We believe that experiencing visual art, 文学艺术, and music can be therapeutic and contribute to a person's sense of well-being. Our 创意艺术计划 offers one-on-one experiences for patients in the hospital, 注入套件, and waiting areas with our visual artist, literary artist 和rapeutic harpist.
To schedule a visit from one of our Creative Arts Specialists, please call or email the 创意艺术计划. Although our staff is only available for limited hours, we will do our best to accommodate your request.
The 创意艺术计划 is a collaboration between the 艺术与人文学科, 十大网赌平台推荐癌症中心 Support 服务 和 姑息治疗计划, and is supported through philanthropy. If you are interested in supporting the 有创意的 arts program please contact us or donate online to the 艺术与人文学科.
Telling Our 故事 Through Word and 图像 event
Telling Our 故事 Through Word and 图像 showcases the 有创意的 writing and visual art done by cancer patients 和ir families. 查看我们的 2023年选 数字翻.
From the Heart: A Collection of Writing and Art
Inspired by the mask project used with U.S. 退伍军人, From The Heart: A Collection of Writing and Art (PDF) was created with behavioral health patients over one week. It was later showcased in the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) rotunda display cases.
视觉艺术家
金·温格霍尔 is the visual artist with our 创意艺术计划. Working one-on-one with inpatients and in outpatient groups, Kim helps artists and non-artists alike explore their 有创意的 expression through drawing, 绘画, and a wide variety of mixed media. Whether facilitating a casual, artsy way to while away the time, or assisting with creating a lasting keepsake, Kim strives to provide an uplifting, 可访问的, and light-hearted experience for patients. We keep a nice variety of arts and crafts supplies on hand to choose from. No previous art experience is necessary.
Art Outlet Workshops for cancer patients 和ir families
An opportunity to ‘plug in’ to your 有创意的 side, the Art Outlet offers a chance to commune with other 有创意的s and, 最重要的是, 玩得开心! Bring along a project you are working on or start a new one with supplies provided. 注册要求. 不需要美术经验. For all persons with a current or previous cancer diagnosis 和ir loved ones.
Workshops take place on Friday afternoons, 2:00 to 4:00 pm. See 十大网赌平台推荐癌症中心's 病人 and Families events calendar 对日期.
文学艺术家
A journal helps clear the path through a difficult time. 好书是好伙伴. 一个字母消除了距离. A story lifts the spirits of the listener. Memories, transcribed, become legacy. Creative writer Marjorie Gellhorn Sa’adah is available to patients 和ir supporters throughout Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center 和 十大网赌平台推荐癌症中心 for individual and family meetings, 写作小组. Marjorie provides compassionate listening, 转录, 大声朗读, 量身定制的写作提示, 工具, teaching and support to explore and enjoy the 文学艺术.
治疗竖琴师
Certified Harp Practitioner Margaret Stephens uses music—melody, 节奏, 音调, harmony—to meet the physical, mental and emotional needs of patients 和ir families at the bedside and in outpatient areas of the Cancer Center. While playing her 23-string harp, Margaret creates a "cradle of sound" to support the individual's journey of healing, 完整与成长.
A Certified Harp Practitioner is a trained, therapeutic musician who uses the harp to aid the healing process of body, 心, 和精神. The music practitioner observes, 直觉地, and listens to the client's needs, 然后选择音乐风格, 的节奏, 节奏, 模式, and melodies that are appropriate to meeting those needs. The goal is to create a "sound space" or a "cradle of sound" to support the listener in his or her journey of healing.