After completing the project on Ward 2 - Forensic Unit at The Newsam Centre, we are now due to start working with the Acute Male Psychiatry Unit. The set up for this unit is, as you can imagine, different to that of the Forensic Unit. Most notably, this isn't a locked ward and stays on this unit are much shorter, often just for a couple of weeks. This is a 21 bed ward and we're hoping to work with patients using a range of sculptural techniques to transform the walls, making the environment more conducive to a patients recovery.
As well as the differences between the wards, there are many similarities in that patients have mostly had little or no access to the arts and are suffering with confidence and self-esteem issues amongst other disruptive and chaotic life situations.
Our artists on this project are Bryony Pritchard and Van Nong, both long established artists across many different art forms including dance, music, textiles, visual arts and sculpture. They will be blogging on here each week to keep you up to date on how the project's progressing. This project will bring in a 3D element with many pieces created in relief. We're looking forward to seeing this new body of work emerge!
Hayley Mason
Artlink Projects Manager
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