Sunday, May 4, 2025
1:00–5:00 pm
$150 per person (includes $50 materials fee)
10% discount for Glencairn Museum members
In this four-hour, hands-on workshop, participants will explore meditation and mindfulness practices through guided creative mark making with acrylic paints. There will be facilitated meditations and opportunities for independent exploration of paint on canvas. The focus will be on the process of opening to kindness in the creative process, and the use of creative expression as an entry point to a kind presence with self and others.
This offering centers practices of meditation and mindfulness (specifically around being present in this moment, self-compassion, and the heart-expanding loving kindness practice).
All levels of experience in meditation and creativity are welcome. Especially beginners! This workshop will be a good fit for anyone who struggles to offer themselves kindness, and anyone who has a barrier to creative materials because of too much self-judgment. If you’ve ever wanted to get into meditation, but struggle with stillness, this could be a great entryway. If you’ve ever wanted to be more creative—from a place of freedom and joy—this is the place for you!
What is provided: All materials (paints, canvases, brushes, aprons, etc.) and light refreshments.
Participants are invited to bring a nature-inspired photo (optional).
Takeaways: Participants will identify specific strategies for being present in the moment (mindfulness), as well as exploring specific meditations for bringing kindness into the struggles of life (and creative process). Participants will have the opportunity to take home their canvas creation.
About the instructor:
Bronwen Mayer Henry is a self-taught contemporary painter specializing in trees and flowers on large scale canvases with acrylic paints. Her work is filled with movement, light, color, and a sense of freedom. It was an unexpected path through thyroid cancer that led Bronwen to commit time to painting. This beginning continues to be reflected in her large-scale work and playful approach to color. Her art is an expression of prayer, meditation, hope, and joy. She describes herself as “a person facing her fears with a brush and choosing joy over perfection.” She leads workshops and retreats helping others to break through creative barriers. She has a book exploring how this cancer treatment lit up her creative practice,Radioactive Painting, published by Shanti Arts LLC. She is a certified mindfulness and meditation teacher and also works as the Director of Curricular Innovation at Interfaith Philadelphia. Learn more about Bronwen and her artwork here.