Share the beauty of art and connection: Submit your artwork by Feb 14
Students, residents, faculty and staff of The Ohio State University’s seven health science colleges, their alumni and faculty and staff of The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, have until Feb 14 to submit their creative pieces for the 2025 Health Sciences Art Show. The physical pieces do not need to be completed until artist drop off in Hamilton Hall on March 2 and March 3, right before the in-person show. It will run March 3 through March 7 from 9 am – 5 pm in the Hamilton Hall Forum, where an opening reception is planned for March 3 at 4pm.
In addition to the live show, there will be an online gallery and participants are encouraged to submit spoken word, musical, short film and recorded performance pieces. All levels of art experience and expertise are welcome. View the 2024 online gallery.
Ka Wa Berman, a staff member at the laboratory at University Hospital East, created this collage piece from torn pieces of paper she composed to reflect her thoughts. Berman says she creates art to relieve stress and find balance from her scientific side.
“This piece captures my thoughts and represents me as an Asian American health care worker,” Berman says.
Sheryl Pfeil, MD, clinical professor of Internal Medicine and medical director of the clinical skills center at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, says many students find balance and personal expression through creating art.
“The benefits of creating pieces that explore the human experience go beyond joy but offer significant ways to relate and grow personally as learners work towards becoming physicians and health care providers,” Dr. Pfeil says.
Elieen Scahill, a senior staff writer at the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, created her photography piece, Angel & Friends, after she shared the therapy dog with middle-school students. She says Angel, a hound mix, willingly plopped down, belly up, and soaked in pets and affection on her velvety ears and stomach from a group of girls.
“For a fleeting moment, the pressures of school and life were left behind, thanks to this lean and leggy 40-pound rescue mutt who never met a stranger,” Scahill says.
Submissions containing nudity, divisive, triggering, or religious content are not accepted. Ribbons will be awarded and a limited selection of pieces will be eligible for an extended exhibition at The James Art Gallery.
Submit your application now! Feel free to share this with your networks and with anyone who may be interested in submitting or attending. Contact mike.horgan@osumc.edu with any questions. The Health Sciences Art Show is hosted by the Medicine & the Arts Board, which is part of the Linda C. Stone, MD, Program for Humanism & the Arts in Medicine.
