‘PROJECT HOPE’ – MORE THAN 500 VOLUNTEERS JOINED HANDS TO PLANT THE SEEDS OF HOPE IN COMMUNITY MOSAIC MURAL PROJECT LED BY MOSAICJAM FOR BRIGHT VISION HOSPITAL
524 volunteers, including Bright Vision Hospital (BVH) staff, patients, students, members from the general public and employees from five participating organisations joined hands and completed a mosaic mural ‘Project HOPE’ at Bright Vision Hospital (BVH).
Named ‘Project HOPE’, the mosaic mural was spearheaded by mosaic artist and founder of MosaicJam, Ms Lisan Chng. “Through Project HOPE, I hoped to engage the community to conceptualise and bring patients’ stories of hope and volunteers’ aspirations to life, in the form of a large mosaic mural,” shared Ms Chng. The final art piece is titled ‘Seeds of HOPE’, a mural measuring 8ft by 16ft. It underwent 32 workshops over six phases of transformation from brainstorming and drawings to clay making, mosaic setting and the final process of grouting. The team and volunteers spent a total of 12 weeks, and nearly 1,600 volunteer hours to complete the mural. From the workshops, participants interacted and bonded in a creative environment. It also engaged students in the process of creation so that they could inculcate the values of giving and sharing.
“The amazing thing is that we had the right number of people at the right time. In fact the whole entire project is magical how everything came together. This mural is a manifestation of the generosity and love of the volunteers who came forward to contribute.” said Ms Chng.
‘Project HOPE’ received support from many partners. They are Central Singapore Community Development Council (CDC), National Arts Council (NAC), Keppel Care Foundation (KCF) and e-Cube Global.
“Central Singapore CDC is delighted to have connected MosaicJam to Bright Vision Hospital, a link-up that has resulted in Project HOPE, a collaboration that has brought much joy to the patients and caregivers at Bright Vision Hospital. It is very heartening to see people from all backgrounds coming together through arts, and I would like to encourage more arts enthusiasts and volunteers to step forward and contribute their creative talents and artworks to do something meaningful for our community.” Ms Denise Phua, Mayor, Central Singapore District.
The mural now stands at level 2, Atrium area of the hospital. It creates a connection between art and healing to the patients, their families, staff and visitors.
