New Britain Museum for American Art's Access for All Community Day/National Wellness Month Edit listing

National Wellness Month focuses on self-care, managing stress, and promoting healthy routines. Join us in looking at how art can be used as a tool for wellness.

Activities:

12 p.m. | Music and Well-Being: A Sound Lab of North Indian Sacred Music

Music has been, and continues to be, an essential component of the practices of traditional healers in most cultures. Methods vary greatly from culture to culture, and from ancient to modern times. Yet, the practice of music and healing is not always sufficiently understood by performers, composers, and connoisseurs of music. Acknowledging the capacity of music to activate and influence autonomic system responses, this performance focuses on music’s medicinal properties on the human mind. An integral part of the performance, the “sound lab” will invite participants to the methods of guided listening using Rāgs (Indian melodic systems). Such methods will involve techniques including structural breathing and yogic postures, as they pertain to connecting the practices in sacred music with health care.

Pallavi Daggumati (Tanpura/ drones)
Ranendra Kumar (Tabla)
Suhail Yusuf Khan (Voice/ sarangi)
(Time TBD) | Gardens of Emotions collage workshop with Rob Santos and Roxanne Savage

Throughout the Day | Drawing and sketching activities in our galleries

More details forthcoming

You and your family can enjoy Free Admission all day once a month, thanks to generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.