a strolling musician playing guitar in a pediatric unit, Shands Arts in Medicine, Gainesville Fl

http://www.shands.org/aim/

You YOU can set up an art and healing program

if you want to visit a program to see what they are like....

then..
 

Go into a hospital, old age facility, prison, school etc etc

Find out their mission statement=who they are

Tell them about art and healing and= who you are,

Bring a book about art and healing for example:

Our book Creative Healing, a guide to what art and healing is

http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Healing-Yourself-Tapping-Creativity/dp/0062515187

show them websites, for example

http://www.thesah.org/template/index.cfm

or other ones on my blog under my bio.

show them your bio and tell them why you are interested in art and healing

do a presentation, write them a letter,

get permission be invited.. (a native american saying)

then, do it......

Volunteer 2 afternoons mornings a week to make art with people

Or bring in artists from your community to do this

Voilla!!! you have an art and healing program, 

you can use, The Society of arts and healing toolbox to help set up programs.

Thank  you Society of Arts in Healthcare

http://www.thesah.org/template/page.cfm?page_id=180

 or use our Art as a healing force page on how to set up a program

 http://www.artashealing.org/ahfwpop.htm

 now, just do it!!!!