Art and Medicine

Explore the field of medical humanities - the intersection of the arts, humanities and healthcare - with this free online course.

A community of artists, physicians, students and patients committed to healing through the intersection of art and medicine.

We have many different classes for adults, from ceramics to jewelry making to music. We also have the facilities to support students whether they are interested in making art for fun, as a career, or both!

Mesa Arts Center, owned and operated by the City of Mesa, is a unique, architecturally stunning, international award winning facility located in the heart of downtown Mesa. Arizona's largest arts center is home to four theaters, five art galleries, and 14 art studios. Guests, patrons, and students come to Mesa Arts Center to enjoy the finest live entertainment and performances, world-class visual art exhibitions, and outstanding arts education classes.

Located in the Tempe Community Complex, the Edna Vihel Arts Center offers a variety of programs for participants of all ages, skill levels and backgrounds. With over 355 classes available every year, and options for both in-person and virtual, there is something for everyone at Edna Arts, from early childhood to adults, ceramics to theater.

The Arnold P. Gold Foundation is dedicated to keeping healthcare human. The Gold Foundation infuses the human connection into healthcare. We engage schools, health systems, companies, and individual clinicians in the joy and meaning of humanistic healthcare, so that they have the strength and knowledge to ensure patients and families are partners in collaborative, compassionate, and scientifically excellent care.

The Polyphony is a new web platform which aims to stimulate, catalyse, provoke, expand and intensify conversations in the critical medical humanities. It is also the relaunch and reinvention of the Centre for Medical Humanities blog, which has served the field since 2010.

The Literature, Arts and Medicine Database (LitMed) is a collection of literature, fine art, visual art and performing art annotations created as a dynamic, comprehensive resource for scholars, educators, students, patients, and others interested in medical humanities. It was created by faculty of the New York University School of Medicine in 1993. The annotations are written by an invited editorial board of scholars from all over North America.

“Narrative Medicine” was written by Annie Robinson, M.S. (2014, updated 2018). This Whole Health tool was made possible through a collaborative effort between the University of Wisconsin Integrative Health Program, VA Office of Patient Centered Care and Cultural Transformation, and Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation.