Bow Skills talk: exploring art psychotherapy and working with diverse needs in arts projects with Dr Lily Hsu

Lily will kick things off by exploring the concept of placemaking, materiality and body in art therapy and sharing her experience working in a wide range of clinical settings, including an outreach team for children with learning difficulties, a palliative care ward, and a psychiatric ward as well as in collaboration with various cultural institutes.

We will then draw on psychodynamic approaches in art psychotherapy to explore concepts such as containment, boundaries, transference and countertransference, which encourages participants to consider art-making in relational ways. Lily will present case vignettes from art psychotherapy sessions and community art projects and facilitate discussions around the complexities and unconscious processes involved.

This is an interactive and reflective workshop with plenty of time for discussion.

This workshop is open to anyone to attend but will particularly resonate with artists and artist educators who work closely with children, young people, or adults at risk, or have an interest in exploring the relationship between art and psychotherapy through their artwork or practice. No previous experience with psychotherapy is required – come along to find out!

In this workshop, you will:

• Learn about Dr Lily Hsu’s practice within art psychotherapy, and the implications for artists working with people with diverse needs.
• Be inspired to apply psychotheraputic knowledge in various artistic practices and collaborations.
• Explore ways to create a safe space and work in a sensitive manner in creative workshops and community art projects.
• Connect with other artists and practitioners with similar areas of interest.