Arts in Health
Bringing the Arts into the Care Environment

Arts in Health at Michigan Medicine brings the arts into the environment of care to help restore hope, encourage personal agency, and honor human dignity.

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Performances, Programs & More
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From live performances and walk-through exhibits to resources and concerts you can enjoy in your home, the Michigan Medicine Gifts of Art Program has something for everyone.

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About Arts in Health

Arts in Health at Michigan Medicine brings the arts into the environment of care to help restore hope, encourage personal agency, and honor human dignity.

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Programs, Services & Events

Performances and events for the entire community, art and music services for patients and guests, and permanent and changing art in hospital galleries are some of the Gifts of Art offerings.

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Arts Wellness Resources

Immerse yourself in the arts for the health of it. Here you will find a wide variety of music, nature, and art opportunities to explore or share with others at anytime of your choosing.

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Get Involved

Whether you want to make art, perform, exhibit, volunteer, or make a donation, here are some ways to connect arts and health in your life.

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Making Music Together
Life Sciences Orchestra

Part of the Gifts of Art Program, the Life Sciences Orchestra plays two concerts a year at Hill Auditorium, drawing an audience of more than 1,000 community members, friends and family of the U-M life sciences community.

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Current Art Exhibits Learn about our exhibits
Motawi Tileworks: A celebration of 30 years
Nawal Motawi presents this retrospective exhibit as a celebration of local artistry.
Event runs February 20, 2023 - December 23, 2023
A piece of tileworks art
Backstitch: Mixed Media by Speicher-Willis & Barnes

In their exhibition Backstitch, Madeleine Speicher-Willis and Emma Barnes follow the thread in reverse, reformulating their concepts of home and more.

Event runs June 12, 2023 - August 25, 2023
Barnes' backstitch work on a floral piece
Quilling and Origami by Devi Palaniappan

Theivayanai (Devi) Palaniappan has been working in paper arts for over thirteen years.

Event runs June 12, 2023 - August 25, 2023
Palaniappan's orange floral paper earrings
Thrive! Healthy People – Healthy Planet: Photography
This exhibit features works by national and international photographers representing the essentials of health in nine areas.
Event runs June 12, 2023 - August 25, 2023
photograph of a gardener tending to tomatoes
Mixed Media by Ladan Bahmani & Brian Patrick Franklin

Ladan Bahmani and Brian Patrick Franklin are artists and designers addressing language and mass communication.

Event runs June 12, 2023 - August 25, 2023
Intricate wood carvings over paper prints
Cotton & Silk by Katie Mongoven

Until We Meet Again is a collection of hand-dyed and hand-stitched embroideries of Mongoven’s work.

Event runs June 12, 2023 - August 25, 2023
Mongoven's intricate work of orange floral pieces
Transcolorations: Digitally Fabricated Sculpture by Jon Malis

Transcolorations is a translation of digital color science into physical form. 

Event runs June 12, 2023 - August 25, 2023
Malanis piece showing the colors red, orange and blue
Native Wildflowers in Watercolor by Cheryl Gould

Cheryl Gould is a retired art teacher who now hikes and bikes with her camera. She uses her photos as a basis for her paintings.

Event runs June 12, 2023 - August 25, 2023
Gould painting of flowers along the lakeshore
Transcolorations: Digitally Fabricated Sculpture by Jon Malis

Transcolorations is a translation of digital color science into physical form. 

Event runs June 12, 2023 - August 25, 2023
Malanis piece showing the colors red, orange and blue
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Your support makes it possible to bring the arts into the care environment to help restore hope and honor human dignity.

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