The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art Washington State University and Pullman Regional Hospital are teaming up to present programs on art, health and healing.
Broadly organized under the theme “Art & Healing,” the exhibitions and other events were chosen to address how the arts keep people healthy, assist in the healing process and inspire medical professionals and caregivers, along with those in need of help.
The museum is offering an Art & Healing Virtual Exhibitions webpage which features artworks that draw attention to the therapeutic aspects of visual, auditory, tactile and spatial art experiences. Guided in-person tours and live music also are planned.
Curator-led tours of selected works are scheduled for 3 p.m. Wednesday and May 14 at the museum. People are asked to register in advance for tours by visiting the Hospital Week Celebration website via the shortened link, bit.ly/ArtandHealing.
The live cello music program “Art & Healing,” by Ruth Boden, will explore the power of sound. Boden is a professor of cello, bass and music theory at WSU and coordinates the chamber music program. Performances will be 2 p.m. May 14, June 2 and 23 at the museum pavilion. Performances May 14 and 23 will be a collaboration with Trimpin’s sound sculpture, a permanent exhibit at the museum.
More information about the programs is available online at museum.wsu.edu/education/2021-art-healing-overview-new/.
