Healing Arts: Highlights from the Museum’s Arts and Healthcare Outreach Program

Healing Arts: Highlights from the Museum’s Arts and Healthcare Outreach Program

June 24, 2014 to September 28, 2014

Healing Arts: Highlights from the Museum’s Arts and Healthcare Outreach Program showcases artwork from Holly Residential and Oregon Supported Living Program. For the past year, the JSMA has provided art activities at Holly Residential, a care center in North Eugene that specializes in the care of adults with traumatic brain injuries. JSMA museum educators, practicum students, interns, and volunteers lead twice weekly art activities at the center, and the residents visit the museum for guided tours. In March, we began an outreach program with the OSLP Arts & Culture Program for adults with developmental disabilities. Jamie Walsh, OSLP Arts and Culture Program Coordinator, says that their goal is to offer “a dignified and accepting platform for the artistic voices of emerging artists who may otherwise be overlooked as professionals in their field because of disabilities or other disadvantages.” A biweekly arts program at the JSMA combines gallery tours and art workshops, which tie in the content of the museum tours with art production so that the participants will learn more about the connections between the process of creating art and the finished product.