The Art of Process: Longing and Belonging
A workshop for the creator in each of us
With Pat Allen, author of
Art as a Way of Knowing and Art as a Spiritual Practice

$150. / $135. for WCA Members In Person Only
Riverside Art Center, 76 N. Huron St.,Ypsilanti, Michigan
REGISTER AT: https://pat-allen-workshop.eventbrite.com

Spend the day opening yourself to the creative process through text discussion, art making and writing.

This one day workshop with Pat B. Allen, celebrated artist, author and pioneering art therapist, invites us to take a deep dive into the creative process. Lingering in the exploration and handling of materials, we will experience the pleasure and the challenge as the image unfolds, before we even know the outcome.
All people are creative. The creative process is really the birthright of all of us. But, sometimes we encounter obstacles to accessing our own inner wisdom. We all long to express ourselves in our own unique ways, to connect meaningfully with other people, to have an impact on our community, and to influence our culture—to belong.
We invite the idea that within the creative process is where our deepest longing can be explored, where the necessary vulnerability of authentic expression can be held and safely experienced.
Please join us to explore your creativity in this one day workshop. Come away with a connection to your creative source and an appreciation of the way your Process can inform your practice, as an artist and in your work in the world.

BIO
Pat B. Allen, Ph.D., A.T.R., is an author, artist, art therapist, and teacher who connects to the Creative Source through art and writing. Her two books – Art Is a Way of Knowing (Shambhala 1995) and Art Is a Spiritual Path (Shambhala 2005) – explore the borders between art, psychology, spirituality, and social action. Her artwork has been exhibited in a wide variety of juried and invited exhibits. Pat has been a Registered Art Therapist (A.T.R.) since 1977. She earned a Ph.D. in Art Therapy from Union University in 1986. Pat served on the faculty of the Art Therapy Department of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago from 1988-2011. She was a co-founder of the Open Studio Project in Chicago and founder of Studio Pardes in Oak Park, IL, where she provided a community art space for herself and others to explore the creative process. Currently on the faculty of The Jewish Studio Project, she mentors cohorts in facilitating the Jewish Studio Process developed by her daughter Rabbi Adina Allen.