Exploring the Intersection of Art and Healing

Businesses, schools and public places across the country continue to reopen, and for many of us, it’s refreshing to reconnect with the world after more than a year of social distancing. But it’s also important to recognize the lessons we’ve learned from COVID – things like our need for rest and the healing power of creative self-expression. 

As I prepare for my upcoming conference presentation Visual / Virtual / Viral: Communicating Disease and Disability Experience Through Art in the Digital Age, I’ve stumbled upon some fantastic opportunities to explore art and its connection to our health and the healing process. Many of these resources are accessible from the comfort of home, making them perfect for those who are still housebound or looking for fun, educational staycation activities this summer. Check them out below!

1. Healing, Knowing, Seeing the Body

Spencer Museum of Art, The University of Kansas

2. Self-Care with Mia

Minneapolis Institute of Art

3. Interactive AIDS Memorial Quilt

National AIDS Memorial

4. Art & Healing Virtual Exhibition

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Washington State University

5. Indisposable: Structures of Support After the ADA

The Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice