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Collective painting gallery booklets
These Gallery Booklets feature image insights into 12 collective paintings produced from the HEAL Programs. Six cohorts of newcomer women engaged in the 12 session expressive arts intervention with a total of 52 participants completing both the program and evaluation process. Each booklet provides a glimpse into the transformative power of art as a pathway to well-being, skill-building, and storytelling inviting you to explore the colours, images, and narratives that emerged across these canvases.
Gallery booklet I features Arabic, Bengali, and Farsi-speaking newcomer women.
Gallery booklet II features 2SLGBTQI+, Tigrinya-speaking, and shelter experience groups.
Gallery booklets highlights
- Includes six collective paintings created across Phase I and Phase II HEAL subgroups.
- Highlights expressive arts as a trauma-informed, culturally grounded approach to supporting mental health and well-being.
- Captures collaborative artmaking between participants and interdisciplinary facilitators from arts, health, and settlement sectors.
- Reflects the unique stories, emotions, and symbols shared by newcomer women navigating resettlement and healing.
- Offers insight into how creative expression fosters resilience, community connection, and personal growth within diverse newcomer groups.
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