ART CONNECTS | ART AND WELLNESS: OBJECT LESSONS

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In this edition of Art Connects, Ross Laird (PhD, RCC), a Clinical Consultant in mental health and trauma, and Stephen Legari, Art Therapist at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, will discuss the cathartic properties of art and how the experience of artworks in museums can allow for a deep engagement that can be transformative and healing.

Delving further into the potential for art environments to be spaces for healing, Dr. Laird and Legari will share more about their respective work in the fields of psychotherapy, trauma, art therapy and arts-based learning. Together, we will explore how these disciplines can be intertwined to create groundbreaking wellness-oriented initiatives within museums.

At the end of the session, participants will be invited to take part in a participatory experiential exercise to help us ground ourselves.