Radical Connections

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Radical Connections transforms healthcare together with all kinds of artists. Connecting the arts and health improves quality of life for residents, patients, and everyone working in and visiting healthcare settings.

Creative participation is crucial for humanizing healthcare by celebrating individuals as well as the diversity of cultures, abilities, and communities.

Wellness, for all, involves the opportunity to play, create and make choices. People in care need those same opportunities. Participation in the arts brings joy and connection; it demonstrates that people receiving care are much more than their medical conditions.

Elder care needs radical transformation. With our help, elders and everyone in healthcare can share their wisdom and enjoy arts and culture.

People experiencing mental or physical distress should be surrounded by healing environments. We bring meaningful music, visual, literary, or movement-based arts into hospitals and care settings.

True creative participation humanizes care by celebrating a diversity of individuals, cultures, abilities, and communities. Connecting arts and health improves quality of life for residents, patients, visitors, and everyone working in healthcare.
5855 Russell Road, Carlsbad Springs, ON
Area served by organization: Currently we are serving Ottawa but in the near future we will expand nationally
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Language(s): English, French
Communities served: Adults, People with disabilities, Seniors
Price range of programming: Pricing varies
Venue accessibility: Not applicable
Organization type: Business, Non-profit, Program(s), Project, Resource

This organization offers online programming
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  • Digital & Media Arts

    Web Design

  • Literary

    Poetry, Spoken Word, Creative Writing (Fiction, Creative Nonfiction)

  • Multidisciplinary
  • Music

    Violin, Viola, Cello

  • Theatre

    Creative Dramatics, Musical Theatre, Storytelling, Theatre for Social Causes / Identity

  • Visual Arts

    Acrylic

  • Private Lessons

    One on one virtual workshops and performances in the genres of music, poetry, story telling, and visual arts by specially selected artists for vulnerable populations in hospitals, long-term care homes or aging in place.

  • Performances

    Live concerts featuring: music (classical, world, jazz, pop), spoken word (poetry, story telling) in hospitals, retirement residences and long-term care homes.

  • Workshops

    Art in residence situated in hospitals, long-term care homes and retirement residences provide hands on visual arts activities to people in care, in long term projects ranging from six months to a year.

  • Outreach Programs

    Piano lessons for seniors aging in place. Virtual programming as described above for seniors aging in place.

  • Curator in residence in hospitals, long-term care homes working collaboratively with people in care

Community Partners

Featured Project

Unmasked Connections

Personalized, Intimate, and Interactive Performances for People in Care.

Musicians, storytellers, actors, & poets partner with healthcare organizations, support staff, families, & volunteers to deliver virtual concerts to vulnerable populations in hospitals, and residences.
     

Visit the Unmasked Connections Directory of Artists:
      https://www.radicalconnections.ca/unmaskedconnectionsartists

      We gratefully thank:

      The Eldercare Foundation of Ottawa

      The Ontario Arts Council

      Private Funders
 

Profile last updated: Jul 5 2024

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