ARTSCARE
"The arts have an extraordinary ability to enhance our lives, to help us heal and to bring us comfort in times of great stress. We must reconnect the arts with the actual human existence that Americans lead, the journeys we take in life, which lead us through hospitals, to hospices, to the end of life." - Dana Gioia, former Chair, National Endowment for the Arts
ArtsCare is a creative partnership between The Arts Center and Samaritan Health Services (with additional training support coming from Hospice providers). The Arts Center's ArtsCare Program places artists in health care environments to work with patients, or staff, or to beautify facilities — for the healthful benefit of all!
Where We Work
ArtsCare artists are active in a growing number of healthcare sites and with diverse populations.
Workshops
Art-centered programs for cancer survivors and caregivers.
Site Projects
Learn more about ArtsCare site projects and installations.
ArtsCare Artists
The ArtsCare team of Core and Adjunct Artists consists of people who work in a broad spectrum of the Arts.
Artist Opportunities in ArtsCare
Learn about how you can participate in the ArtsCare program.
Funding
See how you can help fund Artscare.
Healthcare Links:
ARTSCARE
Where We Work
Workshops
Current Site Projects
ArtsCare Program Artists
Artist Opportunities
Program Funding
ARTSCARE FEEDBACK
- "This is the highlight of my week."
— Kim Clark, Surviving to Thriving participant 2010 - "As I was playing in the hallway for a patient who was in isolation, a doctor walked by and said,'I could listen to that all day.'"
— Donna Mast, ArtsCare harpist