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Music as Therapy in the Ottoman Empire

Ottoman Music Therapy “Music has been used as a mean of therapy through the centuries to counter all kinds of disorders by various peoples. Physicians and musicians in the Ottoman civilization were aware of the music therapy in continuation of previous Muslim similar practices. There are numerous manuscripts and pamphlets on the influence of sound

Art and Recovery at CAMH

While art in hospitals is believed to provide comfort and promote recovery, it’s still a donor-driven effort. WENCY LEUNG HEALTH REPORTER TORONTO, PUBLISHED DECEMBER 25, 2020 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-while-art-in-hospitals-is-believed-to-provide-comfort-and-promote/ Please refer to Artists in Healthcare’s annual report to read about our Art in Hospital Donation program which has recieved $359,000 of donated art given to Manitoba hospitals over

Manitoba Chamber Orchestra Videos

Please find a link to our newest project, another wonderful collaboration with the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra. Thanks to grants from Dave Johnston of the Johnston Group and The Winnipeg Foundation, musicians are recording live/virtually from their homes to create a concert series free to all patients and staffs. Currently posted are three videos of holiday music

Annual Report: April 2019 – March 2020

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Telus Future Friendly Foundation

Artists in Healthcare are delighted that the Telus Future Friendly Foundation awarded $10,000 to fund a very successful songwriting program at the Manitoba Adolescent Youth Treatment Centre. Songwriting has provided incredible outcomes with youth, allowing them to express feelings and have meaningful and healing conversations safely. Here are some comments from young songwriters: “Thank you

Jesse Popeski makes the music happen!

The Saul and Claribel Simkin Centre is a not-for-profit, government-funded facility that honours Jewish values and traditions while welcoming seniors of all backgrounds.

Thank you to the Aspers

Our deepest gratitude to The Gail Asper Family Foundation and The Asper Foundation for their continued support of Artists in Healthcare. While some of our programs are suspended until is it safe to be back inside healthcare, we’re working on virtual music programming and our Art at the Bedside program continues to make art kit

MCO and AIHM to promote quality of life for thousands more Manitoban healthcare patients

“One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain,” sang Bob Marley. Songwriters may take poetic licence, especially where descriptions of their own powers are concerned, but there’s more than a little truth to Marley’s statement. Contemporary studies demonstrate music’s potential to ward off depression and lower stress-related hormones such as

2018 Annual Report

After much work and number crunching, we are proud to release the 2017-2018 Artists in Healthcare Manitoba Annual Report.

Artists in Healthcare Manitoba

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