Creative Arts Studio

The Creative Arts Studio is for adults who want to discover their creativity, relieve stress, step away from everyday life for a while, and simply make something with their hands. You don’t need to know how to draw or paint. We don’t focus on how “beautiful” the end result is. What matters is the creative process, curiosity, and the experience you can take with you. Every Wednesday, we explore a new and exciting theme and try out different art techniques. These are creative therapy evenings where, alongside the calming effects of hands-on activity, you can also explore yourself and different aspects of personal growth. This is a chance to slow down, play, experiment, discover something new, and be yourself for a while.

Participants have said that the creative arts evenings have helped them feel calmer and more emotionally balanced. They have learned a lot about themselves, experienced exciting new techniques, and found their creativity beginning to flow. The evenings have offered a chance to step outside the daily routine, switch off from everyday thoughts, and enter a creative flow.

What can the Creative Arts Studio offer you?
• An opportunity to discover and develop your creativity
• Support for your mental wellbeing
• The courage to experiment without fear of making mistakes
• Time for yourself and a chance to switch off from everyday life
• A variety of creative activities to help you relax and be present
• An opportunity to explore your thoughts, feelings, and inner world through art
• An enjoyable, supportive experience of creating together in a small group

When: Wednesdays, 18:00–20:00
Where: Loovusstuudio, Masina 22, Tallinn

The group is led by creative therapist (MSc) and adult educator (MA) Jaana Ojakäär-Kitsing.

Autumn programme
Each session has its own focus. We experiment, experience and play with the possibilities of art materials, discover different creative therapy methods for empowerment and support, and create art inspired by our inner selves. Join the creative arts group for the whole season for a complete experience.

Upcoming themes:

21 October — Intuitive Painting
We make room for intuition, colours, shapes, and the movement of the hand. We see what story the picture itself begins to tell when the mind steps aside for a while.

28 October — Creative Adventures in a Mini Book
We create our own mini book: a playful journey into a miniature world, in a palm-sized book where each page fills with colours, pictures, messages, or meaningful thoughts.

4 November — My Spirit Animal
For the time of souls, we pause for a moment in the world of natural and symbolic creatures. What animal might carry my strength, wisdom, or an important message? We find our spirit animal and create a meaningful picture of it.

11 November — My Layers: What Is Visible and What Is Hidden?
We all have layers—roles, experiences, feelings, memories, and different sides of ourselves. We explore these layers through art and create a picture in which some parts of ourselves may be visible while others remain hidden.

18 November — Stories in Art
Art tells stories, and stories in turn inspire us to create art. We experience how a story we hear can express itself through art.

25 November — Kadripäev Good Fortune
Inspired by Kadripäev, we create a personal good-luck talisman that carries our own good wishes and strength.

2 December — A Zen Moment and the Art of Being Present
Before the end of the year, it is time to pause for a moment. We take inspiration from Eastern wisdom and focus on one moment: the present. This is an evening where less is more.

9 December — Traces of My Transformation
Change can be slow and almost imperceptible, or large and life-changing. We look at change as a process and look back at the autumn season: what has shifted, changed, or become clearer within me during this time? We create a picture of the traces of our transformation.

16 December — The Good Wishes Post Office
We bring the autumn season to a close by giving and sharing. We create personalised Christmas cards and write good wishes in them. We open our own little “Good Wishes Post Office”, from which each card can travel straight to the heart of someone dear.

Participation fee:
Joining the Creative Arts Studio group (capacity: 8 participants):
Monthly fee: €80 in October and November, and €60 in December*

*The monthly fee depends on the number of studio evenings that month: if there are 3 evenings, the monthly pass costs €60; for 4 evenings, €80; and for 5 evenings, €100. (With a monthly pass, each session costs €20.)

Single session, subject to availability: €25

All art materials and a short tea break are included.

More information: jaana@loovuskohvik.ee and 56956921