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April 16, 2008

Art and healing; RISD program wins international award

A Rhode Island School of Design course that pairs fine arts students with young psychiatric patients has won an international award.

The Rhode Island School of Design’s Art as a Source of Healing class has been awarded top honor in the Blair L. Sadler International Arts and Healing Competition for representing “one of the most innovative arts projects, demonstrating a unique partnership between a hospital, a medical school and an art school.”

The program runs in collaboration with Bradley Hospital, Brown University and RISD. It brings undergraduate students together with patients at the East Providence Hospital, the country’s first that exclusively helps children, adolescents and teenagers with mental and emotional problems.

“This course helps our students develop awareness and interest in serving their community through their artistic talents, an important lesson and one that can’t be easily taught in a classroom,” said program coordinator Melinda M. Bridgman.

“In many ways, my students are actually learning more from the children at Bradley, not the other way around.”

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