“The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald

In a world that often pushes us toward binaries and absolutes, Embracing Contradiction invites participants to slow down and practice holding complexity and nuance. Through gentle movement and grounding practices, as well as arts-based prompts, reflective writing, and storytelling, we’ll explore how seemingly opposing truths can coexist. Together, we will create an imaginative and embodied container for holding contradiction, nuance, and paradox through our creative practice.

No prior art-marking experience is necessary – only an open heart and an open mind with a readiness to give and receive vulnerability. This playshop centres process over product, offering a spacious, low-pressure environment to think, feel, and make together in these uncertain times.