ART and MED: ADVANCING A HUMANISTIC APPROACH TO MEDICINE

ART and MED is committed to enriching medical education and practice through the presentation and exploration of relevant, engaging arts experiences. We combine thirty years of professional expertise in studio art, clinical art therapy and arts education with the unique first-hand insights of chronic medical patients. Our ultimate goal: using the arts as a powerful illustrative tool to help medical practitioners gain deeper understandings of what their clients may need - not just as patients, but as people.

ART and MED services include:

• Curation and installation of custom arts exhibits that enhance insights into humanistic care;
• Arts-integrated lectures on medical and patient relations topics;
• Experiential arts exercises and workshops;
• Focused case studies incorporating clear and compelling visual arts examples;
• Building critical observation and visual analysis skills through art viewing;
• Folk Arts Exploration: Broadening multi-cultural understandings of healthcare;
• Arts-based self-care practices for medical care givers;
• Logistical consulting for starting medical Artist-in-Residency programs.