my brain like strips of confetti “Artists in Healthcare knows Maya as a stellar violinist with the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, who has also been one of the MCO staff who books the musicians for our collaborative concert series with them, thanks to generous Winnipeg Foundation grants.  It’s a delight to find out that Maya has

AIHM artist Quinton Poitras sang the Canadian Anthem in Winnipeg at the Blue Bombers vs the Argronauts. Woo hoo!

Musician Tate Hiebert had a fun encounter with Premier Wab Kinew and MLA JD Devgan in August 2026 at Seven Oaks Hospital in Winnipeg. This is what Tate told us about what happened: I was asked to play background music for the press conference with the Premier, the subject of it was unknown at the

Artists in Healthcare MB are thrilled that Willie Wiebe can return to play for patients at CancerCare MB in Steinbach thanks to a new Manitoba Arts Council grant.  MAC has funded our Art by the Big Blue Chair program at CancerCare for close to two decades. The hours of visual art and live music they

 Please welcome our Artist’s in Healthcare Summer placement, Bennett!  This summer you will see Bennett in various spots throughout Brandon Regional Health Centre.  Bennett is a recent graduate from Brandon University and talented performer. He is an accomplished pianist and guitarist, and a vocal major, bringing a versatile musical skill set to entertain patients, families, visitors

Huge cohort studies prove it, says professor at University College London, but you have to actually engage with the art to see results. from https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/01/02/its-official-statistics-prove-that-art-really-is-good-for-your-health by Anna Somers Cocks “The American writer Mark Twain was fond of the saying, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies and statistics.” When we hear statistics supposedly