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Art class can improve anyone’s life, from talented artists to the novice sketcher that doodles in their notebooks. However, when finally taking the leap and enrolling into one of the fun classes we have on offer at ArtPazionate there are a few ways to make the most out of art class. Here’s 5 quick and easy ways that will help you make the most out of your art class, subsequently ensuring you have the best possible experience.

1. Come with An Open Mind

Sometimes we are too focused on things we want to accomplish and doing things in a particular way. Art is all about going with the flow, trying new things and finding pleasure in the different. When you enter and participate an art class, come with an open mind. This will help ensure you aren’t putting too much pressure on yourself or taking yourself too seriously, subsequently allowing you to derive the most pleasure from the course.

2. Don’t be Afraid of Messing up

Art class is all about learning, there is no need to meet infractions with frustration or anger. Mistakes are all part of the learning process. Instead of fearing mistakes, you should lean into them. Mistakes can often lead to amazing discoveries (such as Penicillin), you may reveal a new shade of color you love or find a new style that suits you better.

3. Come Prepared

While most classes don’t require a lot of preparation, the best way to get the most out of the class is to do your homework. If your course requires quick prep before you arrive, take the 10 minutes out of your busy schedule to ensure it is done. This ensures you enjoy the course to the fullest and that you’re not stressed out during the class.

4. Choose the Right Class

To ensure you thoroughly enjoy the class you’re taking and make the most out of it, it’s essential that you choose a class that inspires you. This isn’t to be confused with a class that comes naturally to you. By all means pick something you’re not comfortable with or you’re known to have difficulty with. The only essential criteria is that you’ve picked something that doesn’t bore you. If you’re into water colour but have always been intimidated by it, sign up for a class. If you’re excellent at prints but have always been interested in oil paintings, give it a shot. If you’re interested in the art, it’s the right class for you.

5. Be Easy on Yourself

Be easy on yourself, don’t fret about how well others are doing or compare yourself to the other students. Everyone is on a different art journey, no one should feel pressured to excel. The goal of art is to nourish your life and cultivate your skills. It’s not a competitive sport and at ArtPazionate we live by this philosophy.

 Making the most out of art class can be done by following these 5 simple steps.  Sift through the courses we have to offer and follow these steps to ensure the most joyful experience possible.

Glancing at great art is a little like falling in love, our brain produces dopamine and takes you to new exhilarating heights. Art appreciation improves and enriches your life exponentially, it incites creativity and an appreciation for things the mind often wanders past. Put simply, art enriches your life in ways you could never imagine. Here are 3 ways Art does this, otherwise known as three reasons you should be incorporating art into your life through daily art classes.

Art Heals

In this day and age, where the world doesn’t seem to pause and your schedule is relentless it can be easy to neglect the time needed to heal. Giving yourself the time to heal from a traumatic experience or a stressful period is essential to advance in personal growth and wellness.  Art is therapeutic in nature and visual expression has been a medium for healing throughout the centuries. Art therapy hands you the key to unlocking your true self through the creative use of materials to expressing your subconscious thoughts. Talent is not an element in art therapy, it is in fact irrelevant; the principle of art therapy is to foster your subconscious thoughts, subsequently resulting in a soothing, stress-free medium of therapy.

Art and the release of Feel Good Power on the Brain

Ercole Vellone and Al informed that among stroke survivors, those with an invested interest in the arts found their health and sense of motivation improve. They had better health in general, found it much easier to walk and tend to be happier. These scientific results suggest that art has long term effects to the brain that help a person cope and recover when things go wrong.  This is further supported by Abraham Maslow’s, American Professor of Psychology, ‘Pyramid of Needs’ which confirms that art improves the quality of life through self-actualisation. In essence studies show that the release of dopamine due to art is not a short term effect, instead it acts on the mind continuously and enriches the quality of the subject’s mind.

Art is an Inspiration

The positon of Art in human kind has never been under-estimated, in fact its ability to create change and allow self-actualisation has always been acknowledged as a powerful concept. This is why in the 1920’s, the height of the Nazi’s influence, there was an explicit urge to regulate art in Germany. Art was turned into a propaganda tool, the community restricted from creating art of the free mind to circumvent a rise in morale and potential mutiny. Art was harnessed as a weapon to propagate a particular stream of belief instead. This illustrates just the power art has on a society and individuals alike, it is able to create incomprehensible feelings and improve the quality of your life.

It surprisingly easy to neglect the things that improve the quality of our lives in lieu of more important tasks. However, it’s pertinent to take the time to allow yourself the room for self-actualisation and growth. A daily art class or fortnightly art class will help you achieve this and at ArtPazionate we are passionate about helping your realise the power art can have in your life. Peruse through the classes we have to offer and settle upon one which entices you the most, we promise you won’t regret it.

A team that works well together will be more effective, productive and successful than a team that struggles to maintain significant relationships with one another. However, building a team can be hard work and most team-building activities lack a creative component. Creativity is an important and vital skill to a team as it encourages a team to think out of the box and tackle problems in an innovative way. Providing businesses or team with an Art Workshop is the perfect way to induce creativity and create a strong foundation in relationships. At Art Pazionate we offer a plethora of art workshops that can help your team or business in 3 different ways.

1. Encourages a Creativity

Modern research has revealed that active involvement in visual art allows the ‘right brain’ capabilities to flourish. This is useful to a team or business as it increases an individual’s ability identify both specific elements of a situation and the bigger picture. It will further help improve awareness and effectiveness in communicating with people via a visual modal; ensuring that everyone’s attention is captivated at all times. As mentioned prior, creativity will also help encourage an innovative approach to things. Furthermore, visual art is also therapeutic in nature and can help people attain a sense of balance and calmness, subsequently allowing them to engage issues with a level-head.

2. Breaking the Ice

Breaking the proverbial ice can be a challenging task to accomplish in  a team. Often people mistake professionalism in a team with distance. However, a team can remain professional and maintain a friendly relationship. Allowing your team or business the opportunity to engage in a teambuilding event such as art class will help break down barriers, spark laughter and create a bond between members. Light-hearted events like Art Pazionate Workshops will help new teams feel at ease with one another and reinforce the bonds of older teams.

3. Forging Strong Bonds

There is nothing that brings a team closer together than forging bonds through laughter and failure. Art Pazionate allows your team to do this in a relaxed and informal environment. Art takes practice and each team member’s trial and error is sure to provide joy and comedic content. This will help a team create long lasting and fond memories, instilling them with a sense comradeship. To encourage this, our canvas painting class allow individual canvases to be joined together to create a larger picture; a reflection of how every individual is an important and vital part of the team.

Our workshops are designed to help facilitate team work and creative out of the box thinking. We offer workshops in Canvas Painting, Paper Quilling Art, Lino Art, Tote Bag Painting + Stencilling, Fashion Water Colour Illustration and Self-Portrait Watercolour Illustration. All workshops can be tailored to suit your needs. They are set in a fun, relaxing environment to facilitate the creation of lasting bonds between team members. Some workshops span over a two hour period, making it a great lunch time or late afternoon team building activity. We invite you to peruse through the workshops we have to offer and pick one which intrigues you the most.