UF Center for Arts in Medicine

Committed to advancing arts in health research, education, and practice. Locally & globally. Join our online Graduate Programs!

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🏙️ New op-ed in Next City by David Andersson explores how municipal support can help cities’ arts sectors recover and thrive, and why strong arts ecosystems matter for more than just the cultural economy, highlighting recent research from our EpiArts Lab.
https://t.co/GC24feTfNd

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Join Q&A session with Graduate Recruitment Specialist Michelle Wilder Rivers. These virtual sessions will offer an overview of opportunities in arts in health, our graduate programs, the admissions process & what to expect as you explore your next steps.
https://t.co/GIckUrfHB5

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📬 A new month means new ways to explore and imagine what’s possible in arts in health.

The August issue of Arts in Health Today has arrived, featuring opportunities, research and resources from across the field of arts in health.

✨ https://t.co/MGFC5E0ycP

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Join @artsinhealthUS on Aug 29 for Connect & Create: Speed Networking + Art Kit Assembly—an opportunity to meet artists, practitioners, researchers, and changemakers while creating together, led by @UFCAM community members Katrina Pineda and Jennifer Kuo:
https://t.co/V9QaNX4Pgh

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💙🐊🧡 Welcome back, Gators! @UFCOTA

Learn more about our programs and the application process at the link below, or reach out to [email protected] with questions: https://t.co/fSnT0ZyhPf

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🎨 Calling UF student & alumni artists!

We are inviting submissions to share creative work for our first-ever Student Art Showcase, centered around the theme: Arts in Health. 💙🐊🧡

📅 Submission deadline: Oct. 16, 2026
🔗 Submit your work: https://t.co/BgUxRrbhbv

@UFCOTA

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Celebrating 30 years of advancing the field of arts in health through education, research & practice! Over the coming weeks, we’ll mark the occasion with 30 Stories for 30 Years, sharing the people, partnerships, discoveries, and moments that have shaped us along the way. @UFCOTA

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Registration is OPEN for the 2027 Arts in Health Intensive! Join us Jan. 26–29, for an immersive learning experience designed to connect artists, health professionals, researchers, educators, leaders & more who are shaping the future of arts in health.
https://t.co/ySNVjhGJe7

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As we look ahead to National Arts in Education Week, Sept. 13–19, join @Americans4Arts for the Every Student, Every Community: National Arts in Education Week Advocacy Webinar on Aug. 13 from 3:30–4:30 p.m. ET.

https://t.co/purl5HCga1

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@TheAtlantic explores the changing landscape of reading in the U.S., drawing on EpiArts Lab research, a @NEAarts Research Lab co-led by our @UFCAM Research Director, Jill Sonke, and Professor Daisy Fancourt at @UCL_SBB.

https://t.co/FS17ctuRQe

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What happens when arts in health researchers and practitioners from 20+ countries come together in Edinburgh, Scotland? 🌏🧠🎨

A week of making new ideas and building relationships at the 2026 Arts Health Research Intensive! Read the full event recap: https://t.co/Aag5BxIH8U

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"When I create, I am free and happy." 🎨🧠🎶

Young people are telling us what they need: more accessible, youth-led arts opportunities in schools, communities, and healthcare.

https://t.co/e4akjA1ujS…

#ArtsInPublicHealth #ArtsInHealthResearch #ArtsAdvocacy #ArtsForEveryBody

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@j_artshealthlab invites artists, cultural & health organizations, researchers, creative arts therapists and community groups to submit events for UNGA Healing Arts Week 2026, Sept. 19–26 across NYC during the United Nations General Assembly.

https://t.co/VkaaUerpQo

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Upcoming GRACE-Epi webinar will feature Dr. Jess Bone, member of our EpiArts Lab. Dr. Bone will explore research methods for studying how people spend their time and what these approaches can reveal about health, wellbeing & everyday life. @UCL_SBB

https://t.co/bcdqH92Ivh

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Join a virtual series exploring the role artists & culture bearers play in fostering civic health, strengthening democratic participation & building connected communities. Participants will hear from leaders across the arts & civic sectors. Registration: https://t.co/i5jr1uU2RF

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Congratulations Dr. Jill Sonke on her appointment to the Sing for Hope Board of Directors! Dr. Sonke's appointment reflects her longstanding commitment to expanding access to the arts as a vital component of health and wellbeing.
https://t.co/mTBIR8NN9V

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🎉 Tomorrow is #ArtsHealthDay26

Join communities across the country to celebrate the many ways the arts support healthier people and stronger communities.

Find an opportunity in your community to make art, dance, sing, write, or create with others!

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A @uflorida news article highlights research from the EpiArts Lab found that only 1 in 20 Americans participate in an arts or cultural activity on a given day, even as research continues to demonstrate the health benefits of creative engagement. @UCL_SBB
https://t.co/px0pzhPlnl

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Proclaim July 25th as Arts & Health Day in your city! Join the country in recognizing how the arts build community cohesion & help us thrive.
1️⃣ Download template and tailor it for your town.
2️⃣ Complete the form to amplify your community’s participation.
https://t.co/nyuXNc9HGO

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A new call for research papers is now open for Creative Care: The Role of Arts and Media in Health Practices, a special issue of Italy's Comunicazioni Sociali: Journal of Media, Performing Arts and Cultural Studies.

Submit abstracts by Sept. 15:
https://t.co/2mvKaGWktb