The Mosaic Within project, by Healing in Arts in collaboration with Mel Trotter Ministries, offered a wonderful and impactful way to engage the community. The healing project brought together individuals from diverse backgrounds to create art while fostering a sense of belonging. This interactive work involved more than 40 individuals and demonstrated a commitment to…
The Mosaic Within project, a community-based work, brought together people from all walks of life to form a display of colorful patterns, unity, and hope. Throughout the summer, we hosted art workshops at multiple locations with local community members and the individuals served by Mel Trotter Ministries. Participants hand-painted small Plexiglas tiles to be added…
Healing in Arts successfully reached our international goal for 2023! Two special donors—a 20-year-old working a part-time, minimum wage job and his grandparents—each funded half of the project. Because of their generosity, we sent 1,000 art kits to children in Mexico and Ukraine in partnership with Erika Plunkett with Ama International in Mexico and George de…
Healing can take many forms. Physical relief can be found in medical intervention, chiropractic services, or massage. But healing can also come in the form of art. Navigating the world, navigating personal life crises, and navigating dynamic changes that impact us can create a physical, mental or even social isolation traceable to certain ailments. As…
A Pamela Alderman Art Collaboration We Drew a Circle invites inclusion and healing. For this creative care workshop, each participant painted repeating circular patterns on wooden tiles with warm and cool colors to form a larger design. This mosaic art form soothes and alleviates stress through the radiating circle motif. Inspired by a line from…
Red pants with black lettering hung from the wall. The red against the white walls intrigued me to walk closer. I approached the pants to discover I could actually read them. I realized I was reading someone’s true story. It touched my heart, as if I heard the voice speaking from the pants. I walked…
