FROM ART TO THERAPY TO ART TO THERAPY TO ART TO THERAPY TO ART

You are invited to an international symposium „by students for students“ of the art therapies (including art-, music- and drama- therapy) in September 2006, at the Fachhochschule Ottersberg in Germany (University of Applied Siences in Ottersberg for art therapy, fine arts and drama pedagogies).

Inspired by the ECArTE Conference (European Consortium of Arts Therapy Education) 2005 on Crete, the students of Ottersberg, are planning an international art therapy symposium for students. About 300 representatives from over 30 countries and different art therapy diciplines, came together at the ECArTE conference to take part in lectures and workshops. The common objective was to establish recognition and interdisciplinary links between the arts therapies in Europe. Beeing a member of the ECArTE perhaps even your arttherapy school was represented at the conference.
Three students from Ottersberg had the chance to organize a student discussion forum, initiating the „student voice“ at the ECArTE.  We were involved in lively discussions with students from  all over the world: Sweden, Finland, England, Greece, Germany, the United States and the Netherlands exchanging visions and realities of art therapy  students.
The matters discussed included: differences in art therapies approaches, job prospects, frictions between identifying as both therapist and artists, and the relation between theory and practise.

To cut a long story short: a lively exchange has inspired a want for more. And thus the idea of an international art therapies symposium „for students by students“ came to life!
What we invite you for, is to come together and discuss, try out, encourage and inspire one another, laugh, celebrate, have fun while exchanging artistic and therapeutic skills. So, let's meet and experience, feel, discuss and comprehend the highly esteemed social effects of the arts!

Anything should be possible during the symposium: Performance, visions, improvisation, play, discussion forums, workshops, projects, work experience reports... or simply just joining in one of these.
Our vision is to establish an international network that will develop even after the summer camp.
The symposium will be hosted by the Fachhochschule Ottersberg. Ottersberg is a small village between Hamburg and Bremen, surrounded by small rivers and fields which allow plenty of space for outdoor workshops also with and within  nature.

Program

Saturday, 16.9.2006, 18.00
Welcoming event with music and performance

Sunday, 17.9.2006, 10.00
“Intsallation”: Experimental journey - creating a place of encounter  with means artisti
14.30
We are going to explore our common “point of departure” with reference to the “installation”.
Evening:
Introduction into “ The Ottersberger Approach”
About the origin and history of the University of applied science Ottersberg.

Monday, 18.9.2006, 9.00
Focus: Arttherapy - Workshops, Ottersberg students
14.30
Workshops, Guest students
Evening:
Open for discussion, presentations

Tuesday, 19.9.2006, 9.00
Focus: Performing Arts - Workshops, Ottersberg students
14.30
Workshops, Guest students
Evening:
Open for discussion, presentations

Wednesday, 20.9.2006, 9.00
“Open Field ”: Interdisciplinary workshops, Ottersberg students and Guest students         
Evening:
Conclusions and Visions “Summer Camp 2007” ?!
Goodbye Party

Thursday, 21.9.2006
Brunch and Good bye

You are warmly welcome to stay also longer for „sightseeing“ and excursion to Bremen and surrounding.

Costs: 

The summer camp will start on Saturday the 16th of September and will last till Thursday the 21st of September 2006. It will cost you 80€ including full catering and accommodation.
Once you have paid the full amount you will be successfully registered.

Bank details:  

International:
KSK Verden
IBAN: DE59 2915 2670 0012 0195 84
BIC: BRLADE21VER

National:
KSK Verden
BLZ: 291 526 70
KTN: 120 195 84     

Cancellation conditions: If you should cancel your registration till the 1st of September, we will charge you a cancellation fee of 20 €. Any cancellation received after the 1st of September is not refundable.

Contact details:    
                         
email: summercamp2006@fh-ottersberg.de
Contact person: Anna von Butler
Phone: +49 4293 786658  mailbox
Mobile: +49 1626174402

Contact FH Ottersberg:    
Am Wiestebruch 68                                       
28870 Ottersberg
Germany
Fax: +49 4205 394979
http://www.fh-ottersberg.de