Working with Uncertainty: The Soldier’s Nightmare. Artist residency at Tidworth Garrison

Abstract

As part of a community arts project I was invited by the Young gallery, Salisbury to undertake an artist residency with The Royal Tank Regiment at Tidworth Garrison. This article looks at some of the issues that arose in running a non-directive art workshop with a tank crew, such as soldiers need for certainty of knowing what to do, and being a veteran myself.

Keywords: Artist residency, Community arts, Art Psychotherapy, Veterans, The Army.