A Bit About Articine

“Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there is also a love of humanity.”

~ Hippocrates~

Hey folks, Spring is here! The days are longer, the sun brighter, and I am dreaming of laying in the middle of the lawn soaking it all up. What about you?

Recently I sat down with one of my very good friends, Robin Marcotte, to talk about his organization that brings the arts and medicine together. I found it quite fascinating and thought you would too! This is my first interview, so please cut me a little slack!

Robin…what is Articine?

Hi Walter! Thanks for interviewing us! Articine is a 501c3 non-profit located in Newfields, NH. Our mission is to tell stories through performances and workshops that integrate the arts and medicine to inspire healthcare providers to deliver more empathetic and effective patient care. It was created in May 2020 by three co-founders: Robin Marcotte (a physical theater artist and professor), Amanda Whitworth (a dancer and professor) and Bobby Kelly (a family physician).

What prompted you to start the organization?

In our professional careers, we've always known that the arts have the ability to help foster empathy. Much of my (Robin) and Amanda's professional work was already about health challenges in our communities. We had the idea to use healthcare as a tool to promote healing.

Tell me about your programs?

We have two main programs at Articine. One is our Performances and Impact Workshops. With these we perform a physical theater work about a health issue to a variety of audiences. Immediately after the performance, we engage the viewers in a workshop about the subject material. Current productions are The Anxiety Piece, about generalized anxiety and Shadows, about marriage and addiction. We're in the process of creating our first short film, Dottie, about a woman with dementia.

The second program is our Healthcare Resiliency Program - a stress/trauma mitigation product for healthcare workers. This program uses practical, high quality and efficient guided experiences via smart devices to help healthcare workers complete their stress response cycle and help relieve the stress that we all know our healthcare workers feel every day. We employ artists from around the country to create 3-5 minute video experiences for healthcare professionals.

Who benefits from your programs?

Our primary audience is healthcare professionals, although our material is accessible to all audiences! We perform at medical conferences, residency programs, retreats and special events. Additionally, the performances are very flexible as far as location! They can be performed outside, in conference rooms, galleries, and of course, theaters.

Is there anything else you would like to add?

If anyone is interested in learning more about Articine's programming, please feel free to reach out to us at info@articine.org. Also, check out our website for trailers of our productions (www.articine.org)! I'm told our four-legged friends highly approve of the performances. Thank you, Walter it was a pleasure talking with you.

Well, what do you think? I had a blast spending time with Robin and learning something new!

Enjoy the signs of spring. It’s natures way of saying – Let’s Party! See you this summer, and I will have more words of wisdom for you!

Walter Eugene

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