Publisher’s Note
The world will try to convince you that art is a luxury. It is not. Art is medicine. It heals in ways that cannot be measured or explained. It reaches places that therapy cannot touch. Art is not optional. Art is essential. Art with a Heart in Healthcare Turns 25 For 25 years, Art with a Heart in Healthcare (AWAHIH) has brought personalized fine art experiences to patients and families in Jacksonville hospitals, giving them a...
THE HEALING POWER OF THE OUTDOORS
Imagine a space within hospital walls that feels like freedom—a safe, outdoor haven for healing, creativity, therapy, and play. This is the new environment that The Women’s Board is working with Wolfson Children’s Hospital to create for patients facing behavioral health challenges. The Women’s Board has committed to raising $1.5 million over two years to support the Behavioral Health Outdoor Therapy Space, including $1 million toward...
Witnessing The Healing Power of Art: What No Research Can Show
By Dima Kroma Youth, Family, & Adult Learning Manager Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens There are moments in a museum that never appear in exhibition catalogs or annual reports. They aren’t measured by attendance numbers or balance sheets. Instead, these moments live quietly in the hearts of the people who experience them. As museum educators, we hope visitors leave our galleries, studios, and gardens changed in some small way....
Inspiring Gardens
Some of our greatest thinkers extolled the virtues of nature, from Hippocrates, “Nature itself is the best physician,” to Albert Einstein, “Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.” No surprise that naturalist John Muir noted “Allow nature’s peace to flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.” The importance of spending time outdoors to our physical, mental and spiritual health has been widely...
SYMPHONY NOTES
Where Holiday Memories Begin By Tori Fusinaz For generations, the Jacksonville Symphony has helped families celebrate the season through music, creating memories that last long after the final note. Every family has its holiday traditions. Maybe it’s unpacking ornaments that have been passed down for generations, pulling out recipes that only appear once a year, or watching the same holiday movie every December. For me, it was...
Ritz Chamber Players
Celebrate 25 Years of Expanding the Stage A landmark Silver Jubilee Season honors the extraordinary journey of a Jacksonville-born ensemble while opening the door to its next quarter-century. Twenty-five years ago, the Ritz Chamber Players (RCP) opened a door that classical music had kept too narrow for too long. Through it came extraordinary Black musicians, overlooked masterworks, new music, and audiences invited to hear the...
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