CREATIVE CARE AS PROCESS + PRACTICE
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CREATIVE CARE AS PROCESS + PRACTICE ꩜
Creative Care Cult(ure) is a living archive and practice space devoted to creativity as care work, art as process and art as a tool for resilience and communal transformation. Rooted in slow-making, tending, and process-based art, this work centres analogue methods like collage, zines, poetry and journalling to hold space for expression, experimentation, and presence.
Creativity is a fundamental tool for the human spirit, and care is a radical, ongoing act.
Hello, I’m Julia Joy
I’m a multi-disciplinary, process-based artist and community arts facilitator living in Cape Town, South Africa.
My art practice is rooted in analogue expressions as a way to listen inward, make meaning and to hold space for what’s tender and real. This is work I return to for myself first: a practice of radical self-care, curiosity, and discipline.
Alongside my personal practice, I facilitate process-based workshops and creative programmes across community, youth, and cultural spaces. My facilitation is centred around exploration, experimentation, joy and wonder by creating trauma-informed environments where participants can express themselves freely, reconnect to their inner worlds, and re-imagine the ones they inhabit.
I have also facilitated independent zine and collage workshops within Cape Town’s growing self-publishing and arts community, including at the Cape Town Print Fair and as part of Khamissa Art Fest, where I was both part of the organising team and a workshop facilitator.
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Ways of Working
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My workshops and programmes are adaptable for teenagers, community groups, creative practitioners, festivals, organisations, and intimate small-group gatherings. Some spaces are specifically designed for vulnerable youth and trauma-informed facilitation, while others are open public creative sessions.
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Not at all. My facilitation approach prioritises process over perfection. Workshops are designed to be accessible, exploratory, and welcoming to both beginners and experienced creatives.
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Yes absolutely! I’m open to collaborations, workshops, community programmes, festival participation, and creative partnerships aligned with my practice and values.
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Some works, prints, and zines may be available upon request.
Please get in touch directly for availability, exhibitions, collaborations, or collecting enquiries.
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Yes! I am open to Zine trades from all over the world! Send me a DM on Instagram