Arts for Health

Front Page Feature – Mississauga News: Here’s why arts could soon help Peel residents heal

October 14, 2021November 4, 2021
Arts for Health, Arts for Mental Health, Arts for Mental Health Conference, MAC In the News, News

Feature Article in Mississauga News on MAC’s Arts for Health initiatives, as well as the stories of art as health care for Christine Long and Angela Chao.

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MicroGrant Success: Susan Ksiezopolski 2020

June 1, 2021March 25, 2022
Arts for Health, Arts for Mental Health, Film, MicroGrant Winners

Thanks to a MAC MicroGrant, Susan Ksiezopolski created this emotional 15 minute documentary highlighting the importance of incorporating the arts into health practices and treatments.

Ontario Brain Institute: How dancing can boost cognitive health

May 25, 2021August 11, 2021
Arts for Health, Arts for Mental Health, News

TVO.org speaks with Sarah Robichaud of Dancing With Parkinson’s about how physical exercise can help the body — and the brain. Interview by Daniel Kitts.

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Art of Wellness Documentary Screening

May 18, 2021August 17, 2021
Arts for Health, Arts for Mental Health, Media Releases, News

MAC announces The Art of Wellness Documentary Screening, funded by MAC, Bell Canada and The Ontario Trillium Foundation.

Announcing the Art of Wellness Initiative

October 9, 2020August 18, 2021
Arts for Health, Arts for Mental Health, Media Releases, News

MAC wishes to catalogue the ways in which creative experiences help to improve mental wellbeing in Peel through the Art of Wellness Initiative.