Arts Quincy Magazine

ART EDUCATION
Celebrate
Earth
Day
and
Arbor Day
by Drawing!
WGEM is helping to create awareness
and celebrate Earth Day (April 22) and
Arbor Day (April 30)! WGEM asks viewers
to submit drawings that highlight what
each observance means to them.
Submissions will be aired during
newscasts in April. The awareness
campaign will help get trees planted
at the Illinois Veteran’s Home. For
more information, please contact Kyle
Awerkamp at kawerkamp@wgem.com.
New Art Studio
at Chaddock
People express themselves in different
ways, and the more opportunities they
have to get creative, the better their
chances of being happier, healthier and
better adjusted. This is especially true
for children at Chaddock, many of whom
are processing severe emotional trauma.
Visual art offers opportunities to express
emotions and offers healing. With this in
mind, Chaddock realized that the facility
needed a dedicated, creative space for
students.
Thanks to the generosity of several
individuals and organizations, a vacant
training room has been transformed
into a student art studio! New flooring,
cabinets and fixtures have been installed
and the space gives Chaddock kids
additional ways to be creative.
“Many children with traumatic histories
have difficulty finding words to express
how they feel about what happened
to them,” said Chaddock’s Director of
Clinical Practice, Karen Buckwalter.
Before (top) and after (bottom).
“Art provides a beautiful way for them
to share their internal world without the
burden of finding the right words.”
Debbie Reed, Chaddock President
and CEO, added, “As we develop a
comprehensive program for using the
creative arts to help our children work
through the challenges they have faced,
we’re grateful for the community support
of our art studio. Providing opportunities
for creative expression in the studio is an
important step in helping our children on
their healing journeys.”
Giving a hand up, not a hand out.
Habitat for Humanity is a
Christian Housing Ministry
building affordable housing with
Partner Families and Volunteers.
Could YOU be
that Hand Up?
Quincy Area
quincyhabitatforhumanity.org
quincyareahabitatforhumanity@gmail.com
DONATE YOUR
TIME TODAY!
Accepting Applications
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Habitat Home?
Visit our website to learn
about eligibility and how
to apply!