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Arts in Healthcare Program Support

We've collected a set of online resources, webinar presentations, guides and templates specifically to support arts in healthcare programs. From basics like artists' contracts and fitting within hospital protocol to evaluating arts in healthcare programs - we hope to help those starting to build arts in healthcare programs as well as those refining successful ones. A growing set of resources and a work-in-progress, we appreciate your feedback and suggestions on this ToolBox so that we can collate useful, relevant information for our field.

GENERAL RESOURCES:
General Arts in Healthcare Resources
a collection of reports, useful books, and past presentations on arts in healthcare as well as must-know links from the Joint Commission to your local arts council

Basic Toolkit Handbook: Building and Sustaining Arts in Healthcare Programs
information on how to start an arts & healthcare program or enhance the one you have

Arts Education & Community Arts Resources
valuable arts education and community arts guides and links

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT:
Access & Inclusion
must-know resources on Universal Design and inclusive arts practices

Artists
resources for artists working in healthcare or for artists wishing to enter the field

Communication/Promotion
guides to getting the word out about arts in healthcare and your arts in healthcare project

Ethics
a selection of ethical guidelines representing the different professional aspects of the arts in healthcare field

Fundraising
grantwriting guides and strategies for leveraging support for arts in healthcare

Human Resources & Artists Contracts
information on staffing an arts in healthcare program, including artists' contracts and agreements

Program Evaluation
resources and template instruments

Program Planning
guides to strategic planning for arts in healthcare programs

ART FORMS:
Design
information on how to integrate art into healthcare design as well as resources on healthcare design -- from architecture, interiors, graphics and landscapes

Literary Arts
how to integrate journaling, poetry and writing into inpatient and outpatient programs

Performing Arts
bedside performances, guidelines for performing artists working in a hospital environment, and information on program ideas for music, theater, and dance

Visual Art & Exhibitions
exhibitor agreements, handling donations of artwork, information on art carts, hanging systems and more

POPULATIONS:
Arts & Aging
useful resources on how to create arts programs that address the needs and interests of older adults

Caring for Caregivers
resources for arts programs directed specifically towards healthcare professionals, para-professionals and informal caregivers

Medical Education
resources for integration of the arts and humanities into medical education as well as information on arts programs designed for training healthcare professionals

Pediatrics
a set of resources specifically for those working with pediatric patients

 Through the support of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Society's Consulting Service provides affordable assistance to organizations wishing to establish or advance the arts in healthcare settings.