The workshop includes working with the 'scripts' we carry for ourselves and our appearances, helping to redefine and celebrate beauty through a visual art collage. Designed for teens and young adults (ages 13-30), the workshop utilizes concepts of self-esteem and Gestalt theory in the application of arts-based methodologies. This 1-hour session will involve reflection through drawing and understanding texture and color theory associations in mixed-media collage portraits.
Rutaba Syed, Curator at the Centre for Arts-Based Methodologies & Wellbeing, has a background in Architecture, Multimedia, and Public Art. With experience in public engagement and community work, she holds a fellowship in cultural management (IAK) by IPAF and certification in Humanistic Integrative Counselling by CPPD. She has developed ABM programs for SEL, Flourishing, Zero-Suicide Model, Environmental Agency, and Sensorimotor Art in Pakistan. She enjoys writing poetry, urban ecology, and using arts-based methods to bridge community gaps.
Abeer Ahmed, a trained artist and art therapist, holds a Master's in Art Therapy Counseling from Adler University, specializing in Adlerian Therapy, DBT, and ACT.