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The Healing Power of Art: Works of art by Haitian children

Abstract After the 2010 Haitian earthquake, the government opened a safe haven for children living in tent compounds to participate in therapeutic art activities and give expression to their terrifying experiences. Ninety-five works by children were shown at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art (NMAfA) in the exhibition The Healing Power of Art: art work by Haitian children after the earthquake. An area in the gallery was set up to engage the public in drawing and writing messages in response to the young artists' paintings. Five thousand messages were collected and sent to Haiti. Additional outreach included a video conference between the Haitian children and a D.C. public elementary school French club creating peer-to-peer interaction. The exhibition and its collaborative programming cast into relief the convergence of museums and social engagement, as well as the links between art and its ability to foster compassion, connections, and community