COLOUR-BY-NUMBERS
GET INVOLVED IN THE CALL TO ACTION
Deadline 5th october
For ages 12-100 yrs, not for young children.
Encrypted Sounds of Wellbeing looks at our essential needs - such as food, a sense of security, health, connection to others - and how we ensure we maintain our wellbeing.
Encrypted Sounds of Wellbeing looks at our essential needs - such as food, a sense of security, health, connection to others - and how we ensure we maintain our wellbeing.
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
Encrypted Sounds of Wellbeing is an online exhibition featuring artwork by Leila Houston, selected artists, and artwork made by participants of Charnwood Arts' People Making Places programme.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
We would like to know which needs you think are most important and what wellbeing means to you by inviting you to participate in a colour by numbers activity based on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and sending your interpretation to us. All returned designs will be included in the online exhibition and we will also select a small number of them to be exhibited at The Exchange Bar, Leicester.
The online exhibition will be launched on Saturday 10th October to coincide with World Mental Health Day. Please join us online at 7.30pm for the virtual opening event at www.leilahouston.com.
The online exhibition will be launched on Saturday 10th October to coincide with World Mental Health Day. Please join us online at 7.30pm for the virtual opening event at www.leilahouston.com.
ABOUT THE PROJECT
The fantastic drawings are by a group of young creatives from diverse backgrounds who are based at Charnwood Arts. The group participated in a series of online workshops as part of the Encrypted Sounds of Wellbeing project, led by artist Leila Houston.
By exhibiting work by artists and the public together we hope to visually represent a sense of community, accepting our similarities and differences, and to show solidarity on World Mental Health Day.
MASLOW’S THEORY EXPLAINED
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is a theory in psychology proposed by Abraham Maslow in his 1943 paper "A Theory of Human Motivation". It is often represented as a pyramid and suggests that these needs have to be met one at a time going from bottom to top. We need to achieve the lower level before we can progress to the level above.
His ideas have been used in psychology, business and sociology. Later in life, Maslow suggested we can move up and down the levels and that we do not have to have all the elements on a previous level before moving up to the next.
The theory provides an understanding of what we may consider necessary for positive wellbeing and to maintain balance in our lives.
Encrypted Sounds of Wellbeing investigates Maslow's theory in light of the struggles we face today and invites us to consider which areas of our lives we are satisfied with and which areas we may want to work on. It has been suggested that Maslow’s theory doesn’t take into account factors outside of our control such as the impact of racism, sexism, and political and social issues. By inviting the public to participate in the exhibition, we hope to create a sense of solidarity that takes these factors into account.
By exhibiting work by artists and the public together we hope to visually represent a sense of community, accepting our similarities and differences, and to show solidarity on World Mental Health Day.
MASLOW’S THEORY EXPLAINED
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs is a theory in psychology proposed by Abraham Maslow in his 1943 paper "A Theory of Human Motivation". It is often represented as a pyramid and suggests that these needs have to be met one at a time going from bottom to top. We need to achieve the lower level before we can progress to the level above.
His ideas have been used in psychology, business and sociology. Later in life, Maslow suggested we can move up and down the levels and that we do not have to have all the elements on a previous level before moving up to the next.
The theory provides an understanding of what we may consider necessary for positive wellbeing and to maintain balance in our lives.
Encrypted Sounds of Wellbeing investigates Maslow's theory in light of the struggles we face today and invites us to consider which areas of our lives we are satisfied with and which areas we may want to work on. It has been suggested that Maslow’s theory doesn’t take into account factors outside of our control such as the impact of racism, sexism, and political and social issues. By inviting the public to participate in the exhibition, we hope to create a sense of solidarity that takes these factors into account.