RESILIENCE BUILDING
The ability to bend, but not break, during hard times is a skill that can be learned and applied by recognizing and cultivating our sources of strength and motivation.
Artists have much to teach us about enduring during difficult times, and the value of creativity and imagination when all hope seems lost. Arts-based activities are enjoyable, approachable, and often deceptively simple ways of learning from our own experiences in service of greater clarity and purpose. The arts weave together metaphor and symbolism that provide both a means of unique individual expression, and a recognition of our shared humanity.
Previous projects include:
Cultivating resilience through creative musical expression (Metta Development)
Building cultural bridges: everyday peace and arts-based peacebuilding (ActionAid/Graceworks)
Inclusive online peacebuilding (ChristianAid)
Strategies for trauma awareness and resilience (Hope International)
“In an image, the metaphors surrounding resiliency point us toward healthy communities characterized by touchable spaces filled with people who are in touch.”
― John Paul Lederach