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.
Our Team
Arts & Medicine Institute Team
Francois Bethoux, MD
Medical Director
bethouf@ccf.org
Maria Jukic, JD
Executive Director
jukicm@ccf.org
Genell Tuck
Administrative Program Coordinator
tuckg@ccf.org
Lisa Gallagher, MA, MT-BC
Research Program Manager
gallagl@ccf.org
Art Program
Joanne Cohen
Executive Director & Curator
cohenj3@ccf.org
Jennifer Finkel, PhD
Curator
finkelj@ccf.org
Bellamy Printz, MFA
Curator
printzb@ccf.org
Kathryn Koran, MAM
Registrar & Assistant Curator
korank@ccf.org
Meghan Hunter, MHA
Department Coordinator
hunterm4@ccf.org
Kristen McDowell
Coordinator
mcdowek@ccf.org
Noel Ward
Preparator
wardn@ccf.org
Tim Gaewsky, MFA
Preparator
gaewskt@ccf.org
Art Therapy Program
Tamara Shella, MA, ATR-BC
Art Therapy Program Manager
tashel@ccf.org
Meredith McCulloch, MA, ATR-BC, PC
Art Therapist
mccullm@ccf.org
Natalie Sadar
Art Therapist
sadarn@ccf.org
Lisa Shea, MAT
Art Therapist
sheal@ccf.org
Katherine Taricska
Art Therapist
taricsk@ccf.org
Kelly Pecl-Dreamer
Art Therapist
dreamek@ccf.org
Jackie Kolenz
Art Therapist
kolenzj@ccf.org
Music Therapy Program
Debbie Bates, MMT, MT-BC
Music Therapy Program Manager
batesd2@ccf.org
Laura Higgins, MT-BC
Music Therapist
higginl@ccf.org
Christine Bomberger, MT-BC
Music Therapist
youngc6@ccf.org
Melissa Onabajo, MT-BC
Music Therapist
onabajm@ccf.org
Emily Guthe
Music Therapist
guthee@ccf.org
Stephanie Morris, MT-BC
Music Therapist
morriss4@ccf.org
Patricia Eden, MT-BC
Music Therapist
edenp@ccf.org
Kaitlin Emmert, MT-BC
Music Therapist
emmertk@ccf.org
Arissa Kyler
Music Therapist
kylera@ccf.org
Philanthropy Institute (PI)
Karen Wyman
Director of Development
wymank@ccf.org
Partners
Community Collaborations
News Archive
2017 News Archive
Arts & Medicine released its third newsletter Volume III – 2017
- Arts & Medicine Newsletter, Vol. 3 - 2017
2015 News Archive
Arts & Medicine released its second newsletter Volume II – 2015
The newsletter gives a year-end review of the programs offered along with first-hand stories from the patients who have benefited.
- Arts & Medicine Newsletter, Vol. 2 - 2015
2014 News Archive
Cleveland: At the Crossroads of Healing and the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts recently sat down with Maria Jukic, JD, Executive Director of the Arts & Medicine Institute, and CPAC Director, Tom Schorgl to discuss the intersection of arts and healthcare in the region, highlighting Cleveland Clinic's programs.
- arts.gov (National Endowment for the Arts), 11/11/2014
More Hospitals Use the Healing Powers of Public Art
Researchers are learning more about the precise ways paintings and other works of art help patients and families in the healing process.
- WSJ.com (Wall Street Journal), 08/18/2014
Arts & Medicine Announces Inaugural Newsletter
Arts & Medicine has compiled its first newsletter detailing the impact of its programs in the healthcare environment and first-hand stories from the patients who have benefited.
- Arts & Medicine Newsletter, Vol. 1 - Issue 1, 2014
Paint, Write, Sing: How the Arts Help Heal Patients
Art programs in hospitals are growing. Learn more about what the Arts and Medicine Institute at Cleveland Clinic is doing to help patients heal.
- U.S.News, 05/27/2014
2013 News Archive
Art Program Executive Director contributes to making Shaker Heights an "arts town"
Joanne Cohen, Executive Director of Arts and Medicine Institute's Art Program, discusses her background in and passion for the arts as she leads the Shaker Life Magazine through the highlights of Cleveland Clinic's art collection.
- Shaker Life, Aug/Sep 2013, pgs 36-40
Cleveland Clinic uses artwork to positively impact the comfort and stress levels of patients
Joanne Cohen, Executive Director of Arts and Medicine Institute's Art Program, discusses the benefit of artwork in the healthcare environment and unique aspects of Cleveland Clinic's collection.
- MEDCITY News, 7/26/13
Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health provides art for a healthier brain
Art plays a prominent role at Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. The facility's architecture was designed world renowned architect, Frank Gehry, the extensive collection of artwork, the development of an art therapy program, and a distance learning program conducted with the Cleveland Museum of Art.
- Las Vegas City Life, 6/19/13
Submit your design for an art installation at Cleveland Clinic's Main Campus
Cleveland Clinic will be participating in the "Play Me, I'm Yours" interactive artwork by British artist Luke Jerram. The artwork consists of decorated pianos that are placed in public spaces for everyone to use. The piano will be on display on the Crile Mall from July 19 - August 12, 2013. If you are interested in submitting a design for the decorated piano or wish to participate in the decorating process, please complete the forms in the piano design guidelines and submit by May 23, 2013. Email ccartprogram@ccf.org for more information or questions.
- Learn about the design guidelines, 4/19/13
Cuyahoga County Residents Helped our Arts & Medicine Institute Partner Programs Win a Grant
The Arts & Medicine Institute is participating in a project that was selected through a public voting process to receive a Cuyahoga Arts & Culture Creative Culture Grant. The Daring to be “Dumbo” project led by the Dancing Wheels organization will fund the creation of a film about bullying and social injustice. Cleveland Clinic Arts & Medicine Institute will help by broadcasting the documentary at our facilities.
- Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, 2/25/13
A program for those with memory loss and their care partners
Kathryn Koran from the Arts and Medicine Institute's Art Program talks about the Art in the Afternoon Program and the artwork in the hospital.
- WKYC.com, 2/17/2013
Music therapy helps college professor speak again
Learn how music therapy helped a patient with aphasia.
- Fox News, 1/31/2013
Cleveland Clinic’s Arts and Medicine Institute will host “Arts and Medicine for India,” a symposium to create awareness of the arts and medicine concept, on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013, during India’s biennial exhibition of contemporary art – the Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2012.
- Read more, 1/3/2013
Contact Us
Thank you for your interest in learning more about the Arts & Medicine Institute.
If you need more information about our programs, upcoming events, please contact us:
1950 Richmond Road/TR-308
Lyndhurst, OH 44124
Phone: 216.448.8330
Fax: 216.448.8335
Email: artsandmedicine@ccf.org
