Mission
- To enhance the Cleveland Clinic experience through the arts
- To practice and investigate the use of the arts in healing
- To build community around the arts, health, and medicine
Primary Focus
- Patients: To enhance the well-being of patients who come to Cleveland Clinic for care, followed by families, visitors, caregivers, students, and the community.
- Performance: Support performing arts, as they enhance the medical environment, express ideas and emotions, and offer therapeutic benefits.
- Research: Initiates and carries out investigations into the effects of the arts in the medical environment. It measures results to improve quality.
- Community:Interacting with local, national and international organizations for the benefit of individuals and communities.
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Our Team
Arts & Medicine
Francois Bethoux, MD
Medical Director
bethouf@ccf.org
Maria Jukic, JD
Executive Director
jukicm@ccf.org
Meghan Tedrick, MHA
Performing Arts Program
Administrative Program Coordinator II
tedricm@ccf.org
Lisa Gallagher, MA, MT-BC
Research Program Manager
gallagl@ccf.org
Art Collection
Ellen Rudolph, MA
Senior Director & Curator
rudolpe@ccf.org
Jane Baeslach
Preparator
baeslaj@ccf.org
Sienna Brown, PhD
Curator
browns45@ccf.org
Brian Downey
Curator
downeyb@ccf.org
Aubrey O'Brien, MLIS
Admin Program Coordinator
obriena6@ccf.org
Sean Merchant, MFA
Preparator
merchas@ccf.org
Art Therapy Program
Tamara Shella, PhD, ATR-BC
Art Therapy Program Manager
tashel@ccf.org
Jackie Kolenz, MA, ATR, LPC
Art Therapist
kolenzj@ccf.org
Meredith McCulloch, MA, ATR-BC, PC, REAT
Art Therapist
mccullm@ccf.org
Kelly Pecl-Dreamer, MA, ATR-BC
Art Therapist
dreamek@ccf.org
Natalie Sadar, MA, ATR-BC
Art Therapist
sadarn@ccf.org
Lisa Shea, MA, ATR-BC
Art Therapist
sheal@ccf.org
Katherine Taricska, MA, ATR-BC, PC
Art Therapist
taricsk@ccf.org
Music Therapy Program
Debbie Bates, PhD, MT-BC
Music Therapy Program Manager
batesd2@ccf.org
Christine Bomberger, MT-BC
Music Therapist
bomberc@ccf.org
Jimmi Chance, MT-BC
Music Therapist
chancej@ccf.org
Patricia Eden, MT-BC
Music Therapist
edenp@ccf.org
Emily Ervin, MT-BC
Music Therapist
menhore@ccf.org
Emily Guthe, MA, MT-BC
Music Therapist
guthee@ccf.org
Laura McFee, MT-BC
Music Therapist
mcfeel@ccf.org
Stephanie Morris, MT-BC
Music Therapist
morriss4@ccf.org
Katie Regula, MT-BC
Music Therapist
regulak2@ccf.org
Partners
Community Collaborators
- Alzheimer's Association
- Beck Center for the Arts
- City Ballet of Cleveland
- Cleveland Arts Prize
- Cleveland Institute of Music
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Contemporary Youth Orchestra
- Credo Music
- Cuyahoga Arts and Culture
- Dancing Classroom Northeast Ohio
- Dancing Wheels Company and School
- Epilepsy Association
- FRONT International
- GroundWorks DanceTheater
- Karamu House
- Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland (moCa)
- National Endowment for the Arts
- Oberlin Conservatory of Music
- Roots of American Music
- Studio Institute Arts
- The Cleveland Orchestra
- The Music School Settlement
Contact Us
Thank you for your interest in learning more about Arts & Medicine.
If you need more information about our programs, upcoming events, please contact us:
8911 Euclid Ave/HS1
Cleveland, OH 44106
Phone: 216.448.8330
Email: artsandmedicine@ccf.org
