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MorningFile: Patricia Bovey on art as the fifth pillar of health

This week on MorningFile, George Elchuk speaks with former senator, art historian and museum leader Patricia Bovey about the idea of art as the fifth pillar of health.

Ahead of her public lecture at McMaster University, Bovey reflects on a career spent advocating for arts and culture and explains why she believes creative expression belongs alongside nutrition, sleep, exercise and nature when thinking about health and well-being.

The conversation explores research connecting participation in the arts with recovery, mental well-being and social connection, as well as the unique experience of…

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