Arterie
Arterie is an innovative inter-disciplinary use of art in healthcare, designed to improve outcomes for Chris O’Brien Lifehouse patients, their families, friends and carers by easing the side effects of cancer and its treatment such as stress, pain, fatigue, isolation and depression. Arterie participates in a way that fits with the patient’s treatment – it is non-invasive, inclusive and supportive.
All Arterie team members are qualified practising artists with backgrounds in design, engineering, art education, nursing, counselling, architecture, art therapy and museum and gallery education. They are committed to enhancing the Chris O’Brien Lifehouse experience for those affected by cancer through a variety of art engagements.
Arterie provides training opportunities and professional placement in art and health practice for university and college students through internships and artist in residencies.
Carterie
Carterie is a mobile art studio that is delivered to treatment and waiting spaces, wards and clinics by trained ‘Carterists’. Our mobile carts contain art activities with all materials and instructions included, offering projects that cater for all types of patients. The activities are designed with health limitations in mind, such as neuropathy, fatigue and nausea. Finished projects are photographed and digitally displayed as a collaborative patient and staff public artwork.
Carterie takes place on Wednesdays and Thursdays in:
- Wards 9 and 8
- Day Therapy
- Day Surgery
- Clinics
- Foyer and LivingRoom
- Radiation Oncology
Workshop Program
We host open workshops in the ground floor foyer every Tuesday providing the Chris O’Brien Lifehouse community with the opportunity to drop in and work alongside the Arterie team. Each workshop focuses on a particular art movement and includes art education, art making, music, poetry and a recipe.
Self-Guided Art Tour
Chris O’Brien Lifehouse has a self-guided tour of artworks installed in the facility.
Artist in Residence (AIR) Program
This program gives the Chris O’Brien Lifehouse community the chance to engage with, and observe, a practicing professional artist. The artist works in a public space within the hospital to create pieces of art which are then loaned or donated to the hospital and put on display. By leaving a trace of their work and the themes embodied within it, we create an ongoing dialogue inside the hospital. The artist is highly visible and we encourage all visitors to stop and talk or observe, or even work alongside them.
Expression of Intrerest – Artist in Residence
Training + Education
The Arterie Intern Training Volunteer Program (Non-Accredited) Arts & Health Hospital Practices – Design & Delivery is for people who are interested in exploring the arts & health profession. Twelve-month placements are available via our intern program, with a minimum commitment of one-day a week. The training covers all three Arterie programs and includes project design and delivery, infection control, communication skills, display, budget and administration around arts & health policies and procedures. Applications will re-open September 2024 for a March 2025 commencement.
Expression of Interest – Intern Training Volunteer Program
Expression of Intrerest – Artist in Residence