小雪老師問小朋友：「每天起床後、睡覺前，最想看見什麼東西?」
小朋友說：「想要看到綠色森林，想要看到很多星星，想要看到美麗的彩虹。」
於是小雪組撿了好多樹葉，看著樹葉發明了好多種綠色，在紙上畫了像森林一樣的綠色房間，又在房間裡畫上好多星星。
2014年夏天，睦祥育幼院舊院因『桃園航空城計畫』需要搬遷，而新址是廢棄的國小，建築內部多處斑駁。
嚮光因此開啟了「BUILD A HOME 彩繪改造計畫 — 睦祥新家改造大作戰」，由睦祥育幼院的孩子跟嚮光協會一起合作，召集了14位藝術家與孩子們一同對睦祥即將搬遷的新家中14個空間提出想法。
我們堅持讓藝術家和孩子們一起腦力激盪、共同創作。我們所做的，是讓大朋友、小朋友參與他們新家的創造與成型，賦予他們對自己所居住的空間擁有應有的發言權與選擇權，在參與過程中感受到自我價值和成就感。
也因此，該計劃最重要的環節，是所有藝術家在開始規劃創作藍圖前都必須先與孩子互動，了解孩子的內心需求。
我們希望新的育幼院不只是一間能居住的房子，它必須是孩子們在其中共同成長生活、編織夢想的『家』。
在短短的六週期間，來自各地的創作者們聚集在一起，發揮所長，與孩子們共享了一段多樣化且特別的旅程。這次旅程不僅僅是為了美化新家的空間，更是透過合作與分享，在大人和孩子心中留下美好的回憶，讓大家認識到每個人都有能力去改變自己的家和世界。
2014 年 9 月 6 日，我們為孩子們揭曉了他們的新家 — 許多孩子在這個家中度過了整個童年與青少年時光，也有新的孩子們加入其中共同生活和成長。
感謝所有藝術家與參與者，回想起十年前第一次「BUILD A HOME 彩繪改造計畫 — 睦祥新家改造大作戰」，至今有幸提供更多樣培力課程，與大小朋友一起打造屬於自己的空間，因為有你們，嚮光的 BUILD A HOME才能走過這十年的光輝歲月。
未來的日子裡，我們期待能繼續攜手同行，繼續透過創作、陪伴、捐贈或是任何形式的投入將這份愛與創意延續下去，創造更多美好的空間和回憶！
藝術家： 葉映汝 Rita Yeh | 曹恩慈 Snow Tsao | 江則穎 Salt T.Y Chiang | 許淳喻 Grace Hsu | 李金霖 Sic Lee | 許文蓁 Cotton Disco
| 張恆銘 (六樓鐵皮) 6FTP | 滕孟哲 James Teng | 徐笠慈 | Hsu Li Tzu | 蘇品蓉 Long Long | 單任捷 Christmas | Candy bird | Haena Kang | Dan Cuena
攝影師： KEN Photography | 吳小強 (Chloé Wu)
“What do you want to see every night before you go to sleep and what do you want to see when you wake up?”
Teacher Snow Tsao proposed this question to the children of Taoyuan Muhsiang Children’s home 10 years ago, with the response being “stars, etc etc”
And from there, a childlike room of their dreams and wishes, was born.
One of Bright Side Project’s cornerstone art empowerment projects BUILD A HOME, empowers youth and adults to have a say and participation in the space they use and live in (call home). 10 years ago we undertook our first Build a Home project in Taoyuan MuHsiang Children’s Home, inviting 14 artists to renovate and artistically beautify 14 spaces and rooms alongside the children who live there.
Bright Side believes fully in children’s rights and their participation so the foremost and most important aspect of the project has always been getting to know the kids and having their consent and involvement in the process. On September 6th 2014, we unveiled children’s new home to them – a home that many of them lived there during their duration there and where new children continue to live and thrive in.
In it’s 10th year on September 6th, 2024, we invite you to look back on the masterpiece that was created and understand more about this project and how it we hope it can extend to brightening the homes and lives of those involved.
We want to thank the artists who were a part of this journey and let them know that they and you continue to make an impact on children’s lives, whether through your creations, your companionship, your donations, or any other form of support you may have shown our Bright Side youth.
