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Mission Statement:
Narrative Medicine fortifies clinical practice with the narrative competence to recognize, absorb, metabolize, interpret, and be moved by the stories of illness. Through narrative training, the Program in Narrative Medicine helps doctors, nurses, social workers, and therapists to improve the effectiveness of care by developing the capacity for attention, reflection, representation, and affiliation with patients and colleagues. Our research and outreach missions are conceptualizing, evaluating, and spear-heading these ideas and practices nationally and internationally. |
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The Art in Medicine Project offers 4 art-based Narrative Medicine Seminars available to second year students: Thinking Modern Vision: Telling Stories about Pictures Richard Turnbull, Ph.D. Classes take place at the Museum of Modern Art Modern and contemporary artworks propose new possibilities of art that challenge audiences to contemplate the parameters (and boundaries) of sight, analysis and even the definition of art itself. How do we understand these works? What do they tell use about our own mechanisms of seeing/listening/understanding? Using the Museum of Modern Art’s multimedia collection of art, this course investigates what it means to “see” an image or object and explores different ways to analyze and communicate the act of seeing through spoken language and text. Emphasis will be placed on how we interpret and tell stories about pictures through descriptions of form and the creation of various contexts for comprehension. Students will work collaboratively on projects that include writing and drawing exercises. Richard Turnbull (Ph.D., Institute of Fine Arts, New York University) is Assistant Professor of Art History at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York and a long-time lecturer at both the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He has recently published articles on photography and Islamic art and is currently writing a book on contemporary photography.
Figure Drawing From Life Anthony Panzera “Dispel from your mind the thought that an understanding of the human body in every aspect of its structure can be given in words; for the more thoroughly you describe, the more you will confuse: It is therefore necessary to draw as well to describe.” Leonardo da Vinci (1510) In the above quotation Leonardo stresses that all artists, and students of art, should work from life and use Nature as the one and only true guide. In the drawing course, Figure Drawing From Life, we will emphasize that principle by learning how to observe the human figure accurately and carefully. In addition to observing the human form with the utmost care and precision by focusing on the proportions of the figure, we will be emphasizing two other important issues. First, the technical aspect of drawing, learning how to develop and use gesture, line and tone to create the illusion of three-dimensions on a flat sheet of paper, and by improving one’s ability to distinguish subtle distinctions in value. Secondly, by experiencing the humanity and beauty of the human form by drawing the model as accurately as possible, we connect spiritually with that person, and deepen our appreciation of their humanity. Through this process the spirit of the model is magically transferred to the page. Anthony Panzera, MFA,NA is a professor of art at Hunter College and has taught figure drawing ther for more than three decades. A figurative painter, he exhibits at the Quidley and Company Gallery on Nantucket,
Accurate observation, manual and technical skills of drawing, and the spirituality of the figure are the three essentials of this course.
The Arts in Healthcare Barbara Lewis Marco ` This class is an experience working with patients and families in “Wilma’s Studio,” a weekly art program in the Columbia Presbyterian Pediatric Neurology Clinic for low-income families. Several students (maximum of 4) participate in the program where patients have a wide spectrum of physical and mental disabilities and often are required to spend long hours in the clinic. Working with the Artist-in-Residence, the students assist hands-on with art making, learn about the field of "Hospital Art", and focus on bringing the consciousness of process, presence, art and creativity into the medical environment. Barbara Lewis Marco is an artist, author, and workshop facilitator. She is an Artist-in-Residence and coordinator of the "Wilma's Studio" art programs at Columbia’s Pediatric Neurology Clinic, and it's Pediatric and Adolescent Oncology Hematology Clinic. She has been a hospital bedside Artist-In-Residence in Hospice and Palliative Care for the past seven years and is currently at Beth Israel’s Jacob Perlow Hospice. She has given art workshops to bereavement groups, nurses, and hospice staff. She is the author/illustrator of “The Little Book Of Courage, An Illustrated Guide to Challenging Our Fears” published by Andrews McMeel, and “Stumbling Toward Enlightenment, An Illustrated Crisis Companion” published by Putnam. (barbaralewismarco.com) Barbara has traveled her own healing process through several disabling injuries and chronic pain, and believes that art is a powerful healing tool. She has a BFA in Film from Tisch School of the Arts, and was a development executive for many years in the Hollywood film business.
The Professional Eye Anna Willieme, MFA,
All sessions take place at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This six-session course, based at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, will utilize observation and description of art as a means of enhancing visual diagnostic and communication skills. The foundation of the course will be student-centered discussions, which will be enhanced by related observational and drawing exercises designed to reinforce the process of looking. As students are faced with a wide range of artworks including painting and sculpture, both figurative and abstract, they will learn a variety of approaches to exploring and describing the formal visual elements with the goal of applying these same skills to the practice of medicine. Anna Willieme, MFA, is an art educator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She is also a visual artist working with a variety of media such as photography and installation and has held exhibitions in major cities in both the US and Europe. Her recent work focuses on an exploration of art and wellness. Students will be asked to keep a visual diary, in addition to actively participating in all course sessions. Please note that no experience in studio art or art history is required.
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