Arts for Health and Wellness Initiatives

Arts for Health and Wellness Initiatives 

Uniting artistic expression with physical, mental, and emotional wellness.

Art That Nurtures Mind, Body, and Community

Arts for Health and Wellness Initiatives integrate various forms of artistic expression, such as visual arts, music, theater, creative writing, and artistic movements—to promote physical, mental, and emotional well-being. These programs recognize the therapeutic benefits of engaging with the arts, including reducing stress, improving mood, enhancing cognition, promoting physical function, and fostering social connections across the University of Arizona campus and the greater Tucson community.

Little girl smelling a sunflower.

Enhancing Public Health Through Artistic Expression 

  • Improves physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

  • A different way to share health information. 

  • Inspires more people to get involved in their own health and wellness.

  • Uses creative approaches to enhance daily life and routines.

  • Creates opportunities for conversation around health, healing, and care.

  • Empowers communities to lead and shape their own initiatives. 

  • Builds skills for health professionals to serve their communities through creative and collaborative tools.

Initiatives

Wellness, Health, and Opportunities for Living Successfully with Tai Chi and Movement 

WHOLISTIC for Adults 

Older man and woman stretching outside.

Tucson Chinese Cultural Center 

  • Dance for Brain Health (Starts August 2025)
  • Tai Chi (Starts August 2025) 

Cancer Center 

  • Online Tai Chi (Starts August 2025) 

Tucson Chinese Dance 

  • Saturdays Advanced Class (5:00 - 7:00 PM)
  • Sundays Beginner Class (9:30 - 11:00 AM) 
Kids dancing in a classroom

Dance, Resilience, Empowerment for Active Mental Health & Wellbeing

DREAM for Children 

International School of Tucson (Starts August 2025) 

Mondays/Thursdays 3:45 - 4:45 PM for 8 weeks 

Creative Arts for Lowering Mental Stress

CALM for MEZCOPH 

Person Holding Black Pen Sketching Flower

Workshops offered once a month to MEZCOPH faculty, staff and students. 

Dates will be posted at the start of the Fall 2025 semester. 

  • Healing Dance
    • Connect dance and mindfulness to relieve stress.
  • Zentangle
    • Explore meditative doodling.
  • Singing Bowl Music Mediation
    • Relax with soothing sound vibrations.