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Art of Seeing Opening a Great Success
December 19th, CBC The National - “Med students use art to improve skills- Medical students at McMaster University are being taught how to deal with patients not through science, but through art, reports Deana Sumanac “ .
The official opening of The Art of Seeing exhibit was a resounding success. The exhibit entitled "Landscape, Memory and Desire", was curated by a group of family medicine residents.
Staff, faculty, residents and members of the public were present and had the opportunity to view the wonderful works of art chosen by each resident and to hear the impact each piece had on the residents.
More information regarding the exhibit:
McMaster Museum of Art
December 9, 2010 - January 29, 2011
Curated by the McMaster University Department of Family Medicine Residents: Maria Deleon-Matsuda, Erin Frotten, Jennifer Kagan, Meng Lu, Lennox Mirander, Puneet Seth, Andrew Smith, Faiza Upal, and BHSc student Hannah Staniszkis.
The McMaster Museum of Art and the Department of Family Medicine are proud to present this exhibition curated by the second year family medicine residents involved in the Art of Seeing program organized by the Museum and the Department of Family Medicine. The course has the aim of sharpening observation skills and enhancing empathy and self reflection through the examination of original works of art.
The exhibit, called Landscape, Memory, Desire, comprises selected works of art from the Museum’s large collection. The curators selected 27 pieces, including paintings by Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Gustave Courbet, Paul Gauguin, and prints by Goya, J.M.W. Turner, and Edvard Munch.
Earlier stories:
- Global Toronto - Art and Healing - Beatrice Politi, December 29, 2010
- Hamilton Spectator - Improving Patient Care with Art - by Teri Pecoskie, December 2, 2010
- Macleans Magazine - Out of the Hospital and into the Museum by Julia Belluz, November 11, 2010
Admission is Free
Museum hours: Tue./Wed./Fri. 11am-5pm, Thu. 11-7, Sat. 12-5
Closed for holidays from noon of Dec 24 - Jan 3