 For release: Jan. 9, 2014
Contacts: Jack
Becker, 651-641-1128, www.ForecastPublicArt.org
Diana
Houston, Public Affairs: 612-348-5130
Creative Care: Art + Healing in the Twin Cities
Special programming is scheduled in conjunction with
the final month of the exhibit, Creative
Care: Art + Healing in the Twin Cities, a first-of-its-kind exhibition
produced by Hennepin County’s
Multicultural Arts Committee and Forecast Public Art, a nonprofit public art
consulting agency.
January 14
Arts and Eating Disorders
Lecture, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Government
Center Auditorium
Explore
ways in which art and ritual can be vehicles for healing others and the self
from addictions to food and extreme expectations of flawlessness.
Presenters:
Bevie LaBrie, M.A., Art Therapist; Tamar Melmed Marmor, M.P.S., A.T.R., and
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.
January 21
Arts and the Mind (Part 2: The Art of
Connection), followed by a panel discussion
Screening, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.,
Government Center Auditorium
This
is a screening of the popular PBS Arts & the Mind program, followed by a
panel discussion. The program explores the vital role the arts play in human
development during both youth and old age. Performers profiled in the series will be on
hand, including members of KAIROS ALIVE!
January 28
Arts and Health: Creative Care Forum,
moderated by Jack Becker
Closing Event, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.,
Government Center Auditorium
Featured
presenters:
Gary
A. Christenson, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Boynton Health Service, University
of Minnesota; will present “Why we need the arts in medicine and public
health,” including arts used in medical education, for therapeutic
interventions, to improve patient experience and for public health and provider
well-being.
Richard
Bonk, Float Tank Consultant, The Wellness Center, will share information about
the healing properties of float tanks and ways they’ve been used to enhance
creativity.
Sheryl VanderPol,
artist, will talk about her work with local and international communities using
her I AM Mosaic process. She explores
the way energy is held—within places, materials, and our senses of smell,
feeling, taste and sight.
Visit
the exhibition in the Hennepin County Government Center, A Level, which features
many artistic disciplines and approaches to healing. The exhibition runs through January 29, 2014,
in the Hennepin Gallery, on the lower level of the Hennepin County Government
Center, 300 S. 6th Street, in downtown Minneapolis. Walk the floor labyrinth by the exhibition.
WHEN:
January
14, 21 and 29, 2014; times as noted
WHERE:
Hennepin
County Government Center
Auditorium,
A Level
300
S. 6th St.
Minneapolis,
MN 55487
NOTE:
The event
and exhibits are produced by the Hennepin County Multicultural Arts Committee
and Forecast Public Art, with additional sponsorship support from Corporate Art
Force, Clear Channel Outdoor, Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota,
Hennepin Health, Hennepin HealthWorks and Health
Care News.
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