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Art and Spirituality Center - Mercy & Memorial Hospitals

Home to a variety of workshops, we offer opportunities to experience the healing benefits that may come from creative expression.

Through various programs, the Art and Spirituality Center offers community members opportunities to experience the healing benefits that may come from creative expression.

10/20/2025

The Art and Spirituality Center's staff and volunteers had a great time participating in ! We hope you enjoy our recreation of Suzanne Valadon's The Violin Case (1923). If you feel inspired to vote for our piece for People's Choice, please cast your vote @ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSell3LHrwFmE6HjWX0PbUPH7y56c5S76TUxDbJCuzsVqSsMVA/viewform and select space #29. We can't wait to do this again next year!

10/17/2025

The Art and Spirituality Center is one of many programs within the department of Special Needs and Community Outreach at Dignity Health Mercy & Memorial Hospitals. Our Community Wellness Program, is offering free virtual workshops to support adults who have been impacted by cancer. View the flyer for more information...

10/15/2025

Happy Music & Meditation day!
Our October video is now available for you to listen to and enjoy! We hope you will use this video to bring a sense of peace to your busy mind.  Meditation is a tool to help people become more present by connecting the mind and body while enhancing self-awareness and reducing stress.  Throughout each video in this series, listeners are guided through meditation with live ambient music and relaxing sounds. We encourage you to find a quiet, comfortable setting where you can watch, listen, relax, and join in as we redirect our thoughts and calm our minds.

How has Music & Meditation impacted you? We welcome you to share your stories of healing and wholeness with us via email at mhb-artforhealing@commonspirit.org.

We hope this video brings you peace and healing.
👇Watch and listen now on YouTube👇
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LR6LbZ_S_w

You may access all Music & Meditation videos via YouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/. We invite you to subscribe, like, and comment with your thoughts and experiences.

10/13/2025

We have several new workshops coming up this month and next.

A Place Called Home invites us to visualize and create our unique representation of a safe, calm, and life-giving space.

Collaborative Art Journaling with Zentangle® Design joins the creative practice of Art Journaling with the meditative practice of Zentangle, a patterned drawing technique.

The Way of Etigami invites us to explore the Japanese folk art of Etigami where we will paint embracing the beauty of imperfection.

During our Holiday Card Making: Meditate & Create workshop, we will create one of a kind, personal greeting cards for the holiday season.

During our Painted Christmas Ornaments workshop, participants will create unique personalized christmas ornaments, each with a colorful design and family name.

To learn more, you may view the full program descriptions on our program calendar available on our website @ www.dignityhealth.org/bakersfield/artforhealing.

To register, please contact us by phone at 661-632-5747 or via email at MHB-artforhealing@commonspirit.org.  We look forward to your participation!

10/03/2025

Tomorrow is the BIG day!

The Art & Spirituality Center is celebrating 15 years of service, providing healing and creative experiences to the community through its Art for Healing programs. . Founded by Sister Sherry Dolan in 2010, the Center provides a sacred space of healing, freedom, and creative expression at no cost to all community members.

To honor the impact the Art & Spirituality Center has made toward community healing, an open-house style celebration will be held on Saturday, October 4 from 2-4 PM. at the Art & Spirituality Center. Parking available at the corner of 16th & A Street. During this event, we will share information about our program's history, milestones, and what's ahead. Light refreshments will be available. We look forward to celebrating with you!

10/01/2025

Happy October....it's officially fall, y'all!

October is when fall is at its peak, bringing beauty in colors and crisp temperatures. This season marks the beginning of cozy activities, seasonal decorations, and the changing leaves. It's a time for us to prepare for all that's to come in the busy holiday season ahead, and it's also the perfect time to celebrate!

Today, we honor our staff and volunteers celebrating their birthdays and anniversaries this month. We are so grateful for their specialized, dedicated, and ongoing support. From the bottom of our hearts, we are beyond thankful for all the meaningful ways you help our programs thrive. Thank you for your compassion in promoting healing through the arts with your passion, innovation, and humankindness. From our Art for Healing program to the Bakersfield Threshold Singers, Art Cart, and Acoustic Remedies, healing is happening in the lives of countless people in our hospitals and our community. Thank you for all the ways you bring hope, healing, and wholeness through your gifts and talents. May your special days be filled with the coziness of fall!

09/29/2025

Celebration Week is here, and it's not too late to join our special workshops happening this week! Registration is required for our workshops held this Monday through Friday, but no registration is required on Saturday. Our 15 Year Celebration is an open house style event, so stop by anytime! Here's what's happening this week...

Musical Monday: Rhythm & Roots from 6-7 PM

Tangle Tuesday: An Intro to Zentangle® from 6-8 PM

Watercolor Wednesday: Watercolor Explorations from 5:30-7:30 PM

Tai Chi Thursday: Enjoy An Evening Cup of Tai Chi from 6-7:15 PM

Fine Art Friday: Expressions in Watercolor from 6-8:30 PM

Celebration Saturday: 15 Year Celebration from 2-4 PM

To learn more, you may view the program descriptions on our program calendar available on our website @ www.dignityhealth.org/bakersfield/artforhealing. To register, please contact us by phone at 661-632-5747 or via email at MHB-artforhealing@commonspirit.org.

We look forward to celebrating with you!

09/05/2025

Our 15 Year Celebratory Event is coming up, and we are celebrating with a week of special evening offerings.

🪘Musical Monday: Rhythm & Roots from 6-7 PM

✏️ Tangle Tuesday: An Intro to Zentangle® from 6-8 PM

🎨 Watercolor Wednesday: Watercolor Explorations from 5:30-7:30 PM

☯️ Tai Chi Thursday: Enjoy An Evening Cup of Tai Chi from 6-7:15 PM

✍🏽 Fine Art Friday: Expressions in Watercolor from 6-8:30 PM

🎉 Celebration Saturday: 15 Year Celebration from 2-4 PM

To learn more, you may view the program descriptions on our program calendar available on our website @ www.dignityhealth.org/bakersfield/artforhealing. To register, please contact us by phone at 661-632-5747 or via email at MHB-artforhealing@commonspirit.org.

We look forward to celebrating with you!

09/03/2025

Happy September, everyone!
September represents the transition from summer to fall and a period of harvest. It's a time where we can focus on reflection, preparation for all that's to come before the year's end, and new beginnings for those celebrating a birthday or anniversary.

Today, we honor our staff and volunteers celebrating their birthday or anniversary this month. We are so grateful for their specialized, dedicated, and ongoing support. From the bottom of our hearts, we are beyond thankful for all the meaningful ways you help our programs thrive. Thank you for your compassion in promoting healing through the arts with your passion, innovation, and humankindness. From our Art for Healing program to the Bakersfield Threshold Singers, Art Cart, and Acoustic Remedies, healing is happening in the lives of countless people in our hospitals and our community. Thank you for all the ways you bring hope, healing, and wholeness through your gifts and talents. May your special days be filled with the cozy comforts of fall!

08/25/2025

The Art and Spirituality Center is hosting its last Open Mic Night (for now) tomorrow, August 26th, from 6-8 PM. Come and share your talents with us, or come to watch, listen, and enjoy!

Each performer will be assigned a 10-minute time slot. To register, please contact us by phone at 661-632-5747 or via email at MHB-artforhealing@commonspirit.org. Sign-ups will also be available the night of the event on a first-come, first-served basis.

This event is open to people of all ages to attend, and we ask that all performance materials be family-friendly. We look forward to seeing you there.

08/20/2025

M E E T O U R T E A M
Featuring Page Fox

Page Fox joined the Art and Spirituality Center in 2025, beginning her journey as an Art Cart Specialist at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital. She is a huge advocate for self-expression and believes that art encompasses exactly that. She believes art should be accessible to everyone, and often thinks of new ways to share it with a broader audience, while helping each person discover their passions. She serves the community by treating others as she would want her family to be treated, with compassion and empathy. This approach allows her to uncover how art uniquely inspires and resonates with each person, connecting them to their passions and helping them navigate life, providing a healthy outlet when words can not. Page's love for the arts and passion for serving the community drive her to share it with everyone around her in an adaptable and accommodating environment, meeting others where they are.

08/18/2025

Happy Music & Meditation Monday!

Our August video is now available for you to listen to and enjoy! We hope you will use this video to bring a sense of peace to your busy mind.  Meditation is a tool to help people become more present by connecting the mind and body while enhancing self-awareness and reducing stress.  Throughout each video in this series, listeners are guided through meditation with live ambient music and relaxing sounds. We encourage you to find a quiet, comfortable setting where you can watch, listen, relax, and join in as we redirect our thoughts and calm our minds.

How has Music & Meditation impacted you? We welcome you to share your stories of healing and wholeness with us via email at mhb-artforhealing@commonspirit.org.

We hope this video brings you peace and healing.
👇Watch and listen now on YouTube👇
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMc_4TlNUgo

You may access all Music & Meditation videos via YouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/. We invite you to subscribe, like, and comment with your thoughts and experiences.

Address

2215 Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, CA
93301

Telephone

+16616325357

Website

http://dignityhealth.org/bakersfield/ArtForHealing

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