Wellness Resources

Creativity is a great way to keep yourself occupied in a constructive way. Making and engaging with arts, crafts, and other creative activities can help your brain feel free to wander and make new connections that can inspire original thought.

Visit the Art Therapy Open Studio with Student Wellness.

Connect with the Hyde Park Art Center for their Adult Education art classes.

Hyde Park Art Center, the renowned non-profit hub for contemporary art located on Chicago’s vibrant South Side, has completed the transition to a contribution-based model for 100% of its art classes.

There are a large number of books about various crafts in the Library (some crafts portable in a backpack!) : 

• Crochet
• Knitting
• Shibori dyeing
• Resist textiles
• Embroidery

Resources for coloring

• UChicago Law School Coloring Book
• Paintings from the Art Institute
• Illustrated books to color from the French National Library
• Crayola (like the crayons)

The Library has an extensive cookbook collection and it can be fun to explore and get creative with your own recipe alterations!

Cookbooks

Be creative & green at the same time!

Indoor gardening

Or dream about the spring & summer...

Gardening