Baldwin said consultations involve listening to the person and finding out what they enjoy and what ails them. She then recommends art that might help them and also gives them an opportunity to explore undiscovered art in the city. “We give you a map to the work. We want to give you an adventure rather than just an end point. “It is an ongoing process rather than a fix.”
STACY SQUIRES/Stuff
The art prescription comes on headed paper and is handed over in a small customised pill jar. The prescription in a pill jar acts as a memento of the experience.
Thursday, 15 April 2021, 4:35 pm
The month of May will see a pop-up Art Chemist open in
Cathedral Junction, where performers will prescribe art
works, exhibitions, and more to soothe a variety of ills.
From prescriptions for paintings and poetry to over the
counter doses of sculpture or scores; Art Chemist will offer
creative means with which to tackle woes, gripes and the
agonies of everyday life.
This free, interactive
artwork draws on international studies which support the
benefit of arts on prescription for improving mental
wellbeing as well as a desire to support and showcase the
vibrant arts communities in our city.
Friday, 16 April 2021, 5:25 am
The
month of May will see a pop-up
Art Chemist open in
Cathedral Junction, where performers will prescribe art
works, exhibitions, and more to soothe a variety of ills.
From prescriptions for paintings and poetry to over the
counter doses of sculpture or scores;
Art Chemist
will offer creative means with which to tackle woes,
gripes and the agonies of everyday life.
This free,
interactive artwork draws on international studies which
support the benefit of arts on prescription for improving
mental wellbeing as well as a desire to support and showcase
the vibrant arts communities in our city.