View the original article here Appalachian Artisan Center Newsletter Get involved! Support! Subscribe! September, 2021 Partnerships in Healing In the fifth year of Culture of Recovery, we have gained much attention for the therapeutic benefits of arts and the effectiveness in combatting substance abuse disorders. We value the partnerships we gained in our journey to promote …
View the original article from Floyd County Chronicle Artist Charmaine Wheatley’s rendering of Shawna Edwards displayed at the MAC on August 5, as part of the “Art Reducing Stima” campaign. Floyd Chronicle and Times photo by Trevor Thacker Mountain Comprehensive Care Center’s Art Reducing Stigma Campaign returned to the Mountain Arts Center Aug. 5, to …
View the original article from Mountain News wymt By Jordan Mullins Published: Aug. 5, 2021 at 10:30 PM…
Taylor, who was was taken by Wheatley’s ability to “capture a part of me that people rarely see,” says the portraits speak to the urgency – and potential – for change: “These portraits are about hope: they show a dreamscape of social change. They are about the possibility of building a future city where wellbeing and wholeness reign.”
“The Future of Health in the City,” a new exhibition presented by the UB Art Galleries that highlights individuals working together to bring better health and healing to the Buffalo community
Video from University of Rochester featuring Charmaine Wheatley, Dr. Steve Dewhurst, and some portrait sitters involved in the project.
Cumulatively, the portraits reveal a diverse set of experiences, personalities, modes of coping, hopes, and hardships — serving to expand our
understanding of the inner life of the people who surround us.
Artist-in-Residence, Charmaine Wheatley, continues to challenge our hearts and minds in the second half of her residency with “Portraits of Perseverance.”
At first glance they appear to be intimate, one-of-a-kind watercolor portraits. But when you read between the lines you see life stories of bravery, pain, hope, and resilience.
How can we combat the stigma of mental illness? Negative perceptions of mental health issues can have deleterious effects for patients: the stigma often inhibits them from seeking treatment and can create barriers in the workplace, social circles, and the legal system.
