Chrissie from Pangbourne Art Therapy Group invites you to join them in 2025 – whatever your artistic skills may be and brush up your wellbeing
In 2021 a group of about 10 women and men began meeting at Pangbourne village hall every Tuesday. All of us were dealing with challenges in our lives.
Some had experienced serious illness and were finding it hard to get back into the swing of life. Others suffered from anxiety or other mental health issues, lack of self-confidence, loneliness, isolation etc etc. We learned to use informal art and the group itself to help us get through life. Who knew how calming paint and a paintbrush (or a pair of scissors) could be?!
Three years later we are a really happy group and a laugh a lot! But we also support each other in those moments where it all gets too much. And we now have space for a couple more people to join us.
The level of our artistic ability ranges from nil or slight to medium! None of us are, nor aspire to be, real artists. However we do have a lovely professional artist who facilitates the group and guides us through a variety of mixed media techniques – as well as supporting our wellbeing.
Occasionally we have attempted some traditional art but more often we try more unusual abstract techniques such as bubble art, spray inks, painting on coasters, stained glass effect painting on acetate, galaxies and planets, basic pottery, marbling, birthday cards etc. All in a supportive and relaxed environment. It’s more like going back to a happy childhood than “proper art”!
We would love you to join us. The charge is £10 per person per week (payable as £40 per 4 weeks in advance). Alternatively, if space is available, a one-off attendance would cost £15 per session. That money pays for the hall and the artist. We are completely non-profit making so if there is any surplus it goes back into the group.
We meet every Tuesday afternoon from 1.30-3.30pm in Pangbourne Village Hall. The hall is wheelchair accessible.
If you would like to learn more or consider joining us then drop us an email at [email protected] or call Caroline on 07882 340058
