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Art has a way of expanding the imagination and providing a safe space to express and connect. Culture Dose for Kids is a new arts engagement program, in collaboration with Art Gallery of NSW and the Black Dog Institute, for young people (aged 9 to 12) with mild anxiety - and their parent or caregiver.
The program will provide a space for young people to engage with and respond creatively to three curated artworks in a small group setting over 8 weekly sessions.
Culture Dose for Kids – what is it?
A study to understand the impact of an arts engagement program on improving wellbeing in primary school-aged children (aged 9-12) who experience mild anxiety.
Parents/caregivers will also participate in this calming and engaging program in separate and parallel sessions.
Engagement with the arts can help young people connect to their feelings, thoughts, and imagination. It can build self-confidence and resilience, foster social connections, and improve mental health and wellbeing.
In this study, we’re inviting children (aged 9-12) who are experiencing mild anxiety to take part in an 8-week art program in a small group setting at Grafton Regional Gallery.
A free program for their parents and caregivers will run at the same time.
The program will provide a safe, structured space for young people and their parents/carers to engage with and respond creatively to three curated artworks led by an experienced team.
Who can participate?
Young people (with their parent/carer) will be eligible to participate if they:
Are between the ages of 9 to 12 in primary school
Are able to travel to the gallery
You (the parent or caregiver) believe your child experiences mild anxiety*
What's involved?
Questionnaires
Complete a questionnaire about anxiety at the first and last sessions, and three months later. Also, evaluate your experience of the program through a survey at the last session.
Enjoy the arts
Travel to attend Grafton Regional Gallery each week for a 2-hour workshop for 8 weeks.
This program will run in Term 2, 2024. Dates to be confirmed by December 2023.
Interview
Take part in a one-on-one interview about your experience of the program and the art activities you completed. This will take about ten minutes.
If you provide consent, our research team would also like the opportunity to:
Observe some of the arts activities you take part in to understand the process and your response to it
Photograph any artworks produced (with no identifiable links to participants)
*Anxiety itself is a normal emotion. However, some young people worry more than others, either through a greater number of worries or more frequent or intense worries. For research purposes in this project, mild anxiety refers to children who worry a little more than their peers but have not been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder.
Image Credits: Art Gallery of NSW
Art has a way of expanding the imagination and providing a safe space to express and connect. Culture Dose for Kids is a new arts engagement program, in collaboration with Art Gallery of NSW and the Black Dog Institute, for young people (aged 9 to 12) with mild anxiety - and their parent or caregiver.
The program will provide a space for young people to engage with and respond creatively to three curated artworks in a small group setting over 8 weekly sessions.
Culture Dose for Kids – what is it?
A study to understand the impact of an arts engagement program on improving wellbeing in primary school-aged children (aged 9-12) who experience mild anxiety.
Parents/caregivers will also participate in this calming and engaging program in separate and parallel sessions.
Engagement with the arts can help young people connect to their feelings, thoughts, and imagination. It can build self-confidence and resilience, foster social connections, and improve mental health and wellbeing.
In this study, we’re inviting children (aged 9-12) who are experiencing mild anxiety to take part in an 8-week art program in a small group setting at Grafton Regional Gallery.
A free program for their parents and caregivers will run at the same time.
The program will provide a safe, structured space for young people and their parents/carers to engage with and respond creatively to three curated artworks led by an experienced team.
Who can participate?
Young people (with their parent/carer) will be eligible to participate if they:
Are between the ages of 9 to 12 in primary school
Are able to travel to the gallery
You (the parent or caregiver) believe your child experiences mild anxiety*
What's involved?
Questionnaires
Complete a questionnaire about anxiety at the first and last sessions, and three months later. Also, evaluate your experience of the program through a survey at the last session.
Enjoy the arts
Travel to attend Grafton Regional Gallery each week for a 2-hour workshop for 8 weeks.
This program will run in Term 2, 2024. Dates to be confirmed by December 2023.
Interview
Take part in a one-on-one interview about your experience of the program and the art activities you completed. This will take about ten minutes.
If you provide consent, our research team would also like the opportunity to:
Observe some of the arts activities you take part in to understand the process and your response to it
Photograph any artworks produced (with no identifiable links to participants)
*Anxiety itself is a normal emotion. However, some young people worry more than others, either through a greater number of worries or more frequent or intense worries. For research purposes in this project, mild anxiety refers to children who worry a little more than their peers but have not been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder.
