Open Stammering - Mindful Drawing
City Lit fosters a stammer affirming environment where stammering is welcomed in all its forms. We recognise the experience of stammering is individual. Our Open Stammering events are an opportunity to build connections and gain support in the stammering community through creative, collaborative endeavours.
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- Start Date: 18 Mar 2026End Date: 18 Mar 2026Wed (Evening): 18:00 - 21:00OnlineLocation: OnlineDuration: 1 sessionCourse Code: XS331Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £27.00 Concession £8.00
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What is the course about?
Our hope is through our Open Stammering series of events we will build a lively, creatively engaged stammering community at City Lit. For this event we will be exploring the possibilities that mindfully engaging in the visual arts can bring to build connections, share voices and collectively create art.
Explore a range of mindfulness and mindful drawing practices to enliven your perception, presence of mind, and stimulate creativity. Through playful guided exercises, explore how mindful drawing can support you to develop confidence in drawing and fresh insights and perspectives.
What will we cover?
This event is for pleasure. Guided by our Visual Arts tutor, along the way you will explore:
- An introduction to mindfulness and a range of mindfulness practices
- Explore mindfulness and mindful drawing to stimulate presence of mind and creativity
- A range of practices to engage sensory awareness, to enliven your perception and stimulate fesh perspectives.
What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...
Draw with more confidence and enjoyment
Identify how engaging mindfulness with drawing can support greater presence of mind, curiosity and confidence
Engage in mindfulness and mindful drawing exercises to stimulate your creativity
Take away a small toolkit of sensory mindfulness practices and ideas.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
All that is required is wanting to take part. We welcome enthusiastic beginners to drawing as well as those with experience in drawing or mindfulness.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
Through guided mindfulness practices
Demonstration of drawing methods
Practical drawing exercises.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
All you will need to bring is paper, pencil and an eraser. You are welcome to bring and use other materials (e.g. coloured pencils) but these are additional and not a requirement for joining the session.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
Join us for our next Open Stammering event:
- XS332: Visit the Gallery.
