Pause, Unwind & Sketch: Creating a Visual Diary

Pause, Unwind & Sketch: Creating a Visual Diary is part of a series of workshops that focus on art-making and mental health, sponsored by QCAP (the Queens College AANAPISI Project).

Join us on Monday, November 17, from 12:00-1:30pm, in the Muyskens Conference Room at The Summit (see campus map) for our next QCAP Art + Mental Health Workshop with illustrator/artist Radhia Rahman!

Living in a digital age has expedited our intake for information, glorified perfection, shifted how we engage with the world, and has reduced our reliance on using physical materials.

This workshop encourages you to pause the doomscroll, put pencil to paper, and ground yourself through drawing in a sketchbook. By creating a visual diary, it becomes easier to return to your sketchbook as a safe space dedicated entirely for you. Give yourself permission to abandon perfection and draw what feels right!

No prior experience or skills required, and all Queens College students are welcome! Materials will be provided for this workshop, and snacks too!

Note: QCAP is mask-friendly—masks are encouraged, because we want to keep our communities as safe and healthy as possible, but they are not required.

Speaker Bio

Radhia Rahman is a first-generation queer Bengali American illustrator born and raised in Queens, NYC. She received her BFA in Illustration at the School of Visual Arts in 2020. Her work features an abundance of playful colors, lots of cats, and influences from her South Asian culture intertwined with the pockets of culture that exist in New York City. Her goal is to make magic, break boundaries, and make room for more queer Desi voices with her unique perspective.

About QCAP

The Queens College AANAPISI Project (QCAP) aims to support the academic success, mental health, and community engagement of QC’s diverse and underserved Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) students and all QC students. Initially funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI) Program, QCAP addresses the specific needs of our AAPI students via a range of programs. To learn more, visit our website and follow us on Instagram @qcap.queens.