Featured Research Team Members: Dr. Kendra Rieger, Dr. Sheryl Reimer-Kirkham, Dr. Anne Tuppurainen,  Dr. Myron A. Penner, Alysha McFadden [1]  We are excited to share a newly published article from members of our Arts for Equity research team that explores the philosophical foundations of arts-based spiritual support in healthcare.   As arts-based spiritual care continues to grow across Canada, this research helps deepen our understanding of why these approaches matter and ho

Left to Right: Dr. Sheryl Reimer-Kirkham, Dr. Anne Tuppurainen, Dr. Kendra Rieger)   We are thrilled to announce that our Arts for Equity interdisciplinary team have been chosen as a recipient of the prestigious  2025 SSHRC Insight Grant ! Dr. Kendra Rieger[1] and lead team members, Dr. Sheryl Reimer-Kirkham and Dr. Anne Tuppurainen, are very grateful for the contributions from our diverse team members and study sites, who made this project proposal possible. The Social Scien

Written by Terri Styles-MacKinnon , who is in her last year of the MSN program at Trinity Western University and has been working on a knowledge translation project through a studentship with Dr. Kendra Rieger, focusing on arts-based spiritual support in nursing (ABSS). Introducing Terri Terri has been a nurse for over 30 years, with a variety of public health roles in Nova Scotia, PEI, New Brunswick, and Saskatchewan. In May 2023, she embarked on a new journey by starting th

Eva Kwong, Recreational Therapist with Surrey Urban Mission, creating art as part of Art and Spirituality Group. Arts-Based Spiritual Support at Surrey Urban Mission     Surrey Urban Mission Society (SUMS) is a shelter and community hub located on the unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples, in Surrey, B.C..     With roots as a faith-based community kitchen which started in 1995, SUMS services have expanded to include five housing shelters, a hygiene unit for people

Celebrating Providence Health Care’s Award-Winning Art Carts Initiative We are delighted to celebrate Providence Health Care’s Art Carts...

Kathleen Lounsbury, Doctoral Student (PhD of Nursing) and Indigenous Curriculum Consultant at Trinity Western University...

Written by Andrew Terhoch, in collaboration with the St.Amant ABSC Facilitators and Advisors. Andrew is a Spiritual Health Practitioner...

We are pleased to introduce to you Anja Lanz, one of our Art & Spirituality Research Team Patient Partners who has thoughtfully written...

Written by Sheryl Reimer-Kirkham, Dean and professor of nursing at Trinity Western University in B.C., Canada, and Sonya Sharma,...

Written by Anne Tuppurainen, who is the Director of Spiritual Health and Pastoral Care at Providence Health Care in Vancouver B.C. Anne...

Written by Sandi Smoker, who often facilitates our Community of Practice online group. Sandi served as a Certified Spiritual Care...

Written by Kurt Schwarz, who is a Spiritual Health Practitioner at the Health Science Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba and part of our Art...

Art Exhibit to Share Previous Study Findings Overview of Original Research Study Upon receiving a cancer diagnosis, life irrevocably...

Here is a warm invitation to our Art and Spirituality Community of Practice , written by Sandi Smoker who will be facilitating the...

We are excited to introduce our new blog to share about our latest research with our Arts-based Spiritual Care (ABSC) Project! Responding...