ArtsWok Greenhouse Sessions #25: Exploring Care through Reflective Practice
Date and Time
Saturday, 22 March 2025
10am–1pm (Limited slots available)
Venue
Aliwal Arts Centre
Music Studio, #01-02
28 Aliwal Street, Singapore 199918
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Where do we find ourselves in a world of busyness, and how is this affecting the way we practise? What can we do to sustain ourselves in our community-engaged practice while navigating and negotiating the demands of our environment?
This edition of the ArtsWok Greenhouse Sessions invites participants to engage with concepts and exercises in reflective practice as a form of self-care and caring for others. Together with our invited speakers who are arts practitioners and researchers, we will explore how reflective practice can enable us to be more conscious about ourselves, and the way we practise with communities.
About our Speakers:
- Dr Regina De Rozario is an artist, writer, and researcher investigating artistic and narrative practices in public space. She will be sharing an introduction and overview of reflective practice. Participants will also experience how reflective writing can provide space for self-care within one’s work and practice.
- Creative health researcher Dr Michael Tan is a leading advocate of arts and design for health development in Singapore. How do we practice in a care-ful and conscious manner for both the self and the community? Michael will lead participants in a creative mapping exercise to document and exchange care rituals as a form of gifting.
We welcome community-engaged practitioners from across different sectors to join us as we discuss approaches to reflective practice, and uncover caring rituals to refresh and renew oneself. Look forward to gaining new ideas, approaches, and rituals to bring into your practice, and participating in a rich discussion with fellow practitioners!
Session Recap
After a round of introductions by participants, Regina gave us an introduction to critical reflective practice. She shared about how we can make sense of our experiences intentionally, through different means and multiple viewpoints. Highlighting helpful frameworks, she also discussed the significance of critical allyships.
Michael continued by introducing care as an embodied practice. Through a short performance using glass and water, we considered the demands of our practice and the need to balance what we give and receive. He then guided us through breathing exercises and creative exercises, which prompted us to reflect on the journey of our feet and the labour of our hands.
Our final discussion sparked thought-provoking questions: What can we do to gauge others’ readiness to reflect? How can we raise awareness on the need for care and reflective practice to maintain sustainable practices? After exchanging our thoughts, we considered the importance of intention, why and when reflective practice is necessary. Concluding the session, we discussed how to facilitate meaningful reflection in community settings — by clarifying our purpose, and creating room for diverse perspectives where we can learn from one another.
