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Mysteries of Squish Art

UF Health Shands Arts in Medicine is pleased to showcase original works by patient, Barron Chappell, in the South Tower, Criser Cancer Resource gallery, Room 1302.  The exhibit will be on display April 7-30, 2014, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.     “I wanted to…

Arts for Resiliency Symposium

The Arts in Medicine Programs at the University of Florida in partnership with the UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, FSU Department of Art Education, the Florida Office of Rural Health and Franklin’s Promise Coalition will be hosting a two day symposium March 27-28, 2014 titled Using the Arts for…

The Journey Inward

  The Journey Inward UF Health Shands Arts in Medicine is proud to showcase original works by resident art therapist Genevieve Camp in the South Tower, Criser Cancer Resource Center gallery, Room 1302.  Genevieve’s painting were inspired by her clinical work at the UF Health Eating Disorders Recovery Center.  The exhibit…

AIM for the Holidays

Please join UF Health Shands Arts in Medicine in celebrating the holidays on Friday, Dec. 6th. Check out our annual Holiday Gift Sale from the Harn Museum of Art Store in the UF Health Shands Hospital Atrium (north campus) from 6 a.m. – 5 p.m.  Proceeds benefit Arts in Medicine…

Integrative Medicine: Supporting people on their journey to realizing wholeness

Integrative Medicine is the practice of medicine that reaffirms the importance of the relationship between practitioner and patient, focuses on the whole person, is informed by evidence, and makes use of all appropriate therapeutic approaches, healthcare professionals and disciplines to achieve optimal health and healing. (Consortium for Academic Health Centers…

Creative for Health: Art and Writing Workshops for People Affected by Cancer

UF Health Shands Arts in Medicine and UF HealthStreet presents: Creative for Health Art and Writing Workshops Nothing feels better than to fully immerse yourself in an art project.  The world around you falls away.  Time passes pleasantly without notice. Research also suggests that creativity is good for our health. …

UF 2013 International Piano Festival

The University of Florida International Piano Festival to present world-class pianists in master classes and in recitals.   This summer, the University of Florida will host world-renowned pianists from across the United States and China for the International Piano Festival. Now in its 6th year, this annual event…

Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day

The arts therapies in Arts in Medicine is teaming up with UF Psychiatry, UF Psychology and the Eating Disorder Recovery Center to recognize Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day on May 9, 2013. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) the US Department of Health & Human Services, the…

Collaborative Sketchbooks

Art House is an independent Brooklyn-based company that organizes global, collaborative art projects. Their flagship endeavor is the Sketchbook Project: an evolving library that features more than 18,000 artists’ books contributed by creative people from 130+ countries. They also operate the Brooklyn Art Library, a storefront exhibition space in the heart…

The Art of Compassion: Nursing Education

As a UF student, Lauren Arce studied psychology, but a lifelong love of dance brought her to AIM. Lauren took a course at the UF Center for Arts in Medicine called Dance in Medicine. As part of her coursework, she became a volunteer at AIM and discovered how the arts…