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Two Local Artists Among Nine Women to Lead Hospital-Based Mural Project in NYC

An art initiative to bring together communities chose nine females artists to create murals in NYC hospitals.

Two Local Artists Among Nine Women to Lead Hospital-Based Mural Project in NYC

Two Local Artists Among Nine Women to Lead Hospital-Based Mural Project in NYC

An art initiative to bring together communities chose nine females artists to create murals in NYC hospitals.

Two Local Artists Among Nine Women to Lead Hospital-Based Mural Project in NYC

As part of NYC Health+Hospitals’ Arts in Medicine program, nine female artists will lead community-based mural projects at eight hospitals throughout New York City starting August 1. The new Community Murals Project, made possible by the Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund and the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City, aims to encourage creativity and build trust and engagement between NYC hospitals and their communities. 

By incorporating art in medicine it can alter the approach to healing, said First Lady of New York City, Chirlane McCray, in a press release. Vibrant colors, the imagination running…

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