Facilitator Trainings

Virtual Intensive Facilitator Training

July 27, 28, 29 & 30
9:30 am - 3:30 p.m. CST

for more information contact - info@openstudioproject.org

Open Studio Project offers a 4-day Intensive Facilitator Training Program, for individuals interested in developing an OSP practice and facilitating the OSP Process with others. The training combines four days of training with a post-intensive period of supervision as trainees conduct workshops in their communities and consult with our lead trainer Patti Vick.

Learning Objectives - To understand the most important components of the Open Studio Project Process

Intention Setting - Art Making - Witness Writing - Sharing - No Commenting

A colorful drawing of a yellow smiling face with a pink and black outline, surrounded by handwritten blue text about emotions and art.

A group of people engaged in arts and crafts around a large table, working with colorful paper, glue, and scissors in a creative workshop setting.

People sitting in chairs, engaged in art activities in a room decorated with colorful artwork and crafts.

Group of women gather at a craft table, engaging in an arts and crafts activity during a community event.

OSP Intensive Facilitator Training Program will Provide:

A thorough understanding of the Open Studio Process, including the intuitive art making and reflective writing primarily through experiential learning with traditional and unexpected art materials.

An understanding of what makes Open Studio Process facilitation unique; and differentiating OSP Process facilitation from other group leadership modalities.
Knowledge to comprehend essential components of OSP facilitation that help create space for the OSP process.
An understanding of facilitation variables associated with different media used in the primary OSP Process workshops.
Knowledge on how to adapt OSP Process workshops to diverse groups and physical environments.
Participants actively engage the Open Studio Process of intuitive art making and reflective writing throughout the course of the training.
A training schedule that includes in-studio art making & writing sessions, as well as in-depth discussions.
Group discussions integrate insights gleaned directly from the participants’ Process experiences, along with literature and research from the field of art therapy and related disciplines.

The Training Intensive offers complete Open Studio Process Facilitator Certification, making it the only place in the world to provide this certification.

In addition to the personal enrichment of immersion in the Open Studio Process, participants receive post-training guidance and support to optimize their facilitation skills. Certificate holders become OSP affiliate facilitators, and can deliver Open Studio Project programming in their own communities, as well as provide instruction directly through the OSP studio, outreach, and online programs.