Athletes and the Arts

Integrating the science of sport and the performing arts for the mutual benefit of both. Athletes and the Arts is an initiative focused on linking the sport athlete and musician/performing artist communities through collaborative exchange and application of wellness, training and performance research and initiatives.

One Page Fact Sheets

Unique to Athletes and the Arts is our collection of one page educational fact sheets, devoted to helping and guiding performing artists, music teachers and other educators, medical professionals, and all those instrumental in the well-being and care of any performing artist.
Visitors are encouraged to share the link to our collection or to any specific fact sheet’s post, or print or email the PDF itself (do not, however, distribute any PDF/fact sheet on a different website or publication without our prior approval).
View our collection of “1 Page Fact Sheets”.

Providers Needed for MusiCares Medical Network

MusiCares Medical Network providers are needed in a variety of specialty areas nationwide, including Internal Medicine, Anesthesia, Orthopedic Surgery, General Surgery, Physical Therapy, Ophthalmology, Dentistry, Occupational Therapy, Podiatry, Urology, Otolaryngology, Dermatology, Addiction Medicine and Family Medicine to name a few. We are interested in expanding our coverage to provide a broader outreach to the music community.

Congratulations, Jon Batiste!

Congratulations to Athletes and the Arts artist in residence Jon Batiste and his Stay Human Band for his new gig as Band Director and host band of the Late Show with Steven Colbert. We look forward to Jon and his band sharing their social music and wellness messages with a much expanded audience.

“I believe music is healing and if you want to heal other people, you’ve got to heal yourself first. The healthier we are as musicians and the arts community in general, dancers and actors, the better the world will be” —Jon Batiste

More Than Just Marching Band

Every summer, hundreds, ages 15–21, join to compete in a unique activity that combines musical, mental, and physical skill, in an activity that usually isn’t considered a sport—drum corps.

For those who have marched in a corps or are veteran fans of the activity, trying to explain exactly what drum corps is isn’t an easy task. For those who are unfamiliar with the competition, it’s best described as professional marching band.

Athletes and the Arts – The Role of Sports Medicine in the Performing Arts

Performing artists are athletes. Like athletes, performing artists practice and/or perform most days with little off season, play through pain, “compete” in challenging environments, and risk career-threatening injury. Athletes and the Arts is a multiorganizational initiative linking the sport athlete and musician/performing artist communities.

Read abstract and full article by Randall W. Dick, MS, FACSM, et al, from ACSM’s Current Sports Medicine Reports.

Create

Create opportunities for performing artists and sport athletes to access and benefit from the established research, training and education of the other discipline.

Provide

Provide access to resources that meet the unique wellness, healthcare and performance needs of performing artists.

Unite

Unite organizational efforts to create a sustainable national initiative that addresses the needs of performing artists through multiple channels.