Exploring the Impact of Art on Our Mental Wellbeing
Join us on our creative journey as we dive into the world of art during our April exploration for the Lift Your Mood, Lift Your Life project. Throughout the month of April, we embarked on various artistic adventures to uncover the profound impact art can have on our mental wellbeing. 🎨
Here are a few of the amazing things we discovered about art this month:
✨ Emotions Unleashed:
We discovered that art truly gave us a safe space to explore our emotions and express them through vibrant colors, bold strokes, and intricate details. We learned that it can be a powerful outlet to release stress, anxiety, and overwhelming feelings.
🌟 Self-Confidence Booster:
As we created more and more art, we saw our skills grow and that boosted our confidence. Each masterpiece we created helped us to believe in our unique talent and creativity.
🎉 Sense of Accomplishment:
We learned that completing a work of art can be like reaching the top of a mountain! It brought wonderful feelings of achievement and satisfaction. It was amazing to start with a blank canvas and transform it into something beautiful.
Our Adventures in Art:
👨🎨 Cam Forrester - Men Who Paint
We started our adventures in art with a visit from Cam Forrester, an amazing artist who captures the beauty of landscapes through his bold and colorful paintings. As a member of "The Men Who Paint," Cam travels to breathtaking and remote locations to create his stunning artwork. Cam taught us how to map out an image from a photo onto a canvas. Then, with patient guidance, he assisted us through through each stage of the process, helping us bring our own paintings to life, step by step!
🎨 Remai Modern Art Gallery Tour
On our tour of the Remai Modern Art Gallery, we explored original artworks, compared different artists' styles, and discovered the fascinating stories behind the art. We also got the chance to work on an art project of our own! Our tour ignited an appreciation for art and a newfound excitement to explore the endless possibilities of our own creativity!
🖌️ Art Projects
We spent a lot of time creating our own art projects this month - and along the way we discovered that art is more than just putting colors on a canvas:
Creating art helped us express our feelings and thoughts in unique and colorful ways. 🎨💭
It's like creating your own special world where you can escape and let your imagination go wild! 🌟😊
We also found that working on our projects could be a very calming and relaxing activity that helped us to focus on the present moment and find inner peace. 🧘♀️💖
Experiencing the Magic of Creating:
We love this story that one of our teachers shared about a student’s description of the process of creating art. 💙
One of the students was working on a project for a VERY long time. I asked if she was getting tired of working on it.
She replied, “No! It’s oddly satisfying. In fact it’s addictive. Don’t start unless you want to spend all afternoon here!!!” 😄
What we learned about Art this month:
During our exploration of art and mental health this month, we discovered the incredible connection between creativity and well-being. We learned that creating art allows us to express our emotions 🎨, relieve stress 😌, and find a sense of peace and joy 🌈.
Art became our canvas of self-expression this month, helping us explore our thoughts and feelings in a unique and colorful way. We discovered that art is not only a means of creating something beautiful 🖼️, but also a powerful tool for calming our minds 🧘♀️ and uplifting our spirits 🚀.
The teachers were amazed at how the students were really focused and quiet as they worked on their art projects this month. They put a lot of care into their projects and created pieces that they were really proud of 😊. Many of the students were surprised 😮 that they could create such beautiful art 🎨!
Check back soon to read about our next adventure in our ‘Lift Your Mood, Lift Your Life’ project.
Until then, gather your art supplies, let your imagination run wild, and let the magic of art brighten your world! ✨🎨🌈
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🫶 Thank you to The Saskatoon Community Foundation and Cameco for making the Lift Your Mood Lift Your Life project possible!