Arts For The Health Of It Arts For The Health Of It

Listen in on a Hearts Need Art staff meeting. Hear stories from the hospital, organizational updates, learn about how you can partner with us, and more!



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📢 New Resource Alert! 🎨🩺


What if art museums, theaters, and nature trails could be integral parts of your health journey? Introducing the revolutionary guide: "Arts on Prescription: A Field Guide for US Communities."

This guide is your roadmap to creating arts on prescription programs, where healthcare and social service providers can "prescribe" activities like art classes, park passes, dance lessons, and visits to cultural venues.

Discover real stories showcasing the positive impact of merging arts, culture, and healthcare. From combatting isolation among Veterans to enhancing student wellbeing on campuses, these stories highlight the potential benefits for both patients and healthcare providers.

Join us in reshaping healthcare through creativity and culture! 🌟🎉Download and share: https://bit.ly/ArtsOnPrescriptionFieldGuide




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In this episode, Vocab is on-location with Danielle Campbell Steans, Director of the San Antonio Ballet School. Danielle shares how she began dancing at age four and the career she has built through many years of performing and teaching. Underscoring all of her work is her commitment to making dance accessible through community outreach efforts and scholarships. Of note is her work with at-risk youth at Boys & Girls Clubs in San Antonio which earned her a full-tuition scholarship to attend American Ballet Theatre’s National Curriculum Training. Danielle also guides us through a movement exercise and shares how you can get involved in her dance community.

More about Danielle:

http://www.sanantonioballetschool.com/

http://www.sanantonioballetschool.com/san-antonio-youth-ballet/


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Joaquin's life experiences and professional practices are vast! Born in the barrio of San Felipe in Del Rio, Joaquin Muerte has strong roots in activism, community organizing, and music from several formative experiences during childhood. He started his professional music career 20 years ago in San Antonio as a street performer playing percussion and guitar and is a founding member of many local bands that compose original music: Los Nahuatlatos, Eddie and the Valiants, the San Antunes, and his own original project titled "Joaquin." Joaquin is a traditional Danzante conchero, whose roots go back to pre-Hispanic America.

Hear about these projects along with his career as a community health worker in poor communities of color. He'll guide us through a mindfulness practice around impulse control that teaches us how to think twice and act once.

Joaquin is also a creator of his own podcast titled "Xicanx Versus Aliens" where he interviews people who have had extraterrestrial or paranormal occurrences. His additional titles include chef, gardener, photographer, vinyl DJ, father, and husband.

Connect with Joaquin:
https://www.instagram.com/joaquinsoulmusic/
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/xicanx-versus-aliens/id1448033948


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Zach Jewell is the Founder/CEO of Into the Dark Blue, a nonprofit organization focused on men's mental wellness. Zach has always had a passion for bringing people together and creating a positive encouraging space. He'll share about the culmination of his experiences and passions that has led him to creating community and advocating for mental health through the arts. Zach will also guide us through a writing exercise the helps us understand what we're feeling in a visual and written format (all you need is pencil + paper). 

Lear more about Zach:


his website www.intothedarkblue.com
his book, Nomad Psalms: https://bit.ly/3kPeVAE
follow on social media: www.instagram.com/intothe_darkblue


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It's hard to believe some of the transformational stories Kim Hamilton, Program Coordinator, shares with us in this month's Hearts Need Art highlight episode. Whether subtle or drastic, Kim shares some of the ways our recent projects and initiatives directly impacted the people who participated in our programs. Large window murals, bedside art, portrait projects, line dancing, conference art projects...get the scoop and get inspired to consider that you are capable of much more than you may think!

For more information on how to get involved and/or the Initiatives mentioned in this episode, please visit heartsneedart.org/donate or heartsneedart.org/1000hearts.


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