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From our hearts to yours, Happy Holidays!

The mosaic hearts featured here are part of a community-engaged participatory art project led by AIM Artist in Residence Sarah Hinds. Crafted by the hands of community members across Gainesville, FL under the visionary guidance of the Artist, hundreds of hearts just like this will be collected over…

Returning Volunteer Applications are open!

12/1/23 Update: Applications for Spring 2024 are now closed. Returning volunteers, now is the time to submit your application materials for the Spring 2024 semester! Arts in Medicine is accepting returning volunteer applications ONLY for Spring ’24. Those interested in volunteering with AIM for the first time will…

Stories of Strength Exhibit and Opening Reception

Join Arts in Medicine and Streetlight for the Stories of Strength opening reception. The exhibit features original artworks to celebrate Sickle Cell Awareness Month, and tell the story of those living with sickle cell. Join us September 21st from 4-6pm for the opening reception, located in the Criser Cancer Resource…

Two AIM Dance Classes Return to Senior Center in a Hybrid Approach

We are excited to announce that Dance for Lifelong Health and Encore Dancers Workshop will both be adopting a hybrid approach for Summer 2022. Starting April 7th, 2022, both classes will offer limited in-person attendance for local participants. The option to Zoom in to the class will still be…

Registration for The Thriving Kind is now open!

Registration for AIM program, the Thriving Kind, is now open! The virtual program is geared toward former patients or caregivers of the UF Health Shands community who are seeking continued connection with art and mindful movement. Registration will close January 13th. The workshop is free and materials are provided. Register…

Arts in Medicine’s COVID-19 Pandemic Arts Response

Watch the video below to discover how the Arts in Medicine program at UF Health in Gainesville, FL responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with creative innovation that adapted our delivery of services to provide continued care to the patients, their families, and staff.

Ricky’s Blog Post 1

In a hospital room eight stories high, which offers a stunning view of a prairie that sprawls for miles, I’m poised over sacred ground. From up above the thunderclouds, the heavy rain falling on the preserve casts a serene blue haze. This room has not been raised for worship, to…

AIM Kids

AIM Kids is an arts & crafts workshop for pediatric inpatients, held in Pediatric Playrooms at UF Health Shands, Wednesdays 1:30-3:30pm, and Thursdays 1:30-3:30pm. The workshops are led by a Visual Arts Artist in Residence, often with assistance from AIM volunteers, with each workshop activity tailored to…

Music Referrals

Musicians in Residence are professional musicians from the community trained specially to provide musical experiences to patients at the bedside. Visits from a musician in residence can include performances of specifically requested songs, the musicians’ original works, or a calming background melody. The patient and the musician have…

Visual Art Referrals

Visual Artists in Residence are professional artists employed by Arts in Medicine to visit patients at the bedside, facilitating creative art activities of their choosing, with their condition and capabilities in mind. These activities can be anything from painting a canvas, molding a paper-clay figure, origami, and more.