Wednesday: Healthcare and the Healing Power of Art

In collaboration with the Fairfield University Art Museum, the Fredrickson Family Innovation Lab is delighted to bring you an interdisciplinary discussion that bridges cutting-edge healthcare and the healing power of art. Please join the conversation on Quick Live this Wednesday, Nov. 8, at 7:30 p.m.

Health Humanities Catalysts: Processing Grief and Loss Through Meaningful Collaborations.

Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 7:30 PM, Quick Live Registration

Poignant in its concerns of shared trauma, grief, and loss confronted universally over the past two years, this panel offers a platform to discuss developments in the medical/therapy field and the opportunities of cross-disciplinary programming – between the professional disciplines of healthcare and those of contemporary art museums, artists and designers, and curators – envisioning the future of well-being and recovery, as well as a conversation on processing personal loss and trauma through art museum experiences. This event is co-sponsored by the Fairfield University Art Museum.

Panelists:

Cynthia Nourse Thompson, Director of Curatorial Affairs and Associate Professor of Art, Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art, Kennesaw State University

Marcia Day Childress, Ph.D., Professor Emerita of Medical Education, Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor Emerita, Center for Health Humanities and Ethics, University of Virginia School of Medicine

M. Jordan Love, Ph.D. (she/her) Carol R. Angle Academic Curator Interim Co-Director, The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia

David Charles, Professor of Design, School of Art within the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville