We build community through Center Stage, a program that enhances the healthcare experience by showcasing art, music, and creative writing that calms, nurtures and inspires. Through Center Stage, we seek ways to enhance the well-being of individuals who come through our doors, whether they are patients, caregivers, employees or students.
Across the nation, we are seeing a convergence of the arts and healthcare. The Department of Humanities is committed to harnessing this energy and cultivating it through our programs and research.
Explore our traditional programs by clicking on the links below. (Stay tuned for updates.)
Live Music:
Professional musicians of a variety of genres and instruments play cheerful and reflective music in numerous clinical and family areas. Accomplished, professional pianists play soothing and uplifting melodies on the pianos in our main entrance lobby and surgical wait area.
Pick a Pic:
Center Stage staff visits patients when they are admitted to the hospital. Staff offers a portfolio of work by regional artists. Patients have the opportunity to choose artwork that hangs in their room during their hospital stay.
Lunch with Center Stage:
Summer lunchtime concert series in our outdoor courtyard, featuring local professional ensembles including jazz, classical, soft rock music and more. Check back in May for our 2021 performance schedule!
Art Commissions:
Our Public Art Committee chooses commissioned art work designed to enhance the environment of clinical and public areas. We are proud of the work that inspires our whole community and establishes a tangible connection between humanities and medicine. Take a break today and enjoy our Self-guided Art Walking Tour, click here for more details.
Rotating Art Exhibits:
Community art organizations share work created by their members. Paintings are displayed in various clinical and family areas. Artists’ work is for sale.
Employee and Student Art:
Organized programs to harness and showcase employee and student talent in visual and performing arts.
For more information contact
Kerry Royer at: kroyer@pennstatehealth.psu.edu
You can inspire future creative programs at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine by making a gift to support Center Stage. Visit engage.pennstatehealth.org and click ‘GIVE TODAY’ to make a secure contribution online, or email giving@pennstatehealth.psu.edu to have a member of our Development staff contact you.
