Using Art to Heal Invisible Wounds

In September 2005, Gwen Vogel was deployed to Nigeria as a clinical psychologist by Medicines Sans Frontiers/Doctors Without Borders (MSF). The emergency response followed a series of outbreaks of violence in the central Nigerian state of Plateau. In early May 2004 thousands of Nigerians fled from central Plateau State after clashes between rival militia culminated in a series of massacres.

The Story of Art Feeds

In early 2009 Meg Bourne founded Art Feeds, which provided children with free therapeutic art and creative education that prompted students to draw, dance, paint, and sculpt. The curriculum was designed to facilitate expression and build creative capacity. Later this approach gave her organization the footing to be instrumental in students’ mental and emotional well-being following the Joplin Tornado.

DR Settles Down for a Long Summer’s Nap

MERS Then and Now