Crowd-sourced Grief Toolkit +
ongoing image/prompt repository

Originally published December 2020

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A response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The ARTISTS’ GRIEF DECK is a set of 60 medium format ‘flashcards’ that are individually designed by artists, sometimes in collaboration with grief workers. One side displays an original artwork, created by artists from around the world responding to our open call, and on the reverse is a ‘grieving prompt.’  These are memorial and processual actions that give the individual something to do – a gesture, a tiny performance, a movement, an act of mindfulness – in memoriam for someone or something whose loss they are grieving. As a toolkit, the decks have been disbursed for free to grief workers and community organizations, and can be purchased here.

In addition to serving as an archive of the printed deck, the project website also serves as an expanding repository for grief-inspired artwork and healing, transformative action. Please consider submitting something of your talent or experience.

The Children and Youth Artists’ Grief Deck was published in 2021 in response to an expressed need for tools to assist children and young people experiencing grief. Color-coded by age group, this deck includes artwork and prompts by children and youth vetted by grief professionals who work with young people.