Harlem Hospital: Art Workshop with HHArt of Medicine
Harlem Hospital: Art Workshop with HHArt of Medicine
Time: 1pm - 2:30pm
Location: Harlem Hospital, 506 Lenox Ave, New York, NY 10037
Capacity: 20 people
Take part in an art observation and art making experience at Harlem Hospital with a HHArt of Medicine workshop, followed by a special tour of some of the murals in the Arts in Medicine visual collection and a mosaic by Charles Alston. Join an educator from the Brooklyn Museum, Selena Rook McMahan, a Licensed Creative Art Therapist, Sharon Itkoff Nacache, along with the Director of Programming for Arts in Medicine, Monica Marino to explore this shared experience and more deeply understand how it is delivered to the staff at NYC Health + Hospital system to support mental health.
HHArt of Medicine
HHArt of Medicine is an art observation program for health care staff delivered by NYC Health + Hospitals Arts in Medicine department that creates a safe environment for health professionals to deepen their connection with one another. Empathy based curriculum is a core component of the HHart of Medicine social-emotional learning module.
Art observation for health care staff creates a safe and thoughtful environment for healthcare workers to deepen their connection with one another, promote individual reflection, foster empathy and increase awareness for the psychosocial context of patient and caregiver experience. The empathy-based curricula are a core component of the HHart of Medicine’s learning model and currently partners with The Whitney Museum of American Art and the Brooklyn Museum.