The transformative-learning potential of feminist-inspired guided art gallery visits for people  diagnosed with mental illness and addiction

Group art activities and arts therapies for people using substances: A rapid review of the literature

“…From reviewing the literature it would appear that participation in group arts has positive outcomes on the recovery pathways of people who misuse substances. There is convergent support from both qualitative (Biley, 2006;Dickson, 2007;Feen-Calligan, 2007;Hanes, 2007;Holt & Kaiser, 2009;Hong, Guo, Huang & Yin, 2017;Humphreys, 2000;Jaaniste, 2008;Klingemann & Klingemann, 2016;Newman, 2017;Reynolds, 2017;Roy and Manley, 2017;Skeffington & Browne, 2014;Spring, Smith & DaSilva, 2017;Zontou, 2012Zontou, , 2013 and quantitative studies (Hong, Guo, Huang & Yin, 2017;Megranahan & Lynskey, 2018;Silverman, 2011;2015;2016ab). However, research into this area is still emerging and there is substantial room for further research involving larger sample sizes.…”

“…Some studies highlight how the role of group art therapy can help individuals become aware of their addictions (Feen-Calligan, 2007;Hanes, 2007) as well as recognising ambivalence, which is necessary in order to fully assess the pros and cons of drug use prior to effecting any changes (Holt & Kaiser, 2009;Hong, Guo, Huang & Yin, 2017). Other studies explored challenging social stigma, which can be a barrier to change (Biley, 2006), since 'problems with living' require solutions in the community (Spring, Smith & DaSilva, 2017). It was found that group art therapy also provided a distraction from substance misuse and helped individuals to concentrate better (Hong, Guo, Huang & Yin, 2017).…”

“…Steps four to ten involve confronting the substance use and its impact on the individual's own life and other people within their lives (Johnson, 1990). There is a religious element to these steps involving connecting with God, which is why some clinicians suggest that this model is not effective with individuals who consider themselves to be atheist (Spring, Smith & DaSilva, 2017).…”

Can museums find male or female audiences online with YouTube?

“…There is no gender difference in the average amount of time (21 s) spent viewing each artwork, however (Smith et al, 2017). A feminist pedagogy initiative for gender-based consciousness raising based around an art gallery in Canada (Spring et al, 2018) shows that gender issues can be addressed in museums that attract mostly female visitors.…”

“…Whilst many museums aim to serve the whole public (Quinlan-Gagnon, 2012), others target social issues such as gender and class inequalities (Spring et al, 2018). A museum may therefore wish to attract a demographic because it would not normally visit or because it is the target of an exhibition (e.g.…”