CAYA Art Space

CAYA Art Space Art Therapy in Brunswick West, Naarm. (Co-founders are Giulia Di Sipio & Jordana Kornfeld)

Improving social and emotional health through creativity, connection and play. ‘CAYA’ stands for ‘Come As You Are' which reflects our forever-ethos of our creative spaces: We welcome you as you are.

Our cosy art space in Brunswick West is now available to rent! After looking around over the years and not finding what ...
07/03/2025

Our cosy art space in Brunswick West is now available to rent! After looking around over the years and not finding what we needed, we’ve filled the gap ourselves and want to share it with you.

Our small, warm, light-filled space is great for 1:1 work, small group therapy, creative sessions or meetings.

🛋️Features in the room: Natural light, comfy couch & arm-chair, large table & 7 chairs, art materials, aircon/heating, sound-dampening panels, tea-making station, soft cork flooring, and much more!

🪴Features outside of the room: Wholesome outdoor garden area, bathroom with big sink, 3 toilets across both floors, kitchenette, neighbouring creatives, cafes down the road.

📍Location: On the ground-floor of ‘Austramax’ in Brunswick West, close to the 58 tram and 503 bus.(Building is not yet wheelchair accessible, we know this is a barrier, and we’re working on solutions!)

Interested? Email us or visit links in bio.

For the last two years, CAYA has been lucky enough to partner with Colour Them Safe (CTS)! CTS is a non-for-profit organ...
21/01/2025

For the last two years, CAYA has been lucky enough to partner with Colour Them Safe (CTS)!

CTS is a non-for-profit organisation that provides free art for wellbeing group services for young people aged 14 - 25 experiencing mental health challenges.

CTS currently offers:
💻Online Studio on Zoom (Thursdays)
🎨 In-person Studio in Coburg (Fridays)

For more info or to register: follow - visit www.colourthemsafe.org - or email [email protected]

Hello 👋🏼 CAYA is ready to support you as the year starts again in our cosy and colourfully coordinated Art Therapy room....
15/01/2025

Hello 👋🏼 CAYA is ready to support you as the year starts again in our cosy and colourfully coordinated Art Therapy room.

Whether you’re wanting a slightly more creative space for: ⁉️processing what the heck is going on in the world, 🗣️chatting, 💭reflecting, 💆🏻‍♀️relaxing, 🎨expressing, 🌀playing, 😭crying, 🤭laughing, 📖storytelling, 🧱building, or any other fitting words ending with ‘ing’, CAYA’s your place to be.

We’re opening up some more time slots for new clients and are always keen to answer any qu about Art Therapy. Visit our website or send us an email (link in bio!)☺️☺️

What is CAYA’s Art Therapy?
01/10/2024

What is CAYA’s Art Therapy?

Why would you do our Art Therapy?
01/10/2024

Why would you do our Art Therapy?

Who are we and who are you?
01/10/2024

Who are we and who are you?

📍153 Melville Road, Brunswick West
01/10/2024

📍153 Melville Road, Brunswick West

‘Bizarre World’ | Collage images and string on paper | 2023 ‘Bizarre World’ is an artwork that is currently on display a...
28/09/2023

‘Bizarre World’ | Collage images and string on paper | 2023

‘Bizarre World’ is an artwork that is currently on display at both hospitals, St Vincent’s Fitzroy & St George’s Kew, as part of our ‘Space to Pause’ exhibition. It explores the surreal and often foreign environment that is a hospital. With a concoction of patients, visitors, workers, scary-looking equipment, gowns, blaring white lights (and more), the artwork references what exists physically within the clinical space, but with an almost magical spin on it all.

How do we manage the surreal and real within the bizarre world of a hospital?

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In November 2022, we facilitated a 4 week creative program at St Vincent’s Fitzroy & St George’s Kew for all hospital staff called ‘Space to Pause’. This involved weekly drop-in art spaces where staff were invited to pause, take a breath between obligations and add some creative slowness to their day, with focus on relaxation, reflection and reconnection. We created an exhibition as a way to capture what creative wellbeing can look like, and to provide a visual record of staff wellbeing at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne.

The artworks in the exhibition have been created by CAYA Art Space in response to the rich conversations and creative processes shared by staff, both during and outside of program hours. These interactions explored experiences within their hospital roles, as well as individuals out of their uniforms. By offering our artworks as a witness for the exhibition, staff were able to play, create and experiment with art-making without pressure of displaying publicly when finished. We hope these works honour the magic that was shared and produced during the program by all staff involved.

‘Together’ | Oil pastel, watercolour on paper | 2023‘Together’ is an artwork that is currently on display at both hospit...
22/09/2023

‘Together’ | Oil pastel, watercolour on paper | 2023

‘Together’ is an artwork that is currently on display at both hospitals, St Vincent’s Fitzroy & St George’s Kew, as part of our ‘Space to Pause’ exhibition. It explores the idea of separate but together. It was created by both Giulia & Jordy at the same time, seated on opposite ends of the paper. What you see in this artwork is a system of grids that are distinct in their boxes, but united in their internal shapes and forms. Similarly, the hospital is a system of different departments that operate in connection and with a shared purpose. 

What does togetherness look like for you at work? What needs to be added to increase connection?

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In November 2022, we facilitated a 4 week creative program at St Vincent’s Fitzroy & St George’s Kew for all hospital staff called ‘Space to Pause’. This involved weekly drop-in art spaces where staff were invited to pause, take a breath between obligations and add some creative slowness to their day, with focus on relaxation, reflection and reconnection. We created an exhibition as a way to capture what creative wellbeing can look like, and to provide a visual record of staff wellbeing at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne.

The artworks in the exhibition have been created by CAYA Art Space in response to the rich conversations and creative processes shared by staff, both during and outside of program hours. These interactions explored experiences within their hospital roles, as well as individuals out of their uniforms. By offering our artworks as a witness for the exhibition, staff were able to play, create and experiment with art-making without pressure of displaying publicly when finished. We hope these works honour the magic that was shared and produced during the program by all staff involved.

In November 2022, we facilitated a 4 week creative program at St Vincent’s Fitzroy & St George’s Kew for all hospital st...
20/09/2023

In November 2022, we facilitated a 4 week creative program at St Vincent’s Fitzroy & St George’s Kew for all hospital staff called ‘Space to Pause’. This involved weekly drop-in art spaces where staff were invited to pause, take a breath between obligations and add some creative slowness to their day, with focus on relaxation, reflection and reconnection. We created an exhibition as a way to capture what creative wellbeing can look like, and to provide a visual record of staff wellbeing at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne.

The artworks in the exhibition have been created by CAYA Art Space in response to the rich conversations and creative processes shared by staff, both during and outside of program hours. These interactions explored experiences within their hospital roles, as well as individuals out of their uniforms. By offering our artworks as a witness for the exhibition, staff were able to play, create and experiment with art-making without pressure of displaying publicly when finished. We hope these works honour the magic that was shared and produced during the program by all staff involved.

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‘So Connected’ | Water colour, acrylic paint, fineliner, digital | 2023

‘So Connected’ is an artwork that is currently on display at both hospitals, St Vincent’s Fitzroy & St George’s Kew, as part of our ‘Space to Pause’ exhibition. It directly references a participant quote during the program: “With our work, the personal and the professional are so connected”…

How do the personal and professional connect in your work?

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