Receiving care for cancer can be a lonely and isolating experience. For an opportunity to pause and connect, Arts in Medicine is now offering a weekly art-making workshop to the patients, care partners, and staff on the UF Health Cancer Hospital’s hematology/oncology unit. Creative Connections is…
Registration is open for Creating Healthy Communities: A Florida Arts in Health Forum. A one-day gathering featuring key takeaways from the recent Creating Healthy Communities Convening at NJPAC. We’ll spotlight the latest in arts in health across Florida, with a special focus on arts prescribing. If you’re a Florida-based artist…
Arts in Medicine and GROW HUB have partnered to offer FREE artmaking workshops for adults in the disability community and their caregivers! These once-monthly workshops will be held every first Tuesday from 11AM – 12PM at GROW HUB (2900 NE 8th Ave) Offered in a socially inclusive setting,…
The in-person weekly Dance for Life classes are moving to a new location as of January 8th. Join us from 10-11am each Thursday at the Senior Recreation Center for a dance and movement workshop for those with movement and neuromuscular disorders such as Parkinson’s, Multiple sclerosis, ALS, or dystonia. The…
An art break during an ED nursing shift?It sounds a bit unbelievable.ED nurses and staff are some of the busiest healthcare workers around. And rightly so. They provide care for patients facing some of life’s most difficult moments and must be fast-acting and quick-thinking in the…
Arts in Medicine is partnering with GROW HUB to offer FREE artmaking workshops for adults in the disability community and their caregivers. These once-monthly workshops will be held every last Tuesday of each month from 11AM – 12PM at Grow Hub (2900 NE 8th Ave) Eligibility criteria • Over…
Arts in Medicine invites Gainesville and North Florida residents affected by sickle cell to join us for a 7-week workshop series. music-genre-stars…
Join Arts in Medicine for a casual collage night plus resource sharing to directly assist those impacted by Hurricane Helene, locally and nationally. Artists are often second responders, supporting communities affected by adverse events and health situations when community building is needed most. Arts in Medicine will create space to…
The hope Paulette Fitzhugh found through art while awaiting a double lung transplant touched the lives of thousands of employees at UF Health Shands in Gainesville. Camee Morrow, UF Health Communications Specialist • September 30, 2024 Awaiting an organ transplant can bring many emotions and questions. How long will I…
We know that participating in the arts, whether actively or passively, is good for us. Activities like painting, journaling, songwriting, baking, listening to music, gardening, and so on are all connected to better health outcomes in children and adults alike. When we participate in those activities in a…
