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Princeton’s New Hospital Emphasizes the Importance of Art in the Healing Process
Newsworks/WHYY (May 17, 2012) – If you were lying in a hospital room, what kind of art would you want to see? There are as many answers as there are patients. Now, hospitals are joining museums as places to exhibit artwork. Full Article>
Newsworks/WHYY (May 17, 2012) – If you were lying in a hospital room, what kind of art would you want to see? There are as many answers as there are patients. Now, hospitals are joining museums as places to exhibit artwork. Full Article>
Compter Gaming Helps Rehabilitate Stroke Victims
BBC News (May 17, 2012) – Scientists at Newcastle University have developed a computer game designed to help stroke victims recuperate. The Circus Challenge game, created with a computer game studio, aims to help patients recover motor functions. Players use wireless controllers to perform virtual circus acts such as lion taming and plate spinning. Full Article>
BBC News (May 17, 2012) – Scientists at Newcastle University have developed a computer game designed to help stroke victims recuperate. The Circus Challenge game, created with a computer game studio, aims to help patients recover motor functions. Players use wireless controllers to perform virtual circus acts such as lion taming and plate spinning. Full Article>
Helping Tsunami Victims Heal
Washington Jewish Weekly (May 16, 2012) – IsraAID created Heal Our Hearts, a combination of music, movement and art therapy. Therapy takes place in 10 centers set up in two weeks by the IsraAID team and is available to all on a walk-in basis. Weisel, an artist, whose work has been shown in museums around the world, volunteered as art therapist. Full Article>
Washington Jewish Weekly (May 16, 2012) – IsraAID created Heal Our Hearts, a combination of music, movement and art therapy. Therapy takes place in 10 centers set up in two weeks by the IsraAID team and is available to all on a walk-in basis. Weisel, an artist, whose work has been shown in museums around the world, volunteered as art therapist. Full Article>
Patients Exhibit Skills at ArtsAid
This is Gloucestershire (May 16, 2012) – ARTIST Diana Aungier-Rose has a very personal reason to support Cotswold Care Hospice. She has been getting support and care from the charity since being diagnosed with breast cancer more than two years ago. Full Article>
This is Gloucestershire (May 16, 2012) – ARTIST Diana Aungier-Rose has a very personal reason to support Cotswold Care Hospice. She has been getting support and care from the charity since being diagnosed with breast cancer more than two years ago. Full Article>
Iraq Veteran Uses Rap to Treat PTSD
FOX News (May 15, 2012) – On one of the many days Leo Dunson wanted to die, the Iraq veteran put a gun to his temple and pulled the trigger. The loaded weapon misfired. For the troubled former soldier, it was another inexplicable failure, like his divorce or inability to make friends after returning from the war. Full Article>
FOX News (May 15, 2012) – On one of the many days Leo Dunson wanted to die, the Iraq veteran put a gun to his temple and pulled the trigger. The loaded weapon misfired. For the troubled former soldier, it was another inexplicable failure, like his divorce or inability to make friends after returning from the war. Full Article>
Art of War: Service Members Use Art to Relieve PTSD Symptoms
DVIDS (May 15, 2012) – Not all fights in the Marine Corps are fought on the frontline; some are only skin deep. According to a 2008 study from the Center for Military Health Policy Research, 14.8 percent of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans return home with combat related post-traumatic stress disorder Full Article>
DVIDS (May 15, 2012) – Not all fights in the Marine Corps are fought on the frontline; some are only skin deep. According to a 2008 study from the Center for Military Health Policy Research, 14.8 percent of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans return home with combat related post-traumatic stress disorder Full Article>
Healing the Wounds of Domestic Violence with Art
Smithsonian.com (May 11, 2012) – Young veterans returning from the prolonged and grueling wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are finding new ways to cope with post-military life and they’re doing it through art. Full Article>
Smithsonian.com (May 11, 2012) – Young veterans returning from the prolonged and grueling wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are finding new ways to cope with post-military life and they’re doing it through art. Full Article>
Transforming War and Trauma Experiences Through the Arts
Smithsonian.com (May 11, 2012) – Young veterans returning from the prolonged and grueling wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are finding new ways to cope with post-military life and they’re doing it through art. Full Article>
Smithsonian.com (May 11, 2012) – Young veterans returning from the prolonged and grueling wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are finding new ways to cope with post-military life and they’re doing it through art. Full Article>
Cancer Patients Get ‘Stronger’ Through Hospital Art Program
Everyday Health (May 11, 2012) – A new viral video making the rounds shows a group of young cancer patients at Seattle Children's Hospital lip-synching to Kelly Clarkson's "Stronger." Get the story behind how it started. Full Article & Video>
Everyday Health (May 11, 2012) – A new viral video making the rounds shows a group of young cancer patients at Seattle Children's Hospital lip-synching to Kelly Clarkson's "Stronger." Get the story behind how it started. Full Article & Video>
Music Therapy Aided OKC Brain Injury Sufferer
KOCO.com (May 14, 2012) – Colby Young's helmet is signed by people who care and serves as a reminder to him of what he wasn't wearing the time he almost lost his life. "I went down a ramp pretty fast and lost my balance fell backwards and cracked my head open on some metal steel," says Young. Full Article & Video>
KOCO.com (May 14, 2012) – Colby Young's helmet is signed by people who care and serves as a reminder to him of what he wasn't wearing the time he almost lost his life. "I went down a ramp pretty fast and lost my balance fell backwards and cracked my head open on some metal steel," says Young. Full Article & Video>
Young at Art: Project Will Study How Participating in the Arts Impacts Seniors
Coloradan.com (May 14, 2012) – The old adage about staying young at heart expands to the brain, lungs and muscular system when you add singing, acting and painting to the mix. “We know anecdotally that art is good for your well-being; now, we’re hoping to prove it,” said Wendy White, director of development for Larimer Chorale. Full Article>
Coloradan.com (May 14, 2012) – The old adage about staying young at heart expands to the brain, lungs and muscular system when you add singing, acting and painting to the mix. “We know anecdotally that art is good for your well-being; now, we’re hoping to prove it,” said Wendy White, director of development for Larimer Chorale. Full Article>
The Science Behind Music Therapy
KUOW FM (May 4, 2012) – What's the science behind music therapy? Who can benefit? Do you have to be musically inclined? Listen & Download>
KUOW FM (May 4, 2012) – What's the science behind music therapy? Who can benefit? Do you have to be musically inclined? Listen & Download>
Autistic Students Shine at Creative Arts Studio
Studio City Path (May 9, 2012) – For the students at Exceptional Minds Studio in Sherman Oaks, mastering the art seems to be the easy part. The real challenge is receiving the opportunity to display their art. Full Article>
Studio City Path (May 9, 2012) – For the students at Exceptional Minds Studio in Sherman Oaks, mastering the art seems to be the easy part. The real challenge is receiving the opportunity to display their art. Full Article>
The Art of Healing
FourStatesHomepage.com (May 9, 2012) – Art Feeds was founded three years ago. The group used art to help kids in special needs classrooms. But, after the storm the organization painted a different vision for themselves – to help kids traumatized by the tornado find a silver lining. Full Article & Video>
FourStatesHomepage.com (May 9, 2012) – Art Feeds was founded three years ago. The group used art to help kids in special needs classrooms. But, after the storm the organization painted a different vision for themselves – to help kids traumatized by the tornado find a silver lining. Full Article & Video>
Art Lessons: One Mom’s Journey to Hope for Her Son with Autism
HuffingtonPost.com (May 7, 2012) – What would be a relatively simple feat for another child took five years of daily work for Colin, who has autism and lives in an out-of-state therapeutic residential facility for children and young adults with severe disabilities. Full Article>
HuffingtonPost.com (May 7, 2012) – What would be a relatively simple feat for another child took five years of daily work for Colin, who has autism and lives in an out-of-state therapeutic residential facility for children and young adults with severe disabilities. Full Article>
Help in Healing: Camp Assists Children in Dealing with Loss
Montgomery Advertiser (May 8, 2012) – Children coping with the loss of a loved one struggle with overwhelming emotions. And often, grown-ups can’t relate to their grief, or don’t know how to help them. That’s where Camp Celebration, a bereavement camp just for kids, comes in. Full Article>
Montgomery Advertiser (May 8, 2012) – Children coping with the loss of a loved one struggle with overwhelming emotions. And often, grown-ups can’t relate to their grief, or don’t know how to help them. That’s where Camp Celebration, a bereavement camp just for kids, comes in. Full Article>
I Dealt With Grief Through Writing And Drawing
HuffingtonPost.com (May 8, 2012) – I've always had a really bad memory. So when my mother got Alzheimer's disease, I knew that I had to record what was happening to her and to our family. I wanted to be able to look back over my notes and remember all the moments of craziness, beauty, and tragedy – and not lose any of them. Full Article & Slideshow>
HuffingtonPost.com (May 8, 2012) – I've always had a really bad memory. So when my mother got Alzheimer's disease, I knew that I had to record what was happening to her and to our family. I wanted to be able to look back over my notes and remember all the moments of craziness, beauty, and tragedy – and not lose any of them. Full Article & Slideshow>
Creative Arts and Support Offer Chance to Break the Silence
News Times (May 8, 2012) – Tethered to a man she both loves and fears, the young woman is unsure where to turn. She knows she needs help. She dials the Women's Center of Greater Danbury and starts attending one of its support groups. Full Article>
News Times (May 8, 2012) – Tethered to a man she both loves and fears, the young woman is unsure where to turn. She knows she needs help. She dials the Women's Center of Greater Danbury and starts attending one of its support groups. Full Article>
Overcoming Disability
This Is South Devon (May 8, 2012) – He first took up woodcarving after he was diagnosed with fronto-temporal dementia, an illness which affects the areas of the brain responsible for behaviour, emotional responses and language skills. Full Article>
This Is South Devon (May 8, 2012) – He first took up woodcarving after he was diagnosed with fronto-temporal dementia, an illness which affects the areas of the brain responsible for behaviour, emotional responses and language skills. Full Article>
The Art of Healing Life with Music
The Hindu Times (May 8, 2012) – "Music is widely undervalued as a powerful tool to help people overcome trauma, deal with disabilities, express themselves and respond to treatment when suffering from physical and psychological ailments,” said Australian cricket star Brett Lee while launching Music Therapy Academy here on Monday. Full Article>
The Hindu Times (May 8, 2012) – "Music is widely undervalued as a powerful tool to help people overcome trauma, deal with disabilities, express themselves and respond to treatment when suffering from physical and psychological ailments,” said Australian cricket star Brett Lee while launching Music Therapy Academy here on Monday. Full Article>
Art Therapy Proven to be Helpful, Creative Outlet
Altoona Mirror (May 8, 2012) – Each of the participants in the Home Nursing Agency's Art Therapy program painted their interpretation of a certain emotion on a watercolor square. The squares were then fashioned together, becoming a collective, visual demonstration of how we all express emotions differently. Full article>
Altoona Mirror (May 8, 2012) – Each of the participants in the Home Nursing Agency's Art Therapy program painted their interpretation of a certain emotion on a watercolor square. The squares were then fashioned together, becoming a collective, visual demonstration of how we all express emotions differently. Full article>
Art Therapy Helps Western State Patients Cope With Mental Health
WHSV.com (May 7, 2012) – Thousands of people are diagnosed with depression every year, but patients at Western State Hospital have learned how art can help them cope with those symptoms. Full Article>
WHSV.com (May 7, 2012) – Thousands of people are diagnosed with depression every year, but patients at Western State Hospital have learned how art can help them cope with those symptoms. Full Article>
When Art Heals – Richard Creme Exhibition
HuffingtonPost.com (May 7, 2012) – Five years on from his stroke, Richard's exhibition shows us all just how powerful a role art and creativity, along with a lot of love and support from professionals, family and organisations like The Stroke Association, can go to help 're-invent' and heal an individual afflicted by a serious health issue. Full Article>
HuffingtonPost.com (May 7, 2012) – Five years on from his stroke, Richard's exhibition shows us all just how powerful a role art and creativity, along with a lot of love and support from professionals, family and organisations like The Stroke Association, can go to help 're-invent' and heal an individual afflicted by a serious health issue. Full Article>
Art Helps Heal Crime’s Wounds
Philly.com (May 6, 2012) – I have been drawn to the arts as a way of reframing the challenges of crime and trauma. The arts can engage the whole person to express or understand the harm done and help harness heart and intelligence to reduce isolation. Full Article>
Philly.com (May 6, 2012) – I have been drawn to the arts as a way of reframing the challenges of crime and trauma. The arts can engage the whole person to express or understand the harm done and help harness heart and intelligence to reduce isolation. Full Article>
Terminally Illin’, A Cancer-Ass-Kicking Comic Book
LaughingSquid.com (May 4, 2012) – Terminally Illin’ is a graphic novel, co-created by cancer survivor Kaylin Andres and Jon Solo that tells the story of a young woman in her 20′s who is diagnosed with cancer. While in treatment she takes a journey inside her own body and learns more about the disease affecting her and how her body fights against it. Full Article>
LaughingSquid.com (May 4, 2012) – Terminally Illin’ is a graphic novel, co-created by cancer survivor Kaylin Andres and Jon Solo that tells the story of a young woman in her 20′s who is diagnosed with cancer. While in treatment she takes a journey inside her own body and learns more about the disease affecting her and how her body fights against it. Full Article>
Special Type of Art Helping Basin Residents With Brain Disorders
NewsWest 9 (May 5, 2012) – A new type of artwork is on the rise in the Basin and it's not just for show. It's called Mneme (pronounced "Nemma") therapy, and it's being used to help all people, young and old, who are dealing with brain diseases and disorders. Full Article>
NewsWest 9 (May 5, 2012) – A new type of artwork is on the rise in the Basin and it's not just for show. It's called Mneme (pronounced "Nemma") therapy, and it's being used to help all people, young and old, who are dealing with brain diseases and disorders. Full Article>
From Troubled Minds, Dazzling Art
Sun Sentinel (May 4, 2012) – [Juan] Martin is the Cuban-born founder of National Art Exhibitions by the Mentally Ill, a nonprofit that, for almost a quarter-century, has been showcasing artists grappling with mental-health issues. Their works, collectively, are unsettling portrayals of schizophrenia and bipolar disorders, each brimming with a raw, innocent authenticity, and created by artists either hospitalized or in recovery at home. Full Article>
Sun Sentinel (May 4, 2012) – [Juan] Martin is the Cuban-born founder of National Art Exhibitions by the Mentally Ill, a nonprofit that, for almost a quarter-century, has been showcasing artists grappling with mental-health issues. Their works, collectively, are unsettling portrayals of schizophrenia and bipolar disorders, each brimming with a raw, innocent authenticity, and created by artists either hospitalized or in recovery at home. Full Article>
Review: Cancer Is a Twisted Villain in Death of a Superhero
Wired (May 3, 2012) – In Death of a Superhero ... Donald (played by Thomas Brodie-Sangster) uses art to deal with the fear, grief, anger and frustration he feels, all of which pile on top of the illness itself. He doodles characters in his sketchbooks, schoolbooks and on the occasional building. Full Article & Trailer>
Wired (May 3, 2012) – In Death of a Superhero ... Donald (played by Thomas Brodie-Sangster) uses art to deal with the fear, grief, anger and frustration he feels, all of which pile on top of the illness itself. He doodles characters in his sketchbooks, schoolbooks and on the occasional building. Full Article & Trailer>
Broad Brush Strokes
News Pointer (May 2, 2012) – San Rafael woman, founder of a Marin-based arts program, expands art therapy and support project from Africa to Nepal. “Children paint their deepest stories,” she said. “They never censor themselves.” Full Article>
News Pointer (May 2, 2012) – San Rafael woman, founder of a Marin-based arts program, expands art therapy and support project from Africa to Nepal. “Children paint their deepest stories,” she said. “They never censor themselves.” Full Article>
Exhibition Resonates with Gilda’s Club
Barrie Examiner (May 3, 2012) – The show, entitled The Resonance Project ... features the work of children, teenagers and adults who have been affected in some way by cancer. Full Article>
Barrie Examiner (May 3, 2012) – The show, entitled The Resonance Project ... features the work of children, teenagers and adults who have been affected in some way by cancer. Full Article>
The Bat Segundo Show: Eric Kandel
Reluctant Habits (May 2, 2012) – In this broadcast, author Eric Kandel discusses the influence of 1900s Vienna's interdisciplinary approach to art and medicine and what we can learn from this today. "It’s very easy to see how art influences science," says Kandel. "Neuroscientists consider it as one of the great aspirations of the field to understand how we respond to works of art." Audio & Full Transcript>
Reluctant Habits (May 2, 2012) – In this broadcast, author Eric Kandel discusses the influence of 1900s Vienna's interdisciplinary approach to art and medicine and what we can learn from this today. "It’s very easy to see how art influences science," says Kandel. "Neuroscientists consider it as one of the great aspirations of the field to understand how we respond to works of art." Audio & Full Transcript>
More Hospitals in Michigan Look to Care for Patients Through Music
Detroit Free Press (May 2, 2012) – A sing-along, drum-banging session with a music therapist totally preoccupied 5-year-old Angelina Sheena of Commerce Township during more than an hour of chemotherapy Monday at Children's Hospital of Michigan in Detroit. Full Article>
Detroit Free Press (May 2, 2012) – A sing-along, drum-banging session with a music therapist totally preoccupied 5-year-old Angelina Sheena of Commerce Township during more than an hour of chemotherapy Monday at Children's Hospital of Michigan in Detroit. Full Article>
Fort Hood Facility Provides Art Therapy for Active-Duty Soldiers
Kileen Daily Herald (May 1, 2012) – Art therapy for combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder can be highly effective, according to a 2006 study published in Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association. It can reduce hyperarousal and avoidance, help veterans externalize traumatic memories and build their self-esteem. Full Article>
Kileen Daily Herald (May 1, 2012) – Art therapy for combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder can be highly effective, according to a 2006 study published in Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association. It can reduce hyperarousal and avoidance, help veterans externalize traumatic memories and build their self-esteem. Full Article>
Overlooked and Looked Over: Women Veterans Tell Their Story
People's World (May 1, 2012) – With extraordinarily high rates of post-traumatic stress disorder and skyrocketing suicides ... women veterans are sharing their experiences in a powerful and eye opening exhibit at the National Veterans Art Museum (NVAM) in Chicago called "Overlooked/Looked Over." The exhibit includes the work of 8 women artists including members of Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW). Full Article>
People's World (May 1, 2012) – With extraordinarily high rates of post-traumatic stress disorder and skyrocketing suicides ... women veterans are sharing their experiences in a powerful and eye opening exhibit at the National Veterans Art Museum (NVAM) in Chicago called "Overlooked/Looked Over." The exhibit includes the work of 8 women artists including members of Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW). Full Article>
Art Installation to be Unveiled at Take Back the Night Event
Idaho State Journal (May 2, 2012) – For this art installation titled "Rebuild," local artist, Anne Kratz worked together with allies and survivors of sexual/domestic/dating violence in the strengthening/renewal process of creating artwork. The artwork expresses their stories, sends a message, paints a hopeful tomorrow or depicts a self-portrait. Full Article>
Idaho State Journal (May 2, 2012) – For this art installation titled "Rebuild," local artist, Anne Kratz worked together with allies and survivors of sexual/domestic/dating violence in the strengthening/renewal process of creating artwork. The artwork expresses their stories, sends a message, paints a hopeful tomorrow or depicts a self-portrait. Full Article>
Creativity and the Everyday Brain
American Public Media (March 22, 2012) – The radio show, "On Being with Krista Tippet," explores how we prime our brains to take the meandering mental paths necessary for creativity. New techniques of brain imaging are helping us gain a whole new view on the differences between intelligence, creativity, and personality. Listen & Download>
American Public Media (March 22, 2012) – The radio show, "On Being with Krista Tippet," explores how we prime our brains to take the meandering mental paths necessary for creativity. New techniques of brain imaging are helping us gain a whole new view on the differences between intelligence, creativity, and personality. Listen & Download>
May is National Mental Health Month
WSFA-TV (April 30, 2012) – Each year, the Alabama Department of Mental Health joins statewide and national organizations to promote National Mental Health Month ... hundreds of consumers around the state with mental illnesses, intellectual disabilities, and/or substance use disorders will showcase their artwork throughout the month at the Capitol. Full Article>
WSFA-TV (April 30, 2012) – Each year, the Alabama Department of Mental Health joins statewide and national organizations to promote National Mental Health Month ... hundreds of consumers around the state with mental illnesses, intellectual disabilities, and/or substance use disorders will showcase their artwork throughout the month at the Capitol. Full Article>
Art Therapy at the Brooks Receives NEA Grant
Memphis Flyer (April 26, 2012) – The Memphis Brooks Museum was recently awarded a $44,000 Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to expand its unique Art Therapy Access program ... targeted to at-risk youth, adults, and families in partnership with local social service organizations. Full Article>
Memphis Flyer (April 26, 2012) – The Memphis Brooks Museum was recently awarded a $44,000 Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to expand its unique Art Therapy Access program ... targeted to at-risk youth, adults, and families in partnership with local social service organizations. Full Article>
Creative Minds Changing Minds
Soo Evening News (April 29, 2012) – The statewide traveling art show, “Creative Minds Changing Minds” ... features original artwork from individuals from across the state of Michigan who access Community Mental Health. The goal of the two-year art show is to de-stigmatize mental illness and developmental disabilities. Full Article>
Soo Evening News (April 29, 2012) – The statewide traveling art show, “Creative Minds Changing Minds” ... features original artwork from individuals from across the state of Michigan who access Community Mental Health. The goal of the two-year art show is to de-stigmatize mental illness and developmental disabilities. Full Article>
D.C. Area Homeless Women to Tell ‘Life Stories’
The Washington Post (April 29, 2012) – As a shy student at Roosevelt High School in the 1970s, Thomas dreamed of being a journalist, of using her soft-spoken tone to tell the stories of others. But that voice remained silent for decades as she shuffled through rehabilitation centers trying to forget the details that led her there. Full Article>
The Washington Post (April 29, 2012) – As a shy student at Roosevelt High School in the 1970s, Thomas dreamed of being a journalist, of using her soft-spoken tone to tell the stories of others. But that voice remained silent for decades as she shuffled through rehabilitation centers trying to forget the details that led her there. Full Article>
Healing Art in Hospital Exhibit
Oxford Press (april 29, 2012) – Bryan Hehemann, the CEO and president of McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital, said the idea of its Healing Art Exhibit came about with the idea that patients and visitors in unpleasant, sometimes stressful situations, might benefit from a little comfort. Full Article>
Oxford Press (april 29, 2012) – Bryan Hehemann, the CEO and president of McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital, said the idea of its Healing Art Exhibit came about with the idea that patients and visitors in unpleasant, sometimes stressful situations, might benefit from a little comfort. Full Article>
Healing Through Artwork: Victims Showoff Pieces in Exhibit
The Post-Journal (April 29, 2012) – The [exhibit] allowed the program's counseling participants, most of whom are between ages 5 and 12, to display the artwork they created individually and with their families during the past several months. Full Article>
The Post-Journal (April 29, 2012) – The [exhibit] allowed the program's counseling participants, most of whom are between ages 5 and 12, to display the artwork they created individually and with their families during the past several months. Full Article>
Music Promotes Healing at Germantown’s BuildaBridge
NewsWorks/WHYY (April 29, 2012) – Vivian Nix-Early spends her Tuesday afternoons sitting on a bright-blue carpeted floor surrounded by a handful of singing 4-year-olds. She literally does not miss a note, singing everything from the participants' names to the books on the shelf and the thank you's when the students put their instruments away. Full Article & Video>
NewsWorks/WHYY (April 29, 2012) – Vivian Nix-Early spends her Tuesday afternoons sitting on a bright-blue carpeted floor surrounded by a handful of singing 4-year-olds. She literally does not miss a note, singing everything from the participants' names to the books on the shelf and the thank you's when the students put their instruments away. Full Article & Video>
Art Offers Connection to Healing Process
Huliq (April 26, 2012) – Somewhere between the clicks of the shutter of his easy-to-carry 35 millimeter camera came the idea for a series titled “Recovery” that would document his experience as a blood cancer survivor, explains the website artandhealing.org; while quoting a man with cancer who now uses his camera to create art that helps him heal. Full Article>
Huliq (April 26, 2012) – Somewhere between the clicks of the shutter of his easy-to-carry 35 millimeter camera came the idea for a series titled “Recovery” that would document his experience as a blood cancer survivor, explains the website artandhealing.org; while quoting a man with cancer who now uses his camera to create art that helps him heal. Full Article>
Local Jazz Vet Grover Kemble: ‘The Arts Do Heal’
Parisppany Patch (April 27, 2012) – A long time ago, legendary reggae superstar Bob Marley famously sang, "One good thing about music, when it hits, you feel no pain." That's the literal and figurative philosophy behind the long career of Parsippany jazz singer and guitarist Grover Kemble. Full Article>
Parisppany Patch (April 27, 2012) – A long time ago, legendary reggae superstar Bob Marley famously sang, "One good thing about music, when it hits, you feel no pain." That's the literal and figurative philosophy behind the long career of Parsippany jazz singer and guitarist Grover Kemble. Full Article>
Using Art to Help with the Here and Now
TimesUnion (April 29, 2012) – Using art to help with the here and now. Sue Hahm, a museum docent at the Hyde Collection, rattled off the history of the mansion built in 1912 in her usual New York City machine-gun cadence. Then she noticed someone in her audience looked a little lost. Full Article>
TimesUnion (April 29, 2012) – Using art to help with the here and now. Sue Hahm, a museum docent at the Hyde Collection, rattled off the history of the mansion built in 1912 in her usual New York City machine-gun cadence. Then she noticed someone in her audience looked a little lost. Full Article>
Students Battle Against Cancer with Art Show
YNN (April 29, 2012) – Straight from the mind of an 8-year-old girl – is a unique student art gallery featuring hundreds of art pieces with all proceeds going to cancer research. Full Article & Video>
YNN (April 29, 2012) – Straight from the mind of an 8-year-old girl – is a unique student art gallery featuring hundreds of art pieces with all proceeds going to cancer research. Full Article & Video>
Art Show Helping Victims of Crime to Heal
FOX News (April 26, 2012) – At first glance, it looked like a typical art showing at the VALA Gallery in Mission on Thursday night. But according to therapists, the artwork on display is helping the victims of crime to heal. Watch Video>
FOX News (April 26, 2012) – At first glance, it looked like a typical art showing at the VALA Gallery in Mission on Thursday night. But according to therapists, the artwork on display is helping the victims of crime to heal. Watch Video>
Bronx Marks Crime Victims Week with Clothesline Project, a Touching Art Display by Brave Survivors
New York Daily News (April 26, 2012) – The display features t-shirts decorated by children and adults traumatized by rape, child abuse, gun violence and other misfortune. The artwork educates the public and helps victims heal. Full Article>
New York Daily News (April 26, 2012) – The display features t-shirts decorated by children and adults traumatized by rape, child abuse, gun violence and other misfortune. The artwork educates the public and helps victims heal. Full Article>
Can The Arts Save Sufferers from Dementia?
Camden New Journal (April 26, 2012) – Arts 4 Dementia believe they can stimulate the brains of sufferers with art, comedy, drama, dance, music, photography and poetry, and "elevate people above symptoms of memory loss." Full Article>
Camden New Journal (April 26, 2012) – Arts 4 Dementia believe they can stimulate the brains of sufferers with art, comedy, drama, dance, music, photography and poetry, and "elevate people above symptoms of memory loss." Full Article>
Feel-Good Music Helps With Psychological Counseling, Expert Says
Science Daily (April 25, 2012) – From rock to world beat, pop to blues, music has the power to do much more than cause the toe to tap. It can inspire, transport, educate, entertain -- and in the right hands, it can even bring about healing. Full Article>
Science Daily (April 25, 2012) – From rock to world beat, pop to blues, music has the power to do much more than cause the toe to tap. It can inspire, transport, educate, entertain -- and in the right hands, it can even bring about healing. Full Article>
Music for the Soul
MSNBC (April 24, 2012) – Despite medical and technical advances, music could still be one of the greatest medicines. That's the mindset embraced by OSF Saint Francis Medical Center and the Children's Hospital of Illinois. Full Article>
MSNBC (April 24, 2012) – Despite medical and technical advances, music could still be one of the greatest medicines. That's the mindset embraced by OSF Saint Francis Medical Center and the Children's Hospital of Illinois. Full Article>
The Neurobiology of Violence and Healing with Art Therapy
University of Oregon (April 24, 2012) - [video] Linda Chapman, director, Art Therapy Institute of the Redwoods, discusses how creative expression in a therapeutic setting can help victims of violence and trauma. Watch Video>
University of Oregon (April 24, 2012) - [video] Linda Chapman, director, Art Therapy Institute of the Redwoods, discusses how creative expression in a therapeutic setting can help victims of violence and trauma. Watch Video>
Veterans Drawing on Health
The Commercial Appeal (April 22, 2012) – Area veterans who spend time at the Memphis Veterans Medical Center in Midtown have learned how to cope with the aid of a nontraditional therapy. Rather than physical therapy or occupational therapy, these men and women are benefiting from art therapy. Full Article>
The Commercial Appeal (April 22, 2012) – Area veterans who spend time at the Memphis Veterans Medical Center in Midtown have learned how to cope with the aid of a nontraditional therapy. Rather than physical therapy or occupational therapy, these men and women are benefiting from art therapy. Full Article>
Healing Process Becomes Work of Art
Red Wing Republican Eagle (April 23, 2012) – When Tammy Robinson was 13 years old, she was attacked by a young man while on vacation in Italy. “I wasn’t ready for that,” she said. Full Article>
Red Wing Republican Eagle (April 23, 2012) – When Tammy Robinson was 13 years old, she was attacked by a young man while on vacation in Italy. “I wasn’t ready for that,” she said. Full Article>
Musicians On-Call: Star-studded Concert at Methodist Sounds a New Note in Musical Therapy
Culture Map Houston (April 3, 2012) Houstonians have become accustomed to finding art in unexpected spaces...but few would guess that a visual and performing arts program thrives in the medical center — beyond the traditional sense. Full Article>
Culture Map Houston (April 3, 2012) Houstonians have become accustomed to finding art in unexpected spaces...but few would guess that a visual and performing arts program thrives in the medical center — beyond the traditional sense. Full Article>
Music is Key to Wellbeing
Art & Soul (April 22, 2012) – Earlier this year a hospital in Slovakia found a unique way to comfort newborns who had been separated from their mothers for treatment – playing music to them. Full Article>
Art & Soul (April 22, 2012) – Earlier this year a hospital in Slovakia found a unique way to comfort newborns who had been separated from their mothers for treatment – playing music to them. Full Article>
Breast Cancer Patients Find Creative Ways to Cope
IndyStar.com (April 20, 2012) – Jeanne Craig wards off fear with rubber ducks. Jan Hernly finds solace creating papier-mache masks. And Kathy Howard imagines herself on a frozen pond, her frosty breaths expelling "small ugly faces." Those ugly faces represent cancer cells. Full Article>
IndyStar.com (April 20, 2012) – Jeanne Craig wards off fear with rubber ducks. Jan Hernly finds solace creating papier-mache masks. And Kathy Howard imagines herself on a frozen pond, her frosty breaths expelling "small ugly faces." Those ugly faces represent cancer cells. Full Article>
Poetry, Painting to Earn an M.D.
The Wall Street Journal (February 1, 2011) – The course list for medical students can be brutal, including old standbys like gross anatomy, cell biology and organic chemistry. Now, aspiring doctors can add to that poetry and painting. Full Article>
The Wall Street Journal (February 1, 2011) – The course list for medical students can be brutal, including old standbys like gross anatomy, cell biology and organic chemistry. Now, aspiring doctors can add to that poetry and painting. Full Article>
For One Soldier, Rap Is A Powerful Postwar Weapon
NPR (April 16, 2012) – When Jeff Barillaro came home from fighting the war in Iraq, he felt lost, like thousands of veterans do. He didn't have a mission anymore. But now, through music, he's found one: Under the stage name Soldier Hard, Barillaro raps — about how war has changed troops and their families. Full Article>
NPR (April 16, 2012) – When Jeff Barillaro came home from fighting the war in Iraq, he felt lost, like thousands of veterans do. He didn't have a mission anymore. But now, through music, he's found one: Under the stage name Soldier Hard, Barillaro raps — about how war has changed troops and their families. Full Article>
Grad Students Mix Arts with Science
Newswise (April 18, 2012) – The University of Chicago’s 2012 Arts Science Graduate Collaboration Grants encourage independent, cross-disciplinary research between students in the arts and sciences. Full Article>
Newswise (April 18, 2012) – The University of Chicago’s 2012 Arts Science Graduate Collaboration Grants encourage independent, cross-disciplinary research between students in the arts and sciences. Full Article>
Using Art To Enhance Health Care In Rural Communities
HealhtyState.org (April 16, 2012) – Community agencies in Southwest Florida are starting up an initiative to improve health care for people in Immokalee. And they plan to do so by using the arts. Full Article>
HealhtyState.org (April 16, 2012) – Community agencies in Southwest Florida are starting up an initiative to improve health care for people in Immokalee. And they plan to do so by using the arts. Full Article>
Mobile Art Therapy Project Delivers Creative Opportunities
MPBN (April 14, 2012) – ArtVan is a mobile arts therapy project that reaches out to children in low income neighborhoods in four Maine cities. As the name suggests, ArtVan is a project with wheels. Full Article>
MPBN (April 14, 2012) – ArtVan is a mobile arts therapy project that reaches out to children in low income neighborhoods in four Maine cities. As the name suggests, ArtVan is a project with wheels. Full Article>
From Tragedy Comes a Healing Art Project
Minneapolis Star Tribune (April 17, 2012) – On Aug. 1, 2007, Todd Boss crossed the Interstate 35W bridge just 20 minutes before it fell into the river. He drove home to Vadnais Heights blissfully unaware of the tragedy until his cousin called his cellphone, asking anxiously, "Are you all right?" Full Article>
Minneapolis Star Tribune (April 17, 2012) – On Aug. 1, 2007, Todd Boss crossed the Interstate 35W bridge just 20 minutes before it fell into the river. He drove home to Vadnais Heights blissfully unaware of the tragedy until his cousin called his cellphone, asking anxiously, "Are you all right?" Full Article>
Special Camp Allows Grievers to Heal
Go Dan River (April 16, 2012) – Sorting out feelings of anger, sadness, happiness and others after a loved one has died can be one of the most confusing and frustrating times in a person’s life. The Hospice of Rockingham County once again sponsored Camp Good Grief on Saturday to help school-age children through the pain of losing someone. Full Article>
Go Dan River (April 16, 2012) – Sorting out feelings of anger, sadness, happiness and others after a loved one has died can be one of the most confusing and frustrating times in a person’s life. The Hospice of Rockingham County once again sponsored Camp Good Grief on Saturday to help school-age children through the pain of losing someone. Full Article>
Tourette’s Syndrome: A Heroic Response
The Independent (April 17, 2012) – Tourette's Syndrome means that Jess Thom is at the mercy of unpredictable verbal tics. But she has used humour to help fight back – and to educate others. Full Article>
The Independent (April 17, 2012) – Tourette's Syndrome means that Jess Thom is at the mercy of unpredictable verbal tics. But she has used humour to help fight back – and to educate others. Full Article>
Practitioners Heal — With Music
Roseville Press Tribune (April 11, 2012) – Musician Jean Ann Walth strummed for patient Scott Hamilton, as he lay in bed at Sutter Roseville Medical Center. Full Article>
Roseville Press Tribune (April 11, 2012) – Musician Jean Ann Walth strummed for patient Scott Hamilton, as he lay in bed at Sutter Roseville Medical Center. Full Article>
Was This Man “Cured” by Music”?
Discovery News (Apr 12, 2012) – We know music cannot strictly cure, but in the video below an unresponsive, mostly mute old man seems revitalized and full of life and emotion simply by hearing some of his favorite music. The video is powerful and moving, and the science behind it is a fascinating mix of neurology and primal instinct. Full Article >
Discovery News (Apr 12, 2012) – We know music cannot strictly cure, but in the video below an unresponsive, mostly mute old man seems revitalized and full of life and emotion simply by hearing some of his favorite music. The video is powerful and moving, and the science behind it is a fascinating mix of neurology and primal instinct. Full Article >
The Art of Healing
Winona Daily News (April 7, 2012) – Four hundred images, depicting fall leaves, birds, landscapes, family dogs, babies and more line the hall between the Winona Health clinic and hospital. Full Article>
Winona Daily News (April 7, 2012) – Four hundred images, depicting fall leaves, birds, landscapes, family dogs, babies and more line the hall between the Winona Health clinic and hospital. Full Article>
CBS Tours Cedars-Sinai’s Unexpected Collection of Modern Art
Los Angeles Times (April 6, 2102 ) – On a Sunday morning CBS broadcast, news correspondent Bill Whitaker takes a tour through the 1,000 pieces of modern art on display at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Full Article>
Los Angeles Times (April 6, 2102 ) – On a Sunday morning CBS broadcast, news correspondent Bill Whitaker takes a tour through the 1,000 pieces of modern art on display at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Full Article>
New Cottage Hospital Taps Local Art Community
Santa Barbara Independent (April 6, 2012) – “We thought it was a tremendous opportunity given the artistic community in Santa Barbara to work with local artists,” said Carla Long, director of planned giving for Cottage. Full Article>
Santa Barbara Independent (April 6, 2012) – “We thought it was a tremendous opportunity given the artistic community in Santa Barbara to work with local artists,” said Carla Long, director of planned giving for Cottage. Full Article>
Gaithersburg Artist Uses Residency to Promote Health
Gaitherburg Patch (April 5, 2012) – Every month, the Chautauqua Tower at Glen Echo Park in Glen Echo, MD hosts a resident artist. Full Article>
Gaitherburg Patch (April 5, 2012) – Every month, the Chautauqua Tower at Glen Echo Park in Glen Echo, MD hosts a resident artist. Full Article>
Art Therapy Breaks Up Boredom, Builds Bonds
Des Moines Register (April 3, 2012) – During her chemotherapy appointments at Mercy Cancer Center, Nancy Dodds often watched other patients make crafts and create jewelry as part of an art therapy program. Full Article>
Des Moines Register (April 3, 2012) – During her chemotherapy appointments at Mercy Cancer Center, Nancy Dodds often watched other patients make crafts and create jewelry as part of an art therapy program. Full Article>
Hoping That Art Helps With Healing
The New York Times (March 14, 2012) – Children's Hospital Boston, inside this city’s warren of top-notch hospitals, is a temple of pediatrics, drawing patients and families for some of the country’s best medical care. Full Article>
The New York Times (March 14, 2012) – Children's Hospital Boston, inside this city’s warren of top-notch hospitals, is a temple of pediatrics, drawing patients and families for some of the country’s best medical care. Full Article>
Johns Hopkins Hospital’s Newest Addition Also Serves As An Art Gallery
Huffington Post (April 4, 2012) – From the color-blocked exterior to the massive sculptures hanging from the ceiling, the entire hospital was highly curated to be a visual and sensory experience. Full Article>
Huffington Post (April 4, 2012) – From the color-blocked exterior to the massive sculptures hanging from the ceiling, the entire hospital was highly curated to be a visual and sensory experience. Full Article>
Tornado Victims Use Art Therapy as Recovery Relief
The Boston Globe (March 13, 2012) – Patricia Hempel watches as a little girl draws a sun shining and then proceeds to color the whole page black, covering it up. “These kids have a lot to work through,” she says. Full Article>
The Boston Globe (March 13, 2012) – Patricia Hempel watches as a little girl draws a sun shining and then proceeds to color the whole page black, covering it up. “These kids have a lot to work through,” she says. Full Article>
Homeless Artists Put Lives in Focus
Kilgore News Hearld (April 3, 2012) – Enlisting regular visitors to the Longview shelter, [artist Anup Bhandari] taught them basic painting and recently expanded the course to include photography. Full Article>
Kilgore News Hearld (April 3, 2012) – Enlisting regular visitors to the Longview shelter, [artist Anup Bhandari] taught them basic painting and recently expanded the course to include photography. Full Article>
Your Brain on Fiction
The New York Times (March 17, 2012) – Amid squawks and pings of our digital devices, the old-fashioned virtues of reading novels can seem faded, even futile. But new support for the value of fiction is arriving from an unexpected quarter: neuroscience. Full Article>
The New York Times (March 17, 2012) – Amid squawks and pings of our digital devices, the old-fashioned virtues of reading novels can seem faded, even futile. But new support for the value of fiction is arriving from an unexpected quarter: neuroscience. Full Article>
Healing from War through the Arts: Vets’ Art Exhibition, Workshops and Readings
NorthNewJersey.com (March 22, 2012) – At these hands-on events, which grew out of Warrior Writers writing workshops, veterans transform war uniforms into cathartic works of art. Full Article>
NorthNewJersey.com (March 22, 2012) – At these hands-on events, which grew out of Warrior Writers writing workshops, veterans transform war uniforms into cathartic works of art. Full Article>
How an Appreciation for the Arts May Boost Stroke Recovery
Time (March 16, 2012) – A new study found that stroke survivors who enjoyed music, painting and theater had better recovery than patients who did not. Full Article>
Time (March 16, 2012) – A new study found that stroke survivors who enjoyed music, painting and theater had better recovery than patients who did not. Full Article>
Picturing A Brain Injury
NPR (March 14, 2012) – In 2004, journalist Eliette Markhbein was struck by a car while riding her bike. The collision split her helmet in half “like a ripe watermelon,” and left Markhbein with injuries to her spine and brain. Full Article>
NPR (March 14, 2012) – In 2004, journalist Eliette Markhbein was struck by a car while riding her bike. The collision split her helmet in half “like a ripe watermelon,” and left Markhbein with injuries to her spine and brain. Full Article>
How Hospital Gardens Help Patients Heal
Scientific American (March 19, 2012) – To get an inkling of what a well-designed hospital garden can mean to a seriously ill child, watch the home video posted on YouTube last August of Aidan Schwalbe, a three-year-old heart-transplant recipient. Full Article>
Scientific American (March 19, 2012) – To get an inkling of what a well-designed hospital garden can mean to a seriously ill child, watch the home video posted on YouTube last August of Aidan Schwalbe, a three-year-old heart-transplant recipient. Full Article>
Music Therapy to Promote Movement from Isolation to Community in Homeless Veterans
NIH (March 6, 2012) – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Operation Stand Down has done much to address homeless needs among veterans. Music therapy has been found beneficial in moving individuals from isolation to community. Full Article>
NIH (March 6, 2012) – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Operation Stand Down has done much to address homeless needs among veterans. Music therapy has been found beneficial in moving individuals from isolation to community. Full Article>
Survivors Bond Over a Grueling Play
The New York Times (February 16, 2012) – Over her crevettes Marseillaise, the author and blogger Jen Singer is telling me about the tumor she had in her left lung. “It was the size of a softball,” she says. Full Article>
The New York Times (February 16, 2012) – Over her crevettes Marseillaise, the author and blogger Jen Singer is telling me about the tumor she had in her left lung. “It was the size of a softball,” she says. Full Article>
Acting Out War’s Inner Wounds
The New York Times (January 1, 2012) – “I thought acting would be so out of the normal that it would force me to deal with things,” [Sgt. Matthew Pennington] recalled. “I wanted my life back.” Full Article>
The New York Times (January 1, 2012) – “I thought acting would be so out of the normal that it would force me to deal with things,” [Sgt. Matthew Pennington] recalled. “I wanted my life back.” Full Article>
