Arts and Health
“More than ever, musicians and artists have the ability and duty to create spaces of emotional healing, deep connection, and wellness for the people around us. This kind of sensitive and compassionate art making not only helps the lives of others, but helps ours as well.”
Longwood Symphony Musicians at Boston Hospitals
Honoring our Pandemic Experiences
Music for H.O.P.E. at Johns Hopkins Hospital
As part of Johns Hopkins' H.O.P.E. (Honoring our Pandemic Experiences) initiative, the Peabody Institute's Jotaro Nakano (Doctoral student in conducting) and JH's Program in Arts, Humanities, & Health collaborated to produce a virtual performance dedicated to the Johns Hopkins' community after two long years of COVID. The performance was filmed in JH Hospital's historic Hurd Hall on March 9th, 2022, and is viewable on Youtube in three installments.
Symposium on Social Prescription
To start the day off at Tanglewood, LSO will host an important symposium on Social Prescription, the exciting new public health concept of caring for the whole patient through the arts. We will celebrate the groundbreaking work that is being done today in the Commonwealth, and consider the rich possibilities of the future. Our keynote speakers will include Michael Bobbitt, Executive Director of Mass Cultural Council and Chris Appleton, CEO of Art Pharmacy. They will be joined by LSO musician Dr. Lisa Wong, a leader in the field of arts and health.
11:30am-12pm: Welcome & Coffee
12pm-1pm: Culture Rx - Where are we now?
1pm-2pm: Lunch with orchestra & chorus (provided)
2pm-3:30pm: Social Prescription - Past, Present & Future in Massachusetts
2024 Event
Jotaro’s Reflections from the National Organization for Arts in Health Conference
How many ways can your art heal our world?
On November 2nd, 2022, hundreds of artists, art administrators, healthcare professionals, health administrators, and community leaders from around the nation gathered at the American Visionary Art Museum in Baltimore for the annual National Organization for Arts in Health Conference (NOAH CON 2022). As one of the Peabody Arts in Health Fellows at Johns Hopkins Hospital, I was invited to attend and participate in this conference. This reflection will explore some of the topics discussed at NOAH CON and my experience participating in the student panel.
Music & Poetry Concert Focusing on Mental Health
Hollow Tree at Peabody
Hollow Tree is an introspective program that shares various expressions exploring the subject of mental health through diverse points of view. Performances of music are woven with recitations of spoken word poetry.