The Gifts of Art Program at Michigan Medicine brings the arts into the environment of care to help restore hope, encourage personal agency, and honor human dignity.
![Woman playing flute for patients with artwork hanging on brick wall behind and IV pole with medical equipment in foreground](http://www.michiganmedicine.org/sites/default/files/styles/jumbo_16_9/public/2022-12/GOA-Home.jpg?h=d473f176&itok=Up9LqfkV)
From live performances and walk-through exhibits to resources and concerts you can enjoy in your home, the Michigan Medicine Gifts of Art Program has something for everyone.
![A volunteer holds up a completed coloring sheet](http://www.michiganmedicine.org/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2023-01/GetInvolvedAIH.jpg?h=8a65506b&itok=qkENQtXR)
Gifts of Art at Michigan Medicine brings the arts into the environment of care to help restore hope, encourage personal agency, and honor human dignity.
![Black man wearing blue turtleneck playing string bass with art in background](http://www.michiganmedicine.org/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2022-12/GOA-Performances-promo-4x3.jpg?h=502e75fa&itok=dqqnx-jv)
Performances and events for the entire community, art and music services for patients and guests, and permanent and changing art in hospital galleries are some of the Gifts of Art offerings.
![Garden with with fountain and paved pathway leading up to sculpture](http://www.michiganmedicine.org/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2022-11/goa-friends-garden-fountainsculpture_large_2240x1260.jpg?h=4be160bb&itok=u8fnx9XJ)
Immerse yourself in the arts for the health of it. Here you will find a wide variety of music, nature, and art opportunities to explore or share with others at anytime of your choosing.
![Colorful handprints in paint on a white sheet](http://www.michiganmedicine.org/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2023-01/editcaregiver%20hands.jpg?h=ed27e282&itok=ftpTgl_p)
Whether you want to make art, perform, exhibit, volunteer, or make a donation, here are some ways to connect arts and health in your life.
![Courtyard](http://www.michiganmedicine.org/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2024-07/courtyard_copy.jpg?h=1b817a7f&itok=bHPwOSir)
Gifts of Art hosts free in-person concerts for the Michigan Medicine community. Join us outdoors this summer for our Courtyard Concerts!
Part of the Gifts of Art Program, the Life Sciences Orchestra plays two concerts a year at Hill Auditorium, drawing an audience of more than 1,000 community members, friends and family of the U-M life sciences community.
Check out the following exhibits that are currently on display
![Ellie Harold](http://www.michiganmedicine.org/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3_4/public/2024-03/Ellie%20Harold%20portrait.jpg?h=2c4e73f8&itok=JYGiB6KQ)
Large-format abstract paintings with recurring themes of flow, flowering & freedom.
![Birmingham Society of Women Painters](http://www.michiganmedicine.org/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3_4/public/2024-06/birmingham_soc_portrait.jpg?h=2c4e73f8&itok=ZtMfTor8)
A group show by the Birmingham Society of Women Painters.
![Patricia J. Wolff](http://www.michiganmedicine.org/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3_4/public/2024-06/patricia_wolff_portrait.jpg?h=2c4e73f8&itok=67yb7zav)
Handmade cartonnage and jewelry.
![Martha Spak](http://www.michiganmedicine.org/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3_4/public/2024-06/martha_spak_portrait_copy.jpg?h=2c4e73f8&itok=QV3hJmRg)
Chromotherapy paintings that use a vibrant color palette and calming geometric patterns.
![Margie Criner](http://www.michiganmedicine.org/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3_4/public/2024-06/margie_criner_portrait.jpg?h=2c4e73f8&itok=l7qzCNEZ)
Margie Criner and her Chicago-based team, Itty Bitty Mini Mart, make artisan miniatures with a little levity.
![Cristina Joya](http://www.michiganmedicine.org/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3_4/public/2024-06/cristina_joya_portrait.jpg?h=2c4e73f8&itok=CBZApmAa)
Expressive ceramics from Cristina Joya.
![Charles Mintz](http://www.michiganmedicine.org/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3_4/public/2024-06/charls_mintz_portrait.jpg?h=2c4e73f8&itok=qUTVV0Iz)
Photography series showing Lustron Homes and the people that live in them.
![Brooke Sauer](http://www.michiganmedicine.org/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3_4/public/2023-12/Brooke%20Sauer_Do-Si-Do_web.jpg?h=2c4e73f8&itok=fEXmR8SN)
One-of-a-kind collage paired with specimens from the University of Michigan Museum of Natural History
![Ingrid Tourangeau](http://www.michiganmedicine.org/sites/default/files/styles/portrait_3_4/public/2024-06/ingrid_tourangeau_portrait.jpg?h=2c4e73f8&itok=O0ZSVD7T)
Whimsical watercolors created for a children's book series.
![Saline Fiddlers](http://www.michiganmedicine.org/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2024-07/saline_fiddlers_copy.jpg?h=bb0e544f&itok=Uz5AODf4)
![Raisin Pickers](http://www.michiganmedicine.org/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2024-07/the_raisin_pickers_banner.jpg?h=3a025696&itok=Lw15zli0)
![Gwenyth Hayes](http://www.michiganmedicine.org/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2024-07/gwenyth_hayes_banner.jpg?h=9f9e8fc6&itok=-WyifAH_)
![Life Sciences Orchestra Hill Auditorium](http://www.michiganmedicine.org/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2023-09/LifeSciencesOrchestra-Hill.jpg?h=2e3eca71&itok=TrLC-M5R)
![Brooke Sauer Collage](http://www.michiganmedicine.org/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2023-12/Brooke%20Sauer_soar_web-horizontal.jpg?h=0b1b6d4d&itok=WyXl59k8)
![Ingrid Tourangeau](http://www.michiganmedicine.org/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2024-06/ingrid_tourangeau_landscape.jpg?h=1e1e4732&itok=a0DkAzWn)
![Margie Criner](http://www.michiganmedicine.org/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2024-06/margie_criner_landscape_copy.jpg?h=1e1e4732&itok=kfZ5YZKb)
![Martha Spak](http://www.michiganmedicine.org/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2024-06/martha_spak_landscape.jpg?h=1e1e4732&itok=PBOj1Esa)
![Patricia J. Wolff](http://www.michiganmedicine.org/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2024-06/patricia_wolff_landscape.jpg?h=1e1e4732&itok=qhvRQvqk)
![Birmingham Society of Women Painters](http://www.michiganmedicine.org/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2024-06/bswp_landscape.jpg?h=1e1e4732&itok=ax7KQyL2)
![Cristina Joya](http://www.michiganmedicine.org/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2024-06/cristina_joya_landscape.jpg?h=1e1e4732&itok=RICqK3Ng)
![Charles Mintz](http://www.michiganmedicine.org/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2024-06/charles_mintz_landscape.jpg?h=1e1e4732&itok=E1dmOXWn)
![Ellie Harold](http://www.michiganmedicine.org/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2024-03/Ellie%20Harold%20landscape.jpg?h=1e1e4732&itok=DnTsOFF3)
![Little boy with striped green knit hat with earflaps putting something in a red donation box](http://www.michiganmedicine.org/sites/default/files/styles/card/public/2022-11/goa-donation-large_2240x1260.jpg?h=4be160bb&itok=SwKJkmEj)
Your support makes it possible to bring the arts into the care environment to help restore hope and honor human dignity.