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CoVid Couture
Submitted by Saundra Shanti First everyone started donning masks. Next came colorful headbands with funky buttons sewn on to hold the loops of the masks off of the ears. Then floral surgical caps appeared on the heads of nurses in the Medical ICU. Finally there was...
Paper Hexagons with Lillis
Learn to make folded hexagons from paper circles with one of Arts in Medicine's Resident Artist, Lillis Taylor. Video tutorial demonstrates how to make a banner from the completed hexagons but you could also glue them to paper and make decorate greeting cards! For...
Snow City Arts Launches Virtual Learning Initiative!
Chicago, IL: On Friday, April 24, Snow City Arts began rolling out its Virtual Learning initiative to fulfill its mission to “inspire and educate children and youth in hospitals through the arts” despite limitations created by COVID-19 and in May, Spanish language...
Writing for Health and Healing – a free online retreat June 6-7
Dominican University of California: Please join us for a free virtual writing retreat to restore your energy and well-being. We extend a special welcome to healthcare providers during this critical moment in our lives. Our retreat opens on Saturday with a reading by...
Native Artists Pivoting with the Times
By Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer (Choctaw Nation), Artist in Business Leadership Fellow 2015 "The COVID-19 crisis continues to cause mass cancellations of performing and visual arts events across the country, including storytelling. Still, culture bearers like Lynette and...
Voices of Our City Choir
Last night, on America’s Got Talent, a San Diego choir (Voices of Our City) made up of people who are homeless blew the audience away winning the Golden Buzzer. It’s a fabulous illustration of the value of an arts in health activity – of how the arts can make a...
Gifts of Art music and art offerings in the time of social distancing
In the time of social distancing, the Gifts of Art program now has the following music and art offerings: Music in the Hospital • Bedside Music has a Song Bank for enjoying or sharing links to songs: http://michmed.org/AORrB • You can listen to past Gifts of Art...
Hold Still, This Won’t Hurt a Bit
Submitted by Saundra Shanti For weeks I had walked past a physician’s clinical drawing of a heart on the white board in the Emergency Department. Whatever teachable moment had taken place, it was long over. With permission from the director, I snagged an Expo dry...
Press Release: SKID ROW ARTISTS CREATIVELY CONNECT WHILE PHYSICALLY DISTANCED
April 21, 2020 Skid Row, Los Angeles For further information Contact: Clancey Cornell Phone: (310) 980-2411 Email: clancey@lapovertydept.org In response to COVID-19, The Skid Row Arts Alliance, a consortium of Skid Row Arts Organizations (Urban Voices Project, Los...
ZOOM Virtual Therapeutic Art Sessions
FOR LOVE & ART partners with domestic and international museums to provide therapeutic art session to seniors and other with mobility limitations. In this time of social isolation, the need for outreach and engagement is vital to their health and well-being. Here...
Storytelling with Elizabeth
Join AIM's Artist in Residence, Elizabeth Vanderkamp, as she begins with a riddle and ends with a beautiful story for us all to enjoy! For more information: https://www.uabmedicine.org/arts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jZkROzzeJg&t=2s
Nonprofit Arts in Medicine Organization Provides Patients with Art Supplies and Video Art Sessions to Promote Creativity and Healing
Art with a Heart in Healthcare (AWAHIH) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to arts and healing. Six days a week, AWAHIH's team of Artists-in-Residence, volunteers, and interns provide personalized, fine art sessions to patients and their...