Not A Workshop

TAT (The Art Therapy Co-op) is a collective of Art Psychotherapists that are working towards anti exploitative practices within the mental health field and beyond.

We are very excited to be offering this session as part of the Creativity and Wellbeing Week.

Not A Workshop is a group space for creatively exploring and responding to our experiences of supporting others within unsupportive systems. We welcome attendees from backgrounds including Social Care, Education, Third Sector and the NHS; we have previously had Care Workers, Support Workers, TA’s, Teachers, Therapists, Social Workers, Head Teachers and more. You do not need to be an artist to join.

A bit about art making at Not a Workshop: Art making can support the exploration and expression of that which might have no words or be difficult to put into words. Whilst Not a Workshop will not be a therapy group session, the art making will hopefully similarly support non-verbal expression, which can be shared with others in the group. As the name suggests, this is NOT a workshop and no teaching will be imparted. Members of The Art Therapy Co-op will be present to facilitate self-directed making. Some art materials will be provided, but please feel free to bring along anything you would like to use or contribute to the group.