How does Recovery look like as we move through the ongoing effects of the pandemic?

Seventy people reflect on the emergent future while looking at the stress responses of COVID-19.   

Art in a Just Recovery is a community-based art project in Guelph, Ontario, hosted by Art Not Shame in partnership with the Guelph Neighbourhood Support Coalition. Seventy participants engaged in a series of online and in-person workshops exploring what care and connection look like in the context of pandemic recovery. Seven lead facilitators were paired with seven emerging facilitators, using this process not only to support participants through creative expression but also to strengthen facilitation skills within the local arts community. A parallel research stream, led by Amy Kipp with Nasra Hussein and Gil Maurice, captured insights into how the arts can support individual and collective well-being.

 

Facilitators: Maeve Hind, Kavya Yoganathan, Ahmri Vandeborne, Alexa Collette, Charity Cruz, Mia Weber, Alexa Collette, Mei Lein Harrison, Gaia Lukomska, Braydan Pettis, Christina Fish, Manny Chukwu, Carla Reimer, annais Linares.

Community Organizing Team: Nasra Hussein, Amy Kipp, and Gil Maurice

Social Artist Lead and Facilitator: Melanie Schambach

Partner Organizations: Art Not Shame & Guelph Neighbourhood Support Coalition

Funders: City of Guelph, Canadian Mental Health Association, Guelph CHC, Canada Health Communities Initiative, Windsor Essex Community Foundation, Ontario Trillium Foundation, The Guelph Community Foundation, JP Bickell Foundation, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.