John Edward Smith (1922-2013) was a patient of St Boniface Hospital periodically from 2011 to 2013. John was a keen painter, having produced great many oil paintings after he retired, and was an enthusiastic supporter of Artists in Healthcare. We include some of his paintings here in his memory and wish to thank his family for the donation of his art supplies to the program. Continue reading
Aug 22
ehospice is a valuable tool. Here’s how you can use it!
ehospice, an international news app and website, for which the CHPCA is the editor of the Canadian editions, has been live since October. In this time thousands, and yes, we mean thousands, of articles and event listings have been posted to the Canadian editions.
Aug 12
Dance Movement Therapy
Jul 05
Indigogo campaign
ARTISTS IN HEALTHCARE MANITOBA HAS SOME EXCITING NEWS AND IS ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
Click here see the campaign.
We have recorded our first full length album and we’re looking for your help to put it into the hands of patients, their loved ones, and hospital staff.
This studio recording features the work of 15 of our talented musicians who hope to offer lasting enjoyment and sanctuary to patients by giving this CD away as a gift. We also hope to raise awareness of our program through radio play and other promotional efforts.
Jun 20
The Care Home Outreach Project
Warm congratulations to Artists in Healthcare’s Brandon Coordinator Corey Friesen for his highly successful fundraiser for “The Care Home Outreach Project’.
Corey has raised over 5,000 for University of Brandon’s music students to bring concerts to residents in five long term care homes in Brandon over the next school year!
May 13
Art Supply Donation!
Artists in Healthcare Manitoba sends a HUGE thank you out to Poco Beads for their generous donation of beads and tools for the Art by the Big Blue Chair program at Cancercare MB, the Art at the Bedside program at St. Boniface Hospital and the Art program at Misericordia Place!
Many thanks to volunteers Rose Graham, Investors Group and Jane Clark, altShift Design for a day spent designing well over 50 bead packages for St. Boniface and Cancercare MB.
Also a big thanks to the Manitoba Arts Council.
Feb 27
Ann Germani
Ann Germani is a professionally trained musician and teacher who discovered and developed her passion for playing the harp while living on Baffin Island, Nunavut.
Since then, she has been performing at Ceilidhs, Community Concerts and Festivals, with orchestras and choirs, and is currently playing second harp with The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.
Ann has lectured, conducted workshops, and helped establish music education programs in libraries, pre-school centres, conservatories, schools and colleges across Canada.
Feb 20
A poem, Jan 2013
Poetry from the hospital;
“Stick by twig
my nest is pulled away,
As love, the mother eagle
has her way
All that keeps me safe-
built e’er so high,
must go
for she would have me fly.
Still, seed I am
the soil is ever high
mine the cross, the grave
the sky”
Dec 15
Lois, Vanessa and Stacey
Oct 29
Music Heroes!
Cheers to Lois Gillespie and Tim Cummings for their profile with peacebeats.org.
CMU student Stacey Kemmesies will be playing her practicum at St. Boniface Hospital and Tache Centre/Action Marguerite this academic year. Artists in Healthcare are delighted to have Stacey.