Restoration Workshops, Live Performance & Consultations

Nurture your wellbeing at consultations, workshops, live performance or retreat days at the Restoration Installation. Restoration is a multidisciplinary, meditative installation merging spoken word, music, visual art, soundscapes and videos designed to invite you to reconnect and rejuvenate yourself. It offers insight into a healing journey of a survivor of childhood sexual trauma and domestic abuse while inviting visitors to interact with a range of prompts for creative and contemplative practice.

Artist, Award and Performance

It has been created by Juanita Rea, Visiting Scholar at the School of Arts, English and Languages, Queen's University Belfast (QUB) with funding through an Arts Council Northern Ireland 2023 SIAP Award. She is also a recipient of 2 ACNI Minority Ethnic Awards (2021/2022)

Programme Overview and Pricing: Nov 1st - 16th

• Consultations: 13:30 - 14:30 (Mon - Fri) £35 per hour
• Workshops: 17:00 - 19:00 (Mon - Sat) £30 per person with bundles and offers.
• Workshop & Live Performance: 19:00 - 21:00, Nov 7th - 9th £30 per person with bundles and offers

Workshop Schedule

The second series of workshops from Nov 11th - 16th) will be for women only.

emBODHI-ment, Unfurling Body Wisdom: Nov 1st / 11th
Fall awake to your body as the anchor for awareness, gratitude and compassion. Move, observe, journal with music, meditation and breathwork.
YOG-ART, Merging Yoga Asana and Creative Expression: Nov 2/ 12th
Allow the movement of your body and breath to guide your creative expression through writing and drawing. Express yourself through yoga and art! Discover the power of creative movement.
CATH-ART-IC EXPRESSION, Letting out, letting go: Merging Yoga Asana and Creative Expression: Nov 3rd / 13th
Release deep emotions through movement, tapping, writing, drawing, painting and meditation. Find healing through art and movement. Let go and let your creativity flow.
MANDAL-ART, Surrendering to the Earth as the Canvas: Nov 4th/ 14th
Create your own masterpiece inspired by nature. Join us for a mindful mandala-making workshop. Create a unique mandala with natural objects carefully gathered and curated by Juanita made available to you at the installation.
TRANSCEN-DANCE, Embodied release: Nov 5th/ 15th
Dance your way to freedom! Liberate your body, mind, and emotions through movement and meditation.Move, release, liberate body, mind and emotions with music, meditation and breathwork.
AWE-BSERVATION, Looking through the lens of gratitude: Nov 6th / 16th
Find beauty in everything. Join us for a workshop on nature observation and gratitude. Walk, observe, meditate and capture beauty through photos or videos. Foster awe and gratitude for nature.
Late Night Art Events: Nov 7th - 9th

These will be late night art events that will be a mixture of installation visit, live performance and workshop.

Booking and Access

Access to the building and the room is restricted. You have to book a slot to be let in and a volunteer will be at the SARC Reception Foyer from 16:50 - 16:55 to bring visitors up to the venue. You are welcome to stay longer during the self-guided journey periods. If you are late, please email [email protected] and wait at the SARC Reception until you are let in.

Visa Extension Fundraiser

Juanita is an Indian South African artist and recipient of a Global Talent Visa Endorsement from Arts Council since 2021. She is raising £3K for her visa extension fee and immigration health surchange due for submission by December 13th, 2024.

Refund and Ticket Transfer Policy

Tickets are non-refundable however they are transferable only with this series If you cannot attend, you can give the ticket/s to someone else and need to inform us in advance. Or you can opt to attend another event in this series. Just let us know and we will assist you.

Special Offer

• Upon booking, you will receive a promo code that applies a 10% discount to any further workshops booked.
• If you wish to visit the Restoration Installation before your workshop, you need to book that separately and can use the same promo code to access a £2.50 ticket. Book here

• `With promo code restoration@sarc, there are free spots for the first 10 workshop attendees available on a first come first serve basis.

Concessions / Funded Spaces

As a survivor of complex trauma who also had to overcome immigration challenges, Juanita is passionate about supporting the wellbeing of underserved and vulnerable people.

There are two concessionary spots per day allocated per organisation below (available with unique promo codes) for people from immigrant, asylym seeker, refugee and vulnerable backgrounds.

• JoinHer Network
• ANAKA Collective
• MRANI
• Nexus

Juanita and the eduSOIL volunteers are actively seeking partnership and funding to support their commitment to offer funded access to the Restoration installation.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Sonic Arts Research Centre (SARC), Cloreen Park, Belfast, United Kingdom