Artist and volunteer teacher Martha Thomases teaches an Art Expressions knitting workshop.
For many people, creating art can be a therapeutic experience during times of health-related fear and anxiety. The creative process can often reduce stress and loneliness, while providing an outlet for you to express yourself.
At Memorial Sloan-Kettering, our Art Expressions workshops provide instruction in knitting, watercolor, acrylic painting, and paper collage. Led by professional artists who donate their time and are assisted by volunteers, the workshops are available to current and former patients, their families, and caregivers.
Register for a Workshop
Art Expressions workshops are held in the spring and the fall and meet once a week for four to six weeks. All classes are held in the lounge on the 11th floor of the Rockefeller Outpatient Pavilion at 53rd Street. We welcome approximately 12 participants per class, and prior art experience is not required.
Our workshops are free but require advance registration. View the current classes and schedule and register by calling 212-639-8980.
Look for the ARTKART
In addition to regularly scheduled workshops, Art Expressions volunteers staff a bright yellow rolling ARTKART in the waiting rooms of the Rockefeller Outpatient Pavilion on most Tuesday afternoons. Patients and caregivers can select from a variety of art projects to work on while waiting for a physician or treatment appointment.
Contact Us
Art Expressions is managed by the Department of Volunteer Resources with the assistance of adviser and facilitator Eileen Gould, a cancer survivor. For more information about the program or to volunteer, please call 212-639-8980.
