A Collaboration of THE DREAM CENTER x THE HOPE CENTER
THE STATEMENT
Everyone cannot articulate their pain, struggle or experience verbally yet yearn for a desire…
to be heard…
to be seen…
What if we could inspire self-expression by giving people a different way to communicate?
OUR PARTICIPANTS…
feel as if their
voice needs to be
amplified/heard
OUR PARTICIPANTS…
have experienced
depression, anxiety,
trauma, isolation,
grief, loss and
increased stress
OUR PARTICIPANTS…
have an interest
in photography
and learning new ways
of self-expression
THE SOLUTION
YOU WILL LEARN
- meditation & mindfulness practices
- composition & lighting
- visual storytelling
- creativity
- visual literacy
- critical thinking
- image captioning
- community engagement
THE DETAILS
- Adults/18+ years old are eligible
- Application period August 15 – 30, 2021
- Program runs September 8 – November 10, 2021
- 10 consecutive Wednesdays
- 6:00pm – 7:30pm at The Dream Center
- Mental Health & The Arts Weekend:
Saturday, December 4 & Sunday, December 5, 2021
PARTNERS IN HEALING
Click on the logo to learn more about our partners for Through the Lens/My Lens, My Voice: The HOPE Center; FCBCNYC; and teaching artists organization Josephine Herrick Project.
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