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Art Heals: Empowering Practitioners to Lead

Date & Time

Thursday, April 09, 2026, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

Category

Special Events

Location

Zimmerli Art Museum & New Brunswick Performing Arts Center

Information

Please register in advance.

If you anticipate needing any type of accommodation or have questions about the access provided, please call Nicole Simpson, Access Coordinator, at 848-932-6178 or email nsimpson@zimmerli.rutgers.edu in advance of your participation.

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Graphic designed by Natasha Mileshina.

Join arts partners and healthcare professionals across Middlesex County at a day-long symposium to explore the transformative possibilities of arts programs for the aging population, including people living with memory loss and their caregivers. Sessions are led by teams from the Zimmerli Art Museum, the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at the University of Oregon, and the Museum of Modern Art (NYC).

Please register in advance.

Event Schedule:

New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC)

9:00 – 10:00 AM      Registration & Coffee/Tea

10:00 – 10:30 AM    Welcome Remarks

10:30 – 11:30 AM    Keynote Address

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM  Lunch and Networking

12:30 – 2:00 PM  Session 1 Workshops

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2:00 – 2:30 PM Shuttle Service from NBPAC to Zimmerli Art Museum

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Zimmerli Art Museum

2:30 – 4:00 PM Session 2 Workshops

4:00 – 5:00 PM Closing Reception

5:00 – 6:00 PM Well-Being Concert (space is limited, please sign up during registration)

 

This event is in collaboration with Middlesex County, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art at the University of Oregon, Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, New Jersey State Council on the Arts, and the Museum of Modern Art (NYC).

Funding is provided by the Middlesex County Board of County Commissioners through the Middlesex County Cultural and Arts Trust Fund. For information on events, go to MiddlesexCountyCulture.com.

Made possible by funds from Middlesex County, a partner of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.

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