Social Wellbeing Through Contribution to the Public Art Process

Abstract

SOCIAL WELL BEING THROUGH CONTRIBUTION TO THE PUBLIC ART PROCESS How could one measure the wellbeing of a community? Perhaps through the quality of its hospitals, perhaps through its emphasis on alternative medicine, perhaps through the quality of its housing. Perhaps another point of reference could be to look at the civic pride that exists within the community, to this end a wellness checklist could include : 剣onnection to and ownership of place 剳ocial inclusion 剴he sharing local knowledge 剡nd the building confidence and empowering of locals Part of this pride could have its basis in Public Art in which case we can also add to this the following criteria to support and strengthen the qualities of ownership and wellness: 剣ollaboration between artist and community and the 剴he showcasing of process