Creativity for connection
Creativity for Connection is an ongoing residency through Vancouver Arts and Health engaging seniors in creative collaboration.
Participants stay connected and creative from the comfort of home. Offered over the phone in weekly group conference call sessions, we use hands-on art practices to explore a variety of subjects and interests. Participants receive art supply kits and weekly creative prompts in the mail with the goal of combining collaborative practices and independent creation. We are able to engage in our own individual projects and skill development while also finding ways to work collectively, connect as a group, and share questions and ideas.
Participants stay connected and creative from the comfort of home. Offered over the phone in weekly group conference call sessions, we use hands-on art practices to explore a variety of subjects and interests. Participants receive art supply kits and weekly creative prompts in the mail with the goal of combining collaborative practices and independent creation. We are able to engage in our own individual projects and skill development while also finding ways to work collectively, connect as a group, and share questions and ideas.
Our group has three working languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, and English. Now in our 5th year, some project highlights have been an annual holiday Snail-Mail Art Exchange between participants, In Case You Miss Me, a collaborative book created with contributions from many other seniors and Elder's groups in the community, and In Our Pantry, in which each participant contributed an illustration of a pantry staple which were compiled into a collaborative print. We have also found occasional heartwarming opportunities to meet in person, for example gathering to share dim sum and browse each other's sketchbooks.
