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The ATENSI Creation Center of "Antasena" Children's Center Magelang Presents Art Therapy
Writer :
Humas Balai Antasena Magelang
Editor :
Annisa YH
Translator :
Intan Qonita N
MAGELANG (March 21, 2021) - "Antasena" Children's Center Magelang conducts Art Therapy for all beneficiaries in preparation for the implementation of the ATENSI Creation Center or SKA program. Art Therapy aims to fulfill children's rights, facilitate beneficiaries to express their feelings and thoughts through works of art, explore the potential that exists in the beneficiaries, reduce stress levels and provide a relaxing effect through changing moods, building or forming new behavior patterns. and can be learned, helping beneficiaries to better understand themselves, training beneficiaries' motor and sensory skills, increasing cooperation between social workers and beneficiaries and increasing beneficiary participation in preparation for the inauguration of the creation center.
Art Therapy carried out includes several activities, namely designing and drawing on wall media or painting murals, printing, screen printing, video documentaries, podcasts. Painting a mural was the first to be held and lasted for 6 days from Monday 15 March to Saturday 20 March 2021.
Head of “Antasena” Children's Center Faisal expressed his hope when opening the Art Therapy activity. “The beneficiaries should be able to participate in Art Therapy activities as well as possible, because apart from self-actualization by painting, they can practice controlling patience and exercising emotions. After that, you can create images and design on the media that has been provided. In the future, it is hoped that you will be able to develop your knowledge and skills in drawing and design after completing rehabilitation, so that knowledge and skills can support you in finding work/business”.
During the implementation of Art Therapy, the beneficiaries will be accompanied by 4 instructors who are a group of artists from Yogyakarta, led by Anang Saptoto. "Determine the theme, draw objects related to the theme and observe the media to be painted," he said when he met the beneficiaries.
On the first day, all beneficiaries were formed based on themes based on the type of livelihood therapy at Antasena Children's Center, namely salon groups, agricultural groups, workshop groups, arts and culture groups and cafe groups. The next task is to make sketches of objects that match the theme of each group with guidance from the instructors, so that the beneficiaries are expected to be able to recognize and explore the message depicted in the mural.
Art Therapy carried out includes several activities, namely designing and drawing on wall media or painting murals, printing, screen printing, video documentaries, podcasts. Painting a mural was the first to be held and lasted for 6 days from Monday 15 March to Saturday 20 March 2021.
Head of “Antasena” Children's Center Faisal expressed his hope when opening the Art Therapy activity. “The beneficiaries should be able to participate in Art Therapy activities as well as possible, because apart from self-actualization by painting, they can practice controlling patience and exercising emotions. After that, you can create images and design on the media that has been provided. In the future, it is hoped that you will be able to develop your knowledge and skills in drawing and design after completing rehabilitation, so that knowledge and skills can support you in finding work/business”.
During the implementation of Art Therapy, the beneficiaries will be accompanied by 4 instructors who are a group of artists from Yogyakarta, led by Anang Saptoto. "Determine the theme, draw objects related to the theme and observe the media to be painted," he said when he met the beneficiaries.
On the first day, all beneficiaries were formed based on themes based on the type of livelihood therapy at Antasena Children's Center, namely salon groups, agricultural groups, workshop groups, arts and culture groups and cafe groups. The next task is to make sketches of objects that match the theme of each group with guidance from the instructors, so that the beneficiaries are expected to be able to recognize and explore the message depicted in the mural.
Furthermore, the beneficiaries paint sketches and color all the murals directly on the walls that have been determined according to the theme and location of the livelihood therapy such as workshop-themed murals on the walls around the workshops, cafe-themed murals on the walls around the cafe and agriculture-themed murals on the walls around agricultural gardens. All of these activities will last until they are completed on Saturday, March 20, 2021 and are always accompanied by instructors and social workers.
Based on the monitoring during the activities the beneficiaries were very enthusiastic and enthusiastic in participating in this activity. Several beneficiaries told the Social Workers that they were happy and wanted to learn more about mural painting. "Yuk Bu ndang diteruske ben lek ketok hasile" (Come on, Mom, let's finish it so we can see the results) said Beneficiary D to Social Workers. Other beneficiaries stated that their free time could be used in a positive way.
Based on the monitoring during the activities the beneficiaries were very enthusiastic and enthusiastic in participating in this activity. Several beneficiaries told the Social Workers that they were happy and wanted to learn more about mural painting. "Yuk Bu ndang diteruske ben lek ketok hasile" (Come on, Mom, let's finish it so we can see the results) said Beneficiary D to Social Workers. Other beneficiaries stated that their free time could be used in a positive way.
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