Art Therapy Group: Spontaneous Art Making - With Jennifer Kleinsteuber

Art Therapy Group: Spontaneous Art Making

Join us for an open, process-focused art therapy group centered on spontaneous creativity and self-expression. This is a space to create freely, without expectation or outcome, and to explore what it feels like to be you through art.

The sessions will take place:
Wednesdays from 5:00–7:00 PM
May 13 and May 20
June 10, June 17, and June 24

Each session is offered as a standalone experience with separate registration. You are welcome to attend one or multiple sessions.

In this group, participants are invited to create whatever they feel drawn to in the moment. There is no theme or right way to begin. Through the creative process, your artwork becomes a way of witnessing your inner experience as it unfolds. The process places control in your hands, allowing you to move at your own pace and follow your own intuition.

Engaging in creativity can bring a sense of aliveness and presence. The word inspiration originally referred to a breath of life, a sense of something moving through us. In this space, art becomes a way to access and express what may be difficult to articulate in words. Feelings, memories, and experiences can take form visually, becoming transformed through image, symbol, and creative expression.

At times, placing something outside of yourself in visual form can create a shift, offering clarity, distance, or release. Participants are encouraged to stay in dialogue with their images, noticing what emerges and how it evolves over time.

Throughout the session, gentle guidance and optional prompts are available, along with space for reflection and optional sharing. The emphasis is on exploration, play, and allowing the creative process to unfold naturally.

No previous experience is required. This group is not about artistic skill. It is about expression, curiosity, and connection to self.

All supplies will be provided.

What to Expect

Opening and Intention Setting
We begin by settling into the space and setting a personal intention for the session.

Spontaneous Art Making
Participants create freely using a variety of materials. This is a time to follow instinct, experiment, and express without judgment.

Creative Dialogue
You are invited to stay present with your artwork, noticing what it communicates and how your relationship with it develops.

Reflection and Optional Sharing
The session closes with space to reflect. Participants may choose to share their artwork or experience in a supportive and respectful environment.

Intention
- To deepen self awareness
- To integrate emerging or previously unseen aspects of the self
- To play, explore, and relax through creative expression
- To give form to feelings and inner experience

Benefits
Participants often leave with:
- A sense of grounding and presence
- Greater connection to their inner experience
- A meaningful and personal creative expression
- A supportive group experience centered on exploration and authenticity

Materials
All art materials will be provided, including paper, paints, pastels, markers, and drawing tools.

Facilitator
Jennifer Kleinsteuber holds a Diploma in Art Therapy from the Vancouver Art Therapy Institute and has a private practice in Vancouver. She is dedicated to creating safe, supportive spaces for self-exploration, emotional expression, and personal growth through creative practice.

This group offers a welcoming and respectful environment for all experience levels.

Come as you are. Create freely. Express what it feels like to be you.

Info: Brief welcome, introduction to the facilitators, the afternoon’s workshop, overview of available materials, and gentle guidance to help participants settle in and begin.

Info: Participants are invited into spontaneous art making, creating freely without a set theme or expectation. This is a time to follow instinct, experiment with materials, and express what it feels like to be you in the moment. As the process unfolds, attention is gently brought to the relationship between you and your image, allowing space to notice thoughts, feelings, and responses as they arise. The artwork becomes a way of witnessing inner experience, offering a visual form to what may be difficult to express in words.

Info: The session closes with time for reflection and optional sharing, where participants may speak about their process or simply listen. No experience is required. This is a process focused space for creativity, curiosity, and self expression.

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1089 W Broadway, 1089 West Broadway, Vancouver, Canada

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