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Catharsis Art Events, founded by Jaimie Pratt and Phillippa Schmulian, is dedicated to creating safe spaces to process emotions, to feel, and to share in-person in Cape Town and online. They combine psychology, healing modalities, and creativity, exploring mediums such as poetry, painting, and clay.

Developing a creative practice offers one profound wellness benefits.

At its core, creating art puts us into action, original thought, and invention. With so many mediums of distraction, false dopamine, and convenience, it’s increasingly difficult to combat common addictions: phone addiction, overworking, dating apps, alcohol, food, information, and more. We are in a constant state of absorption. The pauses between tasks are shrinking, often filled with a phone, notifications, or mindless activity driven by unconscious distress. Creativity is the practice that allows us to reclaim these spaces, to counteract this absorption, and to engage intentionally with our own lives.

Are you tired of doom scrolling or watching mind-numbing television on your commute or after work? Are you ready to reclaim your agency and explore new ways of connecting with healthy community?

This is the space where we practice exactly that. We are all creators, each in their own unique way, and when we are not given space to practice, our creative spark goes dormant. The body and mind feel uninspired, stagnant, and even depressed.

Giving ourselves the time and space to feel, process, and create is necessary for a healthy life.

We all have art inside us that wants to be expressed - it doesn’t have to be perfect, it just has to be honest. We all have original ideas — when given the space and practice, they come to life.

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