Grieving Children and Environment: Creating a Mural for Ele’s Place

art;bereavement;children;grief;mural;therapy;fine arts;psychology;Arts Administration

Workman, Heather LinWaters, Chris ;

University of Michigan

关键词: art;    bereavement;    children;    grief;    mural;    therapy;    fine arts;    psychology;    Arts Administration;   

Others  :  https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/140073/Workman2017.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

瑞士|英语

来源: The Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship

【 摘 要 】

For my thesis project I will help a local non-profit grieving center for children transform their space with murals. By researching color and imagery and how they affect children in stressful situations, informed decisions can be made on what designs would be the most beneficial in creating a safe and calm environment for children who are grieving family members. Ele’s Place, located in Burton and serving the wider Flint community, is a branch of the state-wide non-profit which offers group counseling and resources for grieving families. The Flint location opened in 2015 and is renting an old school building from a church.Because of the temporary, repurposed location there are unique challenges for this branch including investing time in art that can be moved after the lease ends, and the need to cover lockers. When working with the managing director, Amy Krug, furniture and other art that have already been donated to the organization will also influence the design choices. By working with Ele’s Place, researching an environment’s effects on children, seeking in-kind donations, and utilizing my fine-arts education, I will help Ele’s Place create a more welcoming and peaceful environment for families undergoing a stressful time of grieving and healing.