Healing Art

2018

The Healing Art initiative is celebrating six years of enriching the healthcare environments of Corner Brook and surrounding area. In this exhibition, the Grenfell Art Gallery presents the works submitted for 2018 and examples from previous years of the program, featuring the work of:

Aidan Devereaux               Alyssa Leahy

                   Ashley Jennings                 Bailey McPhee                   

Charlotte Hobden             Kelsie Lundgren

Claire Jean                         Emily Clark

Emily Critch                        Emily Hayes

               Erika Stonehouse                 Gregory Maleme               

Hannah Nott                        Jenna Short

Kayla George                      Leah V. Sing

               Leanna Ward                     Maggie Atkinson       

  Melissa Taylor                      Mok Ho Him

Using a variety of approaches and techniques through their works these artists contribute to the visual and emotional experience of healthcare spaces. Through their work, these artists seek to positively enhance the nurturing effects of these environments and in the process raise awareness for mental health.

A collaboration between Western Regional Health and the School of Fine Arts of Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland fostered by Mental Wealth, a locally based non-profit organization, Healing Art places work by Grenfell Fine Arts students in Western Memorial Hospital and other Western Regional Health institutions. The program was recognized by the City of Corner Brook with an Achievement in Community Excellence (ACE) Award in 2015.

Grenfell Art Gallery acknowledges with gratitude the contributions of Diana Chisholm, Charlotte Jones, and Dianne Noseworthy, in addition to the generous support of Western Health NL, Mental Wealth and Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland.