Healing Arts Houston

Spanning the course of 10 months in 2022, Healing Arts Houston included workshops, performances, art exhibitions, residencies, and a major three-day conference at the University of Houston. The initiative explored the integration of the arts in medical care and education to engage a cross-sectional representation of Houston’s arts and health community.

Watch a short trailer for the Innovations in Arts and Health Conference below:

"Welcome to Houston! Houston is a leader in healthcare and health sciences, especially with our Texas Medical Center, the largest medical center in the world. Houston is also a leader in the arts, with a robust program of city grants for the arts, hundreds of pieces in the public art collection, and some of the world’s leading museums, galleries, and performing arts organizations. The city is one of the world’s centers for innovation and collaboration in both fields, and this is why we are thrilled to host “Healing Arts Houston: Innovations in Arts and Health.”

Sylvester Turner, Mayor of Houston

Program Overview

20 January 2022 | Exhibition Tour: The Dirty South
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston (CAMH)

21 January– 1 October 2022 | Healing Arts Online Fundraising Auction
Curated by Barbara Davis Gallery and featuring works by Ahmed Mater, Luis Delgado-Qualtrough, Edward Burtynsky, and others. 

28 September 2022 | Healing Arts Houston Press Conference & Reception
Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
Commentary by Christopher Bailey (Arts & Health Lead, WHO) and Hesse McGraw (Executive Director, CAMH)

29 September–9 October 2022 | Exhibition: Cared For 
Blaffer Art Museum, University of Houston 
Presentation of the work of Shana Hoehn, Virginia Lee Montgomery, and Sarah Sudhoff – three artists proposing alternative meditations and visualizations of the medical process. 

29 September–1 October 2022 | Healing Arts Houston Symposium: Innovations in Arts and Health 
Student Center South, University of Houston