Taking a look at ArtsCare (Dan White, Sydenham Current)
Sydenham Current article on the MAC’s ArtsCare initiatives and programming.
Sydenham Current article on the MAC’s ArtsCare initiatives and programming.
City Life Magazine article on the introduction of Mississauga Arts Council’s Pilot ArtsCare Social Prescription Program.
Doppler Online (Hunstville) article on Anna Silgardo’s Artist in Momentum programming for self discovery, self awareness, and healing.
On November 30th, 2023, Mississauga Arts Council (MAC) presented a new Proposal for a Pilot ArtsCare Social Prescription Program to the Hon. Michael Tibollo, Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions.
The Globe and Mail article that explores pilot programming for social prescriptions.
A new partnership between Vaden Health Services and the program Art Pharmacy taps into the power of experiences like taking a poetry workshop or attending a photography exhibit for enhancing student well-being.
A “Slow-Looking” program at the National Museum in Warsaw, Poland is an innovative art therapy workshop for Ukrainian refugees.
Whether it’s music, clay or painting, research has shown that experiencing art makes us feel better. If only policymakers recognized the value.
Article in Healthing.ca by Robin Roberts
Learn about the Perley Health long term care home’s Therapeutic Recreation and Creative Arts Program for long term care residents
From depression and concussion recovery to MS, arts have helped Mississauga residents take back their lives Article by Eva Amsen, Published on Forbes.com on October 19, 2021. “Doctors in Brussels are prescribing museum visits to their patients who are struggling with stress due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Museum therapy isn’t new and doctors in other places, such as Montreal, have also been prescribing visits to the local art museum as therapy. Not all programs are the same, though, but researchers have been studying whether these interventions are effective.” … “In 2018, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and Médecins francophones… Read More »What Do We Know About Doctor-Prescribed Museum Visits? (Eva Amsen, Forbes.com)