Dulwich College Beijing (DCB) has been cooperating with Beijing Smile Angel Hospital since May 2018, to provide comfort, inspiration, and encouragement to child patients through art.
The second installation of their art creations is themed around fundamental shared values between Chinese and Western cultures. GCSE Art students from DCB spent six months researching, observing and interviewing to get a better understanding of what roles their art could play to help and heal. Also taking inspiration from Aesop’s Fables, Hans Christian Andersen and traditional Chinese folk tales, they created a collection of artworks, which are currently on display on the hospital walls.
Throughout the project, students never lost the perspective that the purpose of what they were creating was more important than just a GCSE qualification; it was to provide reassurance and alleviate anxiety for the child patients, parents and medical staff of the hospital. For this engagement, DCB was shortlisted for an International School Award in the Community Initiative category.
The collections here are selected from 27 illustrations from Year 11 students at DCB.
“The Dragon and the Cock”
Takanori F (Japan)
“The Fox and the Crow”
Mark W (Hong Kong)
“The Magic Paintbrush”
Andrea V (Mexico)
“The Rabbit and the Carrot”
Rownie Z (China)
“The Flower Fairies”
Ashley L (Canada)
“The Ugly Duckling”
Max G (US)
“The Princess and the Pea”
Henry K (Korea)
“Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant”
Jason L (Malaysia)
“The Peacock and the Crane”
Lia C (Germany)
This article first appeared in the beijingkids March 2019 Sustainability issue.
Photos: Courtesy of Dulwich College Beijing
