Date & time
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
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A Public Conversation on Healing, Well-Being, and the Visual Arts
Speaker(s)
Cynthia Hammond, David Hornstein, Tamar Tembeck, Janis Timm-Bottos, Martha Langford, Judy Weiser
Cost
Free
Where
Online
On April 6, the Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institute for Studies in Canadian Art and the Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Society and Culture (CISSC) invite you to join a two-part study circle on Healing, Well-Being, and the Visual Arts.
- 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Speaking of Photography: Judy Weiser on PhotoTherapy, Therapeutic Photography, and other photo-based helping techniques for improving well-being
- 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. Afternoons in the Institute: A Public Conversation on Healing, Well Being, and the Visual Arts
Drawing on the insights and experiences of practitioners, activists, artists, and researchers, the program considers therapeutic and community initiatives, as well as places of healing.
Afternoons in the Institute: A Public Conversation on Healing, Well Being, and the Visual Arts
A zoom conversation April 6, 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. EST
Cynthia Hammond, "Shade and Solace (Garden Party)," 2019. Acrylic gouache and pencil on canvas, 91.4 x 121.9 cm. A depiction of the final garden party held in the former healing garden of St Margaret’s Home, a palliative care centre in Montreal, active 1894-1991.
The distinguished panel includes:
Cynthia Hammond, Professor of Art History, Concordia University: “Restorative Landscapes in an Anthropocentric World.”
David Hornstein, MDCM, FRCP, McGill University Health Centre and McGill University, Internal Medicine and Critical Care: “The Healing Power of Images from a Timeline Lost – Intensive Care Journals During Critical Illness.”
Tamar Tembeck, Artistic Director, Oboro: “Public Art in Healthcare Spaces.”
Janis Timm-Bottos, PhD, ATR-BC, Associate Professor, Creative Arts Therapies, Faculty of Fine Arts; Director, Art Hives Initiative, PI, engAGE Living Lab créatif (FRQS); Co-director, Design, Art, Culture, Community (DACC) Next-Generation Cities Institute: “Art Hives and Creative Living Labs: social infrastructure for wellness.”
Martha Langford, Research Chair and Director of the Gail and Stephen A. Jarislowsky Institute for Studies in Canadian Art will moderate, and Judy Weiser, Founder and Director of the PhotoTherapy Centre, will join the discussion.
Register for the talk
A single registration covers both events in the study circle: Speaking of Photography, followed by Afternoons at the Institute. These online events are open to the public and free-to-attend.
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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
This event is part of:
Speaking of Photography: Healing, Well-Being, and Photographs with Judy Weiser
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Speaking of Photography: Healing, Well-Being, and Photographs with Judy Weiser
April 6, 2022, 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.