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UCLA RADIATION ONCOLOGY JOURNAL
they are a nonpro昀椀t based out of Burlingame that
pairs an artist with the family of a child undergoing
treatment for cancer. The artist curates an art
practice speci昀椀c to the child and their family, and
they remain with the family throughout their cancer
journey.
For more information on Susan Magsamen, Ivy
Ross, and their NY Times Best Seller, Your Brain
On Art, visit: https://www.yourbrainonart.com
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Contributed by: Ciara Shuttleworth
Ciara Shuttleworth is an alumnus of the prestigious San Francisco Art
Institute. She has worked for three prominent San Francisco fine art
galleries. Additionally, she has provided art consulting for private and
corporate collections, including Google. She is also a published writer
with works in the Norton Introduction to Literature and The New
Yorker. Her most recent book is the poetry collection, Rabbit Heart.
In circling back to the idea of prescribing art as
medicine, Magsamen shared that the idea is picking
up steam in the U.S. with several programs exploring
the bene昀椀ts. “There is a great study,” she says, “by
Jill Sonke from University of Florida who is looking
at this and 18 other countries to see what works
well. The NeuroArts Blueprint has completed two
economic analyses that show a signi昀椀cant return on
investment as well as increased quality of life and
caregiver health.”
Cover Art / Photograph Credit:
Self Reflected
22K gold reflective microetching, 96x130"
2014-2016
Greg Dunn, PhD and Brian Edwards, PhD
Magsamen and Ross are continuing their
Neuroaesthetics journey. As part of NeuroArts
Blueprint, they are part of a consortium thinking
about systems change. They created a publication
with 昀椀ve recommendations around how to build
the 昀椀eld around research, education, honoring
the practitioners, policy and funding, and capacity
building. The last two years, they have been active
in implementing a plan that is evolving, built around
evidence, structure, and community building. A
NeuroArts Global Summit is in the works for
2025. This fall, the online, global “wateringhole,”
NeuroArts Resource Center, will launch with
opportunities to connect and collaborate within the
NeuroArts 昀椀eld. For more information, visit https://
neuroartsblueprint.org ☐
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