IBD OPEN MIC

 "Restoring Your Core"

a group show by artists with Crohn's and Colitis  

IBD OPEN MIC 

Saturday, March 15th at 2:30pm 

This was a platform for any individuals living with inflammatory bowel disease to share personal stories, poems, and reflections about their experiences.

Webern Quartet

Webern Quartet

Tuesday, March 4th

 

Program -
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major, Op. 130

Webern: Langsamer Satz

Schubert: String Quartet No. 15 in G major, D. 887

 

"Music can be used as a therapeutic tool to not only reduce stress, but to also promote healing and improve one's overall emotional well-being."

 

'ARTIST- PATIENT / MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL CONVERSATION'

A conversation with artists-- Daniel Leighton and Nathan Arnold Schoenberg (N.A.S.)  Lowell Dylan-- a patient advocate, and Morgan Check, nurse practitioner in I.B.D. at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 

 moderated by co-curator Ted Meyer.

Please click the link HERE to hear the recording.

Moderator Ted Meyer led a lively, fun and in-depth discussion,  on Saturday, February 15th, at 2pm, between two patient-artists, a patient advocate and a medical professional.  The discussion covered how art can give a true picture of the lived experiences of an IBD patient. 

The event was sponsored by Connecting to Cure, Crohn's and Colitis. 25% of the sale of the artwork will go to aid in their research and support programs within the IBD community.

"Restoring Your Core" Opening Reception

 

Current Exhibition

a group show by artists with Crohn's and Colitis

Pamela Schoenberg, owner/director of dnj Gallery, and Ted Meyer, founder of the original “ArtandMed,” are thrilled to announce their exhibition “Restoring Your Core”: a group exhibit by artists with Crohn’s and Colitis. This ‘Art and Med’ program is a desire to educate, spread awareness and raise funds for chronic health conditions.

The beginning “ArtandMed” curriculum, created for use in medical schools, applies art as a tool to teach an understanding of wellness through patient/artist voices. With this added visual component, one’s ability to comprehend the illness becomes more possible. Thus, Schoenberg decided to embrace this core, as well as combining an additional health component, at dnj Gallery.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is the topic of our third exhibition. IBD is a chronic group of diseases that cause inflammation in the intestines, with the main types being ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. The symptoms span from mild to severe and can show periods of active illness followed by remission.

Also, this collaboration between Schoenberg, Meyer and patients/artists will exhibit a type of therapeutic healing: a practice which focuses on aiding the release of physical, mental, and emotional energy. In other words, these curators wish to partner with the patient/artist in a creative activity that has physiological benefits in dealing with challenges and stress management.

Daniel Leighton will be the Lead Artist in “Restoring Your Core.” Having issues with Crohn’s disease since he was six, Leighton’s work specifically demonstrates emotions experienced in the controlling of stress (or the lack of control). Daniel Leighton’s paintings are an expressive tale of his life with this traumatic disease. Using a triadic color combination, he asks his viewers to look, study, and acknowledge their feelings. “Each piece revisits my experiences with IBD, not just to relive the pain, but to transform it—to find meaning in it and connect with others who feel isolated in their own struggles.” Leighton utilizes the distinct features of technology, called “Augmented Reality,” to create his iPad drawings and paintings.).

The remaining artists, chosen by Ted Meyer and Daniel Leighton, also have IBD and create their art as a response to their experiences with IBD. This group uses various media to express this disease.

 

*25% of all exhibition sales go

to Connecting to Cure Crohn's and Colitis and

to The Crohn's and Colitis Foundation.

 

Empower Wellness: Donate to dnj Gallery's ArtandMed' program

 

In October 2023, Pamela Schoenberg discovered the 'ArtandMed' curriculum by Ted Meyer, created for use in medical schools. It utilizes art as a tool to teach an understanding of wellness through patient/artist voices. With this added visual component, one’s ability to comprehend illness becomes more possible. Thus, Schoenberg decided to embrace this core, as well as combine an additional health component, at dnj Gallery.

 

In other words, Schoenberg decided to redirect the mission of dnj Gallery from solely commercial to a space with a more charitable and educational purpose.

Our journey to creating this GoFundMe campaign comes from a deep desire to make a positive difference in the lives of those struggling with health challenges. We strive to bridge the gap between art and medicine, providing a platform for patient comments often overlooked in traditional galleries.

 

Any donation to the program 'Art and Med' goes directly to the costs associated with running this program. The program includes the main art exhibition by those with the illness about the illness, a lecture conversation between patient/artists' and their doctors, and workshops and events which correspond to the specific patient/artist’s community. The funds will be used for shipping and returning the artwork, installing it on the gallery walls, retaining the expert instructors for the health workshops and events and support in publicizing the exhibitions.

 

To donate to our GoFundMe

click here

"Creating Order" Artist-Patient/ Medical Professional Conversation:

 with artists Lydia Emily, Ananda Karabo, Susan Trachman

and

Leslie J. Tarlow, MSN, GNP-BC, MSCN, an Instructor of Clinical Neurology, Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Division, at the University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine.

Conversation moderated by Ted Meyer.

Please click the link here.