UF Center for Arts in Medicine

08/07/2025

💡 Funders & policymakers— is your space to shape what’s next in arts in public health.

At the Creating Healthy Communities Convening, you’ll connect with a national network of changemakers—artists, researchers, and thought leaders—driving evidence-based solutions in community well-being.

Hear from diverse voices. Discover bold ideas. Build the future you want to fund. 💬🤝🌎

🗓️ October 14–16, 2025
📍 Newark, NJ at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC)
🔗 Explore registration options (including low/no fee):
https://www.njpac.org/event/creating-healthy-communities-2025/

Be part of what’s possible.

UF College of the Arts, RWJFoundation

08/06/2025

UF CAM | Alumni Opportunities Follow Up -

Advancing Arts in Health: Discover what’s new, what’s working, and what’s next.

08/06/2025

📝 Calling researchers in arts in health, public health, and social prescribing!

Co-led by UF CAM’s Dr. Jill Sonke alongside international colleagues, the Frontiers in Public Health research collection is inviting submissions for a new research topic: Social Prescribing: Advancing Evidence-Based Public Health Policies.

📢 If your research aligns with this topic, click below to confirm your interest in contributing a manuscript. Once you register, you’ll receive details about the submission process, peer review, and publishing options.

🔗 → https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/70387/social-prescribing-advancing-evidence-based-public-health-policies

Let’s shape the future of social prescribing together! 💡🌍

National Organization for Arts in Health, Frontiers, Art Pharmacy, Social Prescribing USA

08/05/2025

Coinciding with the 80th United Nations General Assembly, UNGA Healing Arts Week 2025 returns with a bold, expanded program uniting artists, healthcare leaders, policymakers, and communities from around the world! 🌎

Through performances, panels, research, and community events, the week will showcase how the arts are driving innovation in health and well-being. 🎭🧠

Join us in celebrating the global momentum of the Arts in Health movement at Healing Arts Week 2025! 🎵🩺

🎨 When: September 20 - 26, 2025
📍 Where: New York City

Calling on artists, cultural and health organizations, researchers, and communities to share events and activities during that week that celebrate the healing power of the arts—whether through performances, exhibitions, workshops, talks, public art, or virtual programmes.

🔗 Submit your event & find more info: www.healingartsnewyork.org

Carnegie Hall, WHO Regional Office for Europe, NYU Steinhardt, Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, Culturunners

08/04/2025

🚨 Only ONE spot left for the 2025 Arts in Health Intensive! 🚨

Looking to grow your career at the intersection of arts, health, and community? This is your chance. The Arts in Health Intensive is a powerful professional development opportunity designed to equip you with practical tools, connections, and insights to elevate your work.

Whether you're new to the field or building on years of experience, this immersive program will support your growth and impact. Only one spot remains—claim it today!

🎨 When: September 2–4, 2025
📍 Where: Gainesville, Florida

Join us in Gainesville this September to connect with national leaders and explore how the arts can drive healthier communities and systems.

🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/ArtsInHealthIntensive

UF Health Shands Arts in Medicine, UF College of the Arts

07/30/2025

UF CAM | Alumni Opportunities -

Advancing Arts in Health: Discover what’s new, what’s working, and what’s next.

07/30/2025

Applications for the Class of 2026 are now open!

For nearly two decades the University of Florida Alumni Association has been recognizing extraordinary young Gator alumni who are not only blazing trails in their professions, but also making a difference in their communities.

Outstanding College of the Arts alumni are encouraged to apply!

⭐ Apply here: https://my.reviewr.com/s2/site/26GatorsUnder40;jsessionid=46CBE1831EA196BA5E036E7A356B8E9C.5a?redir=micrositedesign 🔗

Applications close on Monday, September 8 at 5:00 p.m. EST.

UF School of Art + Art History
UF School of Music
UF School of Theatre + Dance
UF Center for Arts in Medicine
UF Digital Worlds Institute
UF Center for Arts, Migration + Entrepreneurship

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07/30/2025

💡Practitioner. Researcher. Innovator. You belong at .

Leading voices in arts and public health will come together at the Creating Healthy Communities Convening to share evidence, advance health equity, and explore what’s next.

Whether you’re investigating new models of care or implementing creative strategies in your work—this convening offers the insights, community, and purpose to propel your work forward. 🎨📊

Come for the insights. Leave with a renewed purpose.

📍 October 14–16, 2025 | Newark, NJ
🎟️ Affordable registration options available:
https://www.njpac.org/event/creating-healthy-communities-2025/

New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), UF College of the Arts, RWJFoundation

07/29/2025

The 9th annual NOAHCON conference is happening in New York City this November! 🎭🩰🎨 National Organization for Arts in Health

In partnership with the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, and the Jameel Arts & Health Lab, the annual NOAH conference create space to explore timely topics in arts in health, share effective programs and practices across healthcare and community settings, and connect with a growing network to inspire conversation, collaboration, and innovation! 🎵🎶

NOAHCON attracts artists of all disciplines, arts administrators, healthcare professionals (administrative and clinical), as well as researchers, creative and expressive arts therapists, designers, educators, students, and anyone with an interest in the transformative impact of arts in health. If this sounds like you, register today!

🗓️ November 5th - 7th, New York City
💻 November 19th, Virtual Day
🔗 https://thenoah.net/noahcon-25/

07/28/2025

From toolkits to reports, July’s got a fresh batch of Arts in Health resources ready for you! 🎨🏥📚

Subscribe to our Arts in Health Today newsletter to get them delivered right to your inbox ➡️ http://eepurl.com/dHHvyX

July Resource Highlights:
🎭 ONOP Essay | Theatremakers as Movement Builders
🩰 ONOP Essay | Creative Research Strategies Can center Community Voices
🎹 WHO | Recognizing Social Connection as a Global Health Priority
🥁Jameel Arts & Health Lab | Music & Motherhood Thinking Tool
🖼️ Goodnet | Can Social Activity be Medicinal?
🎶 Sing Up Foundation | The Science & Soul of Singing
🇿🇼 Social Biobehavioural Research Group | Social Prescribing in Zimbabwe

🔗 Find them all linked here: https://linktr.ee/ufcam

Arts For EveryBody, World Health Organization (WHO), UCL, Sing Up

07/26/2025

🎨🏥 Today we celebrate National Arts in Health Day 2025—a powerful reminder that creativity is care.

From hospital rooms to community centers, the arts are transforming health outcomes, fostering connection, and restoring dignity in healing. This field is no longer emerging—it’s essential. 💡🌎

As we look to the future, we’re not just imagining a world where the arts are integrated into every level of care—we’re building it. Together.

Here’s to the artists, healers, researchers, and advocates leading the way. The future of health is creative.

National League of Cities, Arts For EveryBody, National Organization for Arts in Health, UF Health Shands Arts in Medicine, UF College of the Arts

07/25/2025

🎶 Smithsonian Folkways artist Julian Saporiti, known as No-No Boy, is translating research into music during his Creative B residency at UF! 🌳

Partnering with the Center for Arts in Medicine and the UF IFAS School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences SFFGS, Saporiti explores the intersection of music, history, and ecology— showing how songwriting can communicate complex stories of identity, environment, and memory.

🐊🎨 Don’t miss these FREE, public events that blend art, scholarship, and community storytelling: 🎨🐊

Translating Research Into Music
🗓️ Tuesday, August 5, 2025
🗣️ Lecture | 3–4 PM — Saporiti shares his process of transforming historical and ecological research into narrative song.
🎤 Panel | 4–5 PM — Join local scholars and artists as they discuss creative methods for public scholarship.
📍 UF Norman Gym Building | 624 SW 12th St, Gainesville, FL

Reflections of Practice
🗓️ Friday, August 8, 2025
🚪 Doors open | 7 PM
🎶 Opening set by Maggie Clifford | 7:30 PM
🎵 Performance by No-No Boy (Julian Saporiti) | 8 PM
📍 117 NW 16th Ave, Gainesville, FL

🔗: https://arts.ufl.edu/in-the-loop/events/?tags=87872

UF College of the Arts UF Digital Worlds Institute UF School of Music