Accredited Foundational Training For Facilitators
in Expressive Arts, Digital Media & Contemporary Arts
In collaboration with the European Graduate School
Accredited by the division of Arts, Health and Society of the European Graduate School in Swizerland this professional Expressive Arts Training combines seminars online and live at the ArtLab Ibiza Studio. With a total of 165h of presence time and 320h of guided self study, this 16 cp ETCS program is equivalent to Module K from the European Graduate School and serves as a foundation for the Master In Expressive Arts & Psychology (Coaching, Therapy, Pedagogy & Social Change) and/or for the facilitators' Diploma of Advanced Studies in Expressive Arts.
Focusing on the principles & the practice of the Expressive Arts, the attitude of inquiry of the artist, the art of phenomenological observation, the poeisis of art making as a laboratory of experience and the inner working of the creative process in a contemporary multimedia context, this training weaves digital and analogue art making in all artistic modalities: visual arts, expressive movement, rituals & performance, voice & sound collage, creative writing & poetry.
44h presence time - 320h of guided self study
This 2 parts seminar is an introduction to the principles & the practice of Intermodal Expressive Arts in a multimedia, digital and analogue context.
Part 1 - Virtual Live Art Laboratory: The poiesis of art making
During a whole year students engage into a virtual artistic community. They participate to monthly online artistic laboratories to activate and nourish their interdisciplinary art practice, exploring visual & mixed media art, photography & video, expressive movement & embodiment, performance, sound collage, creative writing & poetry. Students develop and anchor their own personal art practice using the principles of expressive arts. They learn to journal, document, present and reflect on their artwork as well as respond to the work of other participants.
During this process students will have access to a tool box of videos on the creative process to become familiar with:
Presence time 30h and self study 70h.
Part 2 - Principles & Practice of Expressive Arts: Facilitating, guiding, harvesting
During these 7 online sessions spread between June 2021 & April 2022, participants will become familiar with:
Presence time 16h and guided self Study 250h spread over the entire module period.
Self studies include: readings, research, writing, study-buddy practice, development and presentation of an artistic project.
64h presence time
For this seminar students will participate to at least 2 live workshops from the Live Intensive program:
JUST PAINT, MIXED MEDIA, ANALOGUE-DIGITAL
They will focus on the experiential practice of Intermodal Expressive Arts in a multimedia, digital and analogue context.
JUST PAINT: Expressive Painting Expressive Body
Presence, phenomenological observation and creative process.
During this 5 days live seminar students sensitize to embodied techniques and tools, while exploring how to relinquish control, harness chance encounters and transit the creative process of exploration, trial, error and transformation. They will actively experience:
Presence time 32h
MIXED MEDIA: Visual arts, Collages & Assemblages, Imagination, Metaphors & Creative Writing
Practicing a multimedia approach to intermodal expressive arts
During this 5 days live seminar students will explore in depth the inspirational, aesthetic and symbolic potentials of art materials, images, and objects. They will uncover the metaphorical language of attractors, personal iconography, imagination and aesthetic sensitivity. They will actively experience:
Presence time 32h
ANALOGUE - DIGITAL : Bridging Expressive Arts and Digital Creation. Using hands-on painting, collage, mask making, creative writing, sound/voice and performance as raw materials to create digital art and art videos.
During this 5 days live seminar students will experience how to use digital tools to witness and observe their creative process, as well as creating original digital artworks. Using a choice of apps on their smart phones & tablets (IOS & Androids) participants will also review basic tools to present their artworks digitally.
Presence time 32h
57h presence time
This 2 parts Live seminar deepens the experiential practice of Intermodal Expressive Arts facilitation in a contemporary, digital and analogue context.
Part 1 - RITUALS & PERFORMANCES
Physical Theatre, Improvisation, Voice & Sound: Art as transformative ritual
During this 5 days live seminar students will explore how the body relates to time, space, objects and sound at the cross road of movement, drama, creation and symbolic actions. They will actively experience:
Presence time 32h
Part 2 - Integration & Final Exam: Supervision practice, personal project presentation, closing ritual
During this closing live 4 days seminar happening in May participants will focus on integration and actively work with:
Presence time 25h
Send your application via email with your background and motivations
Program director Roseline de Thélin
CAGS in Expressive Arts, MA in Expressive Arts Therapy & Coaching - European Graduate School Switzerland
Certified Humanist Gestalt Art Therapist - Hephaisto School Spain
Mixed Media Visual Artist & Teacher
MA in Curation of Cultural & Artistic Exhibitions, Theatre & Movie Productions - University Paris 9 France
Fine Arts Paris France - Art Residency Sir JJ School of Art Mumbai India
COST OF TRAINING
SEMINAR 1
Virtual Live Art Laboratory 10 Labs Online
150 euros
Principles & Practice of Expressive Arts 7 Sessions Online
Only for trainees 280 euros
SEMINAR 2
2 (Just Paint, Mix Media or Analogue Digital) x Live 5 days intensive @ArtLab Ibiza
Student discount 2 x 440 euros
SEMINAR 3
1 (Rituals & Performances) x Live 5 days intensive @ArtLab Ibiza
Student discount 440 euros
1 (Training Closing 18/5 to 21/5/2023) x Live 4 days intensive @ArtLab Ibiza
Only for trainees 340 euros
Payments timeline is discussed with each participants depending on individual curriculum.
The Professional Training 2022-2023 is running.
Registration is now open for 2023-2024. Interested send an application email via the contact sheet with your motivations. In fonction we will plan an online interview to discuss your application and curriculum.