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Seeing Without Judging: Reflections on Art & Acceptance - 11/19/26
Seeing Without Judging: Reflections on Art & Acceptance - 11/19/26
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date:
Thursday, November 19, 2026
time:
Noon to 1:30 pm Pacific Time (PT)
instructor:
Sam Tidwell
description:
Decrease self-judgment and build resilience in this experiential workshop taking a social emotional arts approach to visual arts techniques. We’ll engage in guided, reflective exercises—from observational and blind-contour drawing to self-portraits—that reveal how self-criticism arises, how it can be softened with awareness, and how the creative process itself can become a rehearsal for responding to ourselves with acceptance, insight, and kindness.
Open to all—no previous artistic experience is necessary.
Sound familiar? Initially offered in November 2025—we invite you to join us for a second run of this popular HOPE Series session!
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Instructor Bio
Sam Tidwell is a Focus5, Inc. National Teaching Artist hailing from Greenfield, CA. His company, Avatar Arts, serves the community he taught as an elementary school classroom teacher. His primary directive as a teaching artist is to help students grow and learn in an engaging, healing, and rigorous way. He holds a BA in English Literature from Lewis and Clark College, a Social Emotional Arts Certificate from Arts & Healing Initiative, and has received 200+ hours of training in mindfulness and nonviolent communication. To learn more about Sam and his work, find him on Instagram @artsintegrationspecialist.
Materials - What to Bring
For this session, please bring the following:
- Several sheets of blank paper, notepad, or journal
- Pencils and/or pens for writing and drawing
- Handheld mirror (if a mirror is not available, another reflective surface will suffice)
- Optional Items: Colored paper, scissors, and/or collage materials of your choosing
Digital Media Release Policy
By registering, you give Arts & Healing Initiative approval to record this event, still and/or moving images from which may appear in printed materials or digital channels for archival, educational, or promotional purposes.
Note that Zoom breakout rooms are not recorded.