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06~10

Dec

The Path to Wellness: the Talk between University Students, Art Therapy & Community Service

Student Staff

06 Dec 2021 ~ 10 Dec 2021

10:00 am to 6:00 pm

Exhibition Hall, Block F (Ground Floor), Jao Tsung-I Academy, 800 Castle Peak Road, Kowloon

Abstract

Everyone longs for the path to wellness. A group of Hong Kong Baptist University students, after taking the course Creativity, Wellness, and Art Therapy (SOWK3207) from Dr. Joshua Nan of the Department of Social Work, share their experience and imagination on wellness via creative art-making over four months' time.  This exhibition also introduces some active art therapists in Hong Kong and Canada and their services for the community. We aspire to share with the public how art can be a therapeutic tool to enhance well-being and how art therapy has been applied extensively among different populations to bring peace and guide people to the path of wellness.

This exhibition is an integral part of the course Creativity, Wellness, and Art Therapy (SOWK 3027) for all undergraduate students in HKBU. The course is designed and instructed by Dr. Joshua Nan of the Department of Social Work. It comprises an overview of the historical development of visual arts, the essential elements of artistic creation and concepts of art therapy, and a review over the interrelationship between arts and health
from the perspective of neuroscience.


Students take part in this exhibition after completing a semester-long art making and reflective process, class lectures, interviews, and small group presentations. They share their feelings and the thoughts embodied in their unique artistic expressions. 


This art exhibition also promotes the application of art therapy to different populations, and reveals the power of arts in bringing people distinct changes in life. With its
widespread adoption, art therapy has turned into an effective remedy that rejuvenates human spirit and guides people to forge their paths to wellness.

 

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