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Joined by the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, NYC Health + Hospitals unveiled the new murals at hospitals, long-term care facilities, and community health centers in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx.
"Please tell our story. We want the world to know.” (Story cloth circle participant)
Dec, 20, 2022: Terra Firma launches RSVP, an arts engagement program for unaccompanied immigrant youth to facilitate acculturation in New York City
Oct 25, 2022 - Hospital mural highlighted in Illumination Fund's new book commemorating NYC Health + Hospitals Community Mural Project from 2019 through 2021
Arts in Medicine is about engaging patients, clinicians, caregivers, and staff in different types of healing connections. Visual arts, performing arts, theater, and literary arts help tap into imagination, creativity, and expression as part of improving health.
In 2018 the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund launched Arts in Health, a $10-million multi-year initiative to support organizations working on health issues that impact New York communities and that utilize the arts as a tool for healing. The Fund is supporting the expansion of programs that work at this intersection, with special attention to increasing access for underserved communities and addressing disparities.
To support organizations utilizing the arts to address health issues that impact New York communities, including mental health stigma, trauma, and aging-related diseases.