Behavioral Health - Article about launch Beautiful Distress
Maarten Van Overeem
KCHC and Behavioral Health Senior Administration welcomed Annaleen Louwes, Artist in Residence from the Beautiful Distress Foundation on October 3rd. We were also joined by Jeanne Wickler, the coordinator of the Beautiful Distress Foundation in NYC. The Beautiful Distress Foundation established a relationship with BHS at KCHC to host an Artist in Residence program to create art work in an urban psychiatric setting.
The launch of the Beautiful Distress Foundation was held on October 21st. The audience was comprised of artists and arts professionals, including people from the artist-in-residence community, as well as mental health profes-sionals and also members of the Dutch community in New York. The evening was hosted by the Netherland-America Foundation and Beautiful Distress jointly.