Wellness Center by the Arts and Democracy Project

Project Added: November 6, 2020
Project Point of Contact: [email protected]
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In a school gymnasium, two lists hang from a low pole. One has a schedule of Wellness events and the other advertises a knitting circle.

A schedule of arts programming at the Wellness Center in the Brooklyn Park Slope Armory

Image courtesy of Caron Atlas

Arts-and Intersections:

Civic Dialogue, Health & Wellness

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Location:

Brooklyn, New York

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Genre/Discipline:

Community arts

Population Density:

Urban

Large Intended Impact Area:

Locality/Town/City

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Project Website:

https://forecastpublicart.org/how-artists-help-communities-heal-after-disasters/

OVERVIEW

After Hurricane Sandy hit NYC, the director of the Arts & Democracy Project was contacted and asked to create cultural arts programming and infrastructure for 500 elderly/special needs sheltering at Brooklyn's Park Slope Armory. Activities included music, visual art, writing, knitting and film.

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