January 21, 2024
On Wednesday, January 15th, the HEAL Program hosted its first Art and Medicine event of the year. Joined by Ted Meyer, HEAL’s Artist in Residence, and Clinical Professor of Medicine, Dr. Enrique L. Ostrzega, students and faculty listened to a wonderful lecture with Hannah Keime, co-founder of Heart Charged, an organization that provides support and builds awareness for young people with chronic cardiac illness. Started with her sister Bethany Keime, Heart Charged was founded when both sisters were diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). This fueled their mission to raise awareness about undiagnosed heart conditions. Co-curated by Charlie Kirkham and Bethany and Hannah Keime, the Sudden Cardiac Art exhibit now being featured at Hoyt Gallery highlights the disparities faced by the featured artist-patients from both U.S. and Europe. Originally housed in Gloucester, England the exhibition was first displayed in Kingshill House in September 2024. Since then, the artwork has traveled a long way to be shown here at Hoyt Gallery at KSOM. The original exhibition included 80 pieces of art from 37 artists from different parts of the world. The captivating pieces shed light on patient-artists’ cardiac health journeys. The exhibition will be open to visit on weekdays at Hoyt Gallery in the KAM building from January 7th to February 18th.
