-date web browser (we recommend Chrome)
- Microphone and headphones (a headset with a microphone function is recommended. The built-in microphone in your device would also be fine)
- Webcam
- Strong Internet connection - we recommend a minimum of 2 Mbps download, and 1 Mbps upload, faster if possible. You can test your network speed here - https://www.speedtest.net
We recommend you have:
- A notebook
- A pen
- Any other art supplies you are most comfortable using (not listed above)
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