“艺术疗法”——美术馆服务精神疾病群体的实践与思考

"Art Therapy":Practices and Reflections Related to Gallery Services for Mental Disorder Groups

随着物质生活的逐步提升与科学技术的高速发展,人们对各类精神疾病、脑瘫及自闭症的认知也越来越深入,关注精神卫生是整个社会需要面对和重视的,也是实现和谐社会的重要环节。美术馆作为视觉艺术博物馆,是提供美育的专门机构,也是传播美术、陶冶大众的重要渠道。美育既能促进人们的日常身心健康,也在潜移默化中涵养每个人的人生观、价值观与世界观。本文以2021年苏州市公共文化中心·苏州美术馆针对精神残疾、脑瘫、自闭症人群实施的“阳光美育计划”项目为例,探讨美术馆美育活动结合“艺术疗法”服务精神疾病群体的方式与效果。

With the gradual improvement of material life and rapid development of science and technology,people are increasingly aware of various mental disorders,cerebral palsy and autism.It is necessary for the entire society to address and put emphasison mental health,which is an important step to build a harmonious society as well.As visual arts museums,galleries are specialised institutions providing arts education as well as key channels to convey fine arts and improve the public’staste.Arts education is able not only to promote people’s daily physical and mental health but also to subtly nurture everyone’s views of life,value and world.Through the example of the programme"Sunshine Arts Education"offered in 2021by the Suzhou Art Museum,Suzhou Municipal Center of Public Culture to groups of mental disorder,cerebral palsy and autism,the paper discusses the ways in which gallery arts education activities serve mental illness groups using"arttherapy"as well as the effects of these methods.