University of New England - Innovation for a Healthier Planet

Narrative Medicine & Visual Art: Opening Perception and Sharpening Observation for Health Professions Learners

Narrative Medicine & Visual Art: Opening Perception and Sharpening Observation for Health Professions Learners

October 8, 2025

6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Biddeford Campus Art Gallery

Join us for a vibrant evening of art, conversation, and connection at the UNE Biddeford Campus Art Gallery! This interprofessional event brings together health professions students for a unique exploration of how visual art can deepen clinical observation and enhance medical understanding. Featuring: Sophie Hamacher, Artist & Filmmaker Dr. Andrew Eisenhower, Cardiologist Hilary Irons, UNE [...]

Piece of My Heart: A Laboratory

May 16 - October 26, 2025 Closing Reception: Thursday, October 16, 2025, 4 - 7 p.m. Through the media of film, printmaking, sculpture, sound, and painting, artists Sophie Hamacher and Aliza Sternstein plumb the possibilities of describing the heart outside of the boundaries of symbolic image. Hamacher’s interdisciplinary work (presented here in the form of an immersive [...]