Colleagues from the Array Collective explore trauma at our annual conference
In their presentation at our annual conference, Stephen Millar, Jane Butler and Méabh Meir from the Array Collective will discuss the connections between trauma, art therapy, storytelling and social activism in the context of their work.
°Õ³ó±ðÌýArray Collective is a group of individual artists rooted in Belfast, whoÌýjoin togetherÌýto createÌýcollaborative actions in response to theÌýsocio-politicalÌýissues affecting Northern Ireland. We look forward to welcoming Stephen Millar, Jane Butler and Méabh Meir from the Array Collective to speak at the Annual Conference on Saturday 5 November.
Stephen Millar
Stephen MillarÌýis an artist,ÌýactivistÌýand art psychotherapist. Stephen completed his BAÌý(painting) at Ulster University in 2006 and is a HCPC registered art psychotherapist havingÌýcompleted a MSc in Art Psychotherapy, University of East London 2014. Stephen’s practiceÌýincludes illustration, painting,ÌýperformanceÌýand installation. His work lies somewhereÌýbetween abstraction and caricature, making use of the interplay between image andÌýlanguage, often to satirical ends. Blending colour and layers to build an arresting narrative,ÌýStephen calls upon his therapeutic background to address unconscious responses to traumaÌýand socialisation in his work. His bleakly comic and often unsettling tone highlights socialÌýinjustice, and the frictions at play in one’s sense of belonging.Ìý
Jane Butler
Jane ButlerÌýis an artist and organiser specialising in public and site-specific projects. Butler’s research-led practice focuses on the experience of trauma and the relationship of body and mind to externalÌýenvironments. Her architectural interventions, installationsÌýand photography-based works are informed by elusive memories and neurological effects.ÌýButler received a BA Fine Art (Sculpture) from Ulster University in 2009. She is currently a Co-Director of Household, who work collaboratively with artists, writers,ÌýcuratorsÌýand the public to develop thought provoking projects in the public realm. She has been commissioned by organisations in Belfast, Dublin, Galway, Limerick, France and most recently Poland, to produce site specific projects.
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The 2022 Annual Conference will be held on Saturday 5 November 2022 online as a Zoom event. For more information and to book your place, please click here.
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