The Uvalde Love Project is a community project that promotes community healing through a combination of workshops and art therapy groups. The final part of the project is a mosaic mural of handmade tiles by workshop participants and other members of the community.
The Plan
A team of Art Therapists facilitate a series of small workshops and group therapy sessions that help participants discover paths for healing, ways to celebrate the present, honor the past, and foster the love they have for each other and their community. Each workshop or group caters to different age groups, including adults, children, and teens (including students in school and those who are attending school from home).
The benefit of group therapy by age group is to allow more voices to be heard and learn from each other in a safe space for healing. It also provides connectedness that reaches beyond the sessions into the wider community. Our team of Art Therapists are also meeting with teachers, tutors and city personnel to provide trauma specific training and hands-on workshops.
During the workshops participants join our team in creating hand-made tiles for a mosaic mural. The design will be a joyful, love-filled mosaic inspired by nature and other elements chosen by the Uvalde community members. The final creation will be displayed at Jardin de los Heroes Park in Uvalde.