The Open Studio Process

Full-day experiential workshop!  

Pat will guide you in a process of visual art, writing and witnessing. The Open Studio Process offers a pleasurable method of exploring ourselves and our world. No prior art or writing experience is required to learn how to access your own creative process.
All materials supplied.

Art Is a Spiritual Path (Shambhala 2005) - explore the borders between art, psychology, spirituality, and social action. Author of numerous professional articles, Dr. Allen lectures and delivers workshops internationally using the Studio Process which she has developed. Her artwork has been exhibited in a wide variety of juried and invited exhibits.

Dr. Allen has been a Registered Art Therapist (A.T.R.) since 1977. She earned a Ph.D. in Art Therapy from Union University in 1986. She was on the faculty of the Art Therapy Department of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago for many years. She was also on faculty at the University of Illinois School of Art and Design.  Dr. Allen was a co-founder of the Open Studio Project in Chicago and founder of Studio Pardes in Oak Park, IL, where she provided a community art space for herself and others to explore the creative process, and from where she directed the Facing Homelessness Mask Project.   

Pat's current work is called Collaborative Inquiry Through Art (CIA) and is a research process where groups gather to explore a concept, place, image, idea or belief using the art and writing based practice of the Open Studio Process. Those attending the Friday night event will have an opportunity to experience a mini-version of CIA and learn more about this fun and accessible way of having a creative impact in their lives.  

The Virtual Studio of Pat B. Allen - an online place inspiring dialogue, response, and collaboration in the creative process - can be found at www.patballen.com. Dr. Allen can be reached at studiopardes@comcast.net or through 708/383-5315 phone/fax.