City of Knoxville Parks and Recreationさん「The art of healing beyond medicine: Recreation center kids paint to inspire patients at Children's Hospital」
The art of healing beyond medicine: Recreation center kids paint to inspire patients at Children's Hospital
Some area children are learning more than just science and math this fall; they’re creating artwork that will help other children who are patients at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. And according to hospital officials, this is “just what the doctor ordered.”
Children’s Hospital and the City's Knoxville Arts and Fine Crafts Center are collaborating to create and exhibit work by local children and teens involved with area recreation centers. The project began this summer with children from the Cecil Webb and New Hope Recreation Centers creating a series of paintings that are on exhibit at Children’s Hospital.
A new class took place on August 26 at Christenberry Community Center (931 Oglewood Avenue, Knoxville), and additional projects are planned for later in the fall and this winter. This will give even more students the opportunity to exercise their creativity and help provide a visually stimulating and affirming environment for patients and their families at Children’s Hospital.
The projects at the Knoxville Arts and Fine Crafts Center are under the guidance of Craft Center director Cathy Maples and Art Specialist Elise Murphy. The center, a division of the City of Knoxville Parks and Recreation department, is a teaching facility for visual and performing arts that has been enriching the lives of individuals in Knoxville and surrounding counties for over 30 years.
This is just one of several segments of a recently-initated art and music program at Children’s Hospital called “The Art of Healing,” which has the intent of providing therapeutic healing for its patients. Funded in part by a $15,000 donation from hospital volunteers, the program seeks to enrich the lives of patients by providing an outlet for creativity and self-expression.
A collection of temporary and permanent art, made by and for children, will decorate the halls of the hospital, creating a warm and friendly atmosphere for patients and their families. In addition, the hospital plans to provide musical entertainment in waiting rooms and other areas with a digital piano and performances by guest musicians.
Inpatients at Children’s Hospital will be encouraged to exercise their artistic ability by decorating their rooms with original artwork, while outpatients will have the opportunity to explore both chalk-art and photography.
“The Art of Healing” will also engage the creativity of children in the community, which will help familiarize them with Children’s Hospital and raise awareness about its many offerings. The artwork of local elementary school children will be displayed throughout the hospital, art workshops will be held on-site for middle school students, and high school students will have several opportunities to get involved with the new art program as well.
Children’s Hospital and the City's Knoxville Arts and Fine Crafts Center are collaborating to create and exhibit work by local children and teens involved with area recreation centers. The project began this summer with children from the Cecil Webb and New Hope Recreation Centers creating a series of paintings that are on exhibit at Children’s Hospital.
A new class took place on August 26 at Christenberry Community Center (931 Oglewood Avenue, Knoxville), and additional projects are planned for later in the fall and this winter. This will give even more students the opportunity to exercise their creativity and help provide a visually stimulating and affirming environment for patients and their families at Children’s Hospital.
The projects at the Knoxville Arts and Fine Crafts Center are under the guidance of Craft Center director Cathy Maples and Art Specialist Elise Murphy. The center, a division of the City of Knoxville Parks and Recreation department, is a teaching facility for visual and performing arts that has been enriching the lives of individuals in Knoxville and surrounding counties for over 30 years.
This is just one of several segments of a recently-initated art and music program at Children’s Hospital called “The Art of Healing,” which has the intent of providing therapeutic healing for its patients. Funded in part by a $15,000 donation from hospital volunteers, the program seeks to enrich the lives of patients by providing an outlet for creativity and self-expression.
A collection of temporary and permanent art, made by and for children, will decorate the halls of the hospital, creating a warm and friendly atmosphere for patients and their families. In addition, the hospital plans to provide musical entertainment in waiting rooms and other areas with a digital piano and performances by guest musicians.
Inpatients at Children’s Hospital will be encouraged to exercise their artistic ability by decorating their rooms with original artwork, while outpatients will have the opportunity to explore both chalk-art and photography.
“The Art of Healing” will also engage the creativity of children in the community, which will help familiarize them with Children’s Hospital and raise awareness about its many offerings. The artwork of local elementary school children will be displayed throughout the hospital, art workshops will be held on-site for middle school students, and high school students will have several opportunities to get involved with the new art program as well.
For information on the Knoxville Arts and Fine Crafts Center, please visit http://www.cityofknoville.