ERIC Number: EJ1384430
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
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Therapeutic Impact of Public Art Exhibits during COVID-19
Devine, Susan
Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, v40 n1 p50-54 2023
During the unprecedented time of COVID-19, one art therapist noticed that her clients created images expressing their loneliness. To foster a sense of community catharsis, the art therapist worked with her clients to create an art display at a public mall to enable the general population to receive secondary therapeutic support for their own feelings of isolation and depression during the pandemic. Such use of a therapeutic art exhibition promoted a sense of connection and understanding.
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Art Therapy, Exhibits, Art, Social Isolation, Depression (Psychology), Sense of Community, Community Programs
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Language: English
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