About this Event
Join artist Liz Atkin for her calming art workshops for wellbeing at Collier Row. We will be inspired by the work of well-known artists or different approaches to drawing, giving everyone the freedom to experiment and have fun working together on collaborative artworks. Liz's workshops focus on art to help us slow down, refocus, relax and recharge. You’ll get to grips with a range of different art materials from charcoal and pastels, to pen and ink and more. Suitable for all ages, no previous drawing experience is necessary.
About Liz:
Liz Atkin is an artist and educator. She reimagines her Compulsive Skin Picking and anxiety into drawings, photographs and performances. Liz is a mental health advocate and raises awareness for the disorder around the world. She has exhibited and taught in the UK, Europe, Australia, USA, Singapore and Japan. Her work is permanently held in the Wellcome Collection, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, Derby Museum, and Bethlem Gallery Collection supported by the Peter Sowerby Foundation and National Lottery Heritage Fund. She is an ambassador for The Big Draw, the world’s largest drawing festival, focusing on the role of creativity for health and wellbeing. Her work has featured on TEDx, BBC News, Woman’s Hour, Vice, Women’s Health USA, Huffington Post, Channel News Asia, Metro, AlJazeera and more. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, she gave away more than 18,000 free #CompulsiveCharcoal newspaper drawings to commuters on public transport in London, New York, San Francisco, Singapore, Cologne and more. Liz is an experienced facilitator, teaching art to people of all ages and abilities in schools, hospitals, hospices, arts venues and universities.
This creative health workshop is open to people who live or work in Collier Row, Rush Green, Rainham, Orchard Village and Harold Hill.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Sapphire Jubilee Community Centre, Bolberry Road, Romford, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00
