Art and Medicine Podcasts
A collection of podcasts about art and medicine, medical humanities, museums, and the arts.
The Metta Hour: Sharon Salzberg speaks with Bonnie Pitman
For episode 177 of the Metta Hour, Sharon Salzberg speaks with Bonnie Pitman. In this episode, Bonnie shares about her work in the art world and how she sees art as a doorway to contemplative practice. She and Sharon talk about how differently art is looked at in Eastern culture and what role suffering has to play in the creation of art. They discuss the history of Bonnie’s “Do Something New” initiative and what that looks like for her today while still facing chronic illness. Lastly, they discuss the role gratitude has played in her well-being and, in particular, her chronic disease. Bonnie closes the conversation with a guided lovingkindness meditation.
This episode was released February 21, 2022 on the Metta Hour Podcast.
Art + Medicine: Training the Next Generation of Mindful Physicians with Bonnie Pitman
After her untimely retirement from her career as the director of the Dallas Museum of Art, Bonnie set her sights on bringing arts education to the field of medicine. In this conversation, we talk about her childhood visiting the studios of Robert Motherwell and Hans Hofmann, her career in museums, her Do Something NEW™ practice and her trailblazing work with art and medicine.
This episode was recorded December 16, 2020 by Michael H. Dewberry Artroverted podcast.
Awe + Art + Observation: Bonnie Pitman
Bonnie Pitman shares how Doing Something New inspires us to make each day extraordinary. Her Power of Observation Framework instructs us on the critical steps for moving from the first glance to making new meaning of our observations. She is both delightful and incredibly grounded in her approach to appreciating the banal and sublime.
This episode was recorded on February 11, 2020 by LeeAnn Mallory, RiseRadio podcast.
The Power of Art, From Museums to Medicine: A Conversation With Bonnie Pitman
From museum director, to hospital patient, to starting up a program in art and medicine, Bonnie Pitman sits down with Benjamin Lima, editor of The Athenaeum Review to discuss the role of medical humanities in medical education today, its connections to art history, and her personal journey and current work.
This episode was recorded on August 29, 2019 at the Edith O’Donnell Institute of Art History at UT Dallas by The Athenaeum Review podcast.