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Arts in Healthcare meeting: Last Wednesday of the Month
The next Arts in Healthcare informational meeting hosted by Merina Healing Arts is scheduled for Wednesday, September 29 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. in the Bitterbrush Meeting Room at the Boise Public Library at Cole & Ustick.
Join us as we share information, resources and network about arts in healthcare at the local, regional and national levels, and help grow the collective passion for and support of art therapy, journaling, therapeutic music, horticulture therapy and related services across Idaho.
To receive an e-mail notification about this and other events hosted by Merina Healing Arts, please send your name along with your e-mail address to info@merinahealingarts.org.
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 Join us in November as we celebrate Arts+Health!
This national observance was established by the Society for Arts in Healthcare as a way to highlight the positive impact the arts have on the healthcare experience.
In November, we'll be spotlighting how the arts help to:
- improve patient outcomes;
- create safer, more supportive healthcare environments;
- offer caregivers an opportunity for creativity and self-expression;
- and benefit communities by engaging people in arts programs aimed at prevention and wellness.
Together, let's foster Arts + Health and showcase the benefits of arts in healthcare!
Be sure to check back -- more information will be posted here as activities are confirmed.
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The Merina Healing Arts Foundation is dedicated to therapeutic arts programs -- and artist training -- that support the needs of hospitalized and hospice patients & their loved ones ~ through the healing power of therapeutic music, art therapy, journaling and horticulture therapy.
For more information:
- Download the Merina Healing Arts brochure
- Send correspondence to:
Merina Healing Arts Foundation
P.O. Box 44162
Boise, Idaho 83711
or e-mail: info@merinahealingarts.org
For grant applications
Applications for the Merina Healing Arts Foundation grants in support of healing arts projects will be posted as soon as available. Merina Healing Arts Foundation funds are granted through the Idaho Community Foundation. Grants will be made statewide to fund healing arts projects of established 501(c) charitable organizations, governmental units, or their subsidiaries. Check back to obtain more information about the grant application process and deadlines from this website.
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| Educational Training in Therapeutic Arts:
Attention Instrumentalists & Vocalists!
MHTP/Music for Healing & Transition Program is being offered in Boise, Idaho:
This educational certification program is a course of study which, in recognition of music as a therapeutic enhancement to the healing process and the life/death transition, prepares musicians to serve the ill and/or dying, and all those who may benefit, by providing live music as a service to create healing environments. MHTP graduates are recognized as Certified Music Practitioners (CMPs).
Please refer to the MHTP brochure for more information about this certified music practitioner training. Complete the application form by the deadline shown or visit online for detailed information and how to register for the modules at www.mhtp.org.
If you have an interest in enrolling in this course, send your contact information via e-mail or by mail to Boise MHTP, P.O. box 44162, Boise, ID 83711. Training for 2011 will be scheduled based on demand. For other MHTP training dates and locations, visit www.mhtp.org
For questions about classes in Idaho, contact Idaho MHTP Area Coordinator Vicky Jekich at boisemhtp@cableone.net or call (208) 571-4620.
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Macy's Shop for a Cause …Thank you!
Since 2006, Macy's Shop for a Cause event has partnered with non-profit organizations nationwide to raise more than $28 million for their ongoing charitable efforts. Many of you took part in this exciting event on October 17, 2009 that supported Merina Healing Arts and other local charities. We look forward to participating in this event again next year!!
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Performing Artists Joined Together in Support of Arts in Healthcare
Accomplished jazz, gospel, and blues vocalist Cherie Buckner-Webb moved and inspired others with her songs and stories at the 3rd Annual Touching Lives Through Healing Arts benefit concert held on October 25. The evening was a special night that also saw guest performers Carol Fletcher, John Jones, Mark Thornton, Randy Coryell, as well as Michael Boney & the Celebration Choir sharing their touching reflections and music to the audience.
Proceeds from the 3rd Annual “Touching Lives … Through Healing Arts” concert benefitted the Merina Healing Arts Foundation. Click here for flyer.
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What an evening!
It was a special evening of healing music and touching stories as Grammy-nominated pianist David Lanz and world flutist Gary Stroutsos performed for the "Touching Lives …Through Healing Arts" benefit concert on October 27, 2007. Thanks to David & Gary; guest announcer Teri Tate McColly, event volunteers and sponsors Boise State Radio, Hewlett-Packard, Krall Marketing, and Welch Music, and to all who attended, made donations & expressed their support of Merina Healing Arts.
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| Gary Stroutsos shares some history about his flute collection. |
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| David, Gary & Vicky enjoy a break from the concert. |
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| David Lanz performs at MHA benefit concert. |
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| David & Gary share their healing music in Boise. |
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