Pre Conference Gathering: May 23, 2023 at 7pm  An evening of Remembering Casey Quinlan at the Art Studio at 189 Main Street in Grantsville, MD 21536  Cinderblocks 2022: Conference Day 1 (Still need to register? Do so here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cinderblocks2023-tickets-528642011487?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=escb We thank our Sponsor: Learning Health Community  9:00am On Wednesday, May 24 we meet at the white chapel near the Spruce Artisan Village adjacent to P ..read more

 Cinderblocks 2022: Conference Day 1 We thank our Sponsor: Learning Health Community  On Tuesday May 10 we meet at the white chapel near the Spruce Artisan Village adjacent to Penn Alps and The Cornucopia Cafe. 8:00am Coffee and snacks are provided. 8:30 Opening remarks are by Regina Holliday, conference planner and founder of the Walking Gallery of Healthcare. 9:00am Shawnee Reynolds, Service Coordination, The mission of Garrett County Community Action Committee, Inc., is to improve the quality of life for people in need by empowering them to become more self-s ..read more

We number 466 members walking around the world with patient story paintings on our backs. We are attending medical conferences where often there isn't a patient speaker on the dais or in the audience. We are providing a patient voice and by so doing are changing the conversation.  An artist or artists interviews medical professionals and lay individuals to form a patient centric narrative. The artist then creates representational imagery and paint that picture story upon the business jacket of the provider of the narrative account. The provider of the patient story, aka “Walker,” wears th ..read more

I am very honored to be with you today at an in person worship service. For the past five months so much of life has been lived online. Friends are seen through facebook, supplies are ordered on Amazon and films are streamed on Netflix. Scrolling through my facebook feed a few weeks ago, I saw a trailer from the series called “The Chosen.” In the scene Jesus calls the tax collector Matthew to ministry. It is an amazingly powerful scene. Matthew looks at Christ in disbelief that the rabbi could want him, a lowly tax collector. Being assured that is being asked to follow, Matthew leaves his ..read more

This is the ninth year of the Walking Gallery of Healthcare.  We now number 466 members walking around the world with patient story paintings on our backs.  We are attending medical conferences where often there isn’t a patient speaker on the dais or in the audience. We are providing a patient voice, and by doing so, are changing the conversation. An artist or artists interviews medical professionals and lay individuals to form a patient centric narrative. The artist then creates representational imagery and paint that picture story upon the business jacket of the provider of the n ..read more

Cinderblocks6: Conference Day 1 We thank our Sponsor: Learning Health Community  On Thursday, July 18 we will meet at 9:00 am the WoodmenLife Hall at 168 Miller Street, Grantsville (near the tennis courts in the town park.) Coffee and snacks are provided. 9:00 Opening remarks are by Regina Holliday, conference planner and founder of the Walking Gallery of Healthcare. 9:15-10:00 Danny van Leeuwen, Boston, MA Speaks on the many things we do to improve healthcare: playing, speaking, blogging, clinical care. An action catalyst empowering people traveling tog ..read more

This is the eighth year of the Walking Gallery of Healthcare.  We now number 464 members walking around the world with patient story paintings on our backs.  We are attending medical conferences where often there isn’t a patient speaker on the dais or in the audience. We are providing a patient voice, and by doing so, are changing the conversation. An artist or artists interviews medical professionals and lay individuals to form a patient centric narrative. The artist then creates representational imagery and paint that picture story upon the business jacket of the provider of the ..read more

Cinderblocks5: The Walking Gallery Gathers Thank you to our Diamond Cinderblock Level Sponsor: May 16, 2018- Community Dinner (This not an official part of Cinderblocks event but fun to attend.) The Appalachian Wagon Train will have a community dinner at the Grantsville Stock Yard 1060 Springs Rd, Grantsville, MD 21536 from 4-7 p.m. the cost is $5 per person. All are invited to eat hot dogs grilled over an open fire and see the Conestoga wagons with horses, as they get ready to head west Thursday morning. Thank you to our Silver Cinderblock level sponsor: Cinderblocks4: Conference ..read more

For many years I have helped in school classrooms as a parent volunteer and a guest art teacher.  In the fall of 2017, I began substitute teaching as well.  Part of the process of becoming a substitute teacher is A.L.I.C.E. training.  This is an active shooter response and the acronym means Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate. When I go into a classroom to teach, before I even look for a instructor’s notes, I am ALERT.  I check that doors can lock, that windows can open.  I check to see if the drop from those windows is a few feet or a couple of floors. I look ..read more

This is the 5th year of the Cinderblocks patient-led conference in Grantsville, MD.  We meet each May and renew our will to fight for better healthcare for us all.  This year our theme is 'the many hats we wear.'  I was inspired to choose this theme for a few reasons. One reason is I have painted about this concept before when Howard Liebers joined The Walking Gallery in year one.  One reason is Danny van Leeuwen from Health Hats.  Last year he attended Cinderblocks and met Danny McGinnest Jr.  an artist member of The Walking Gallery who designed a lovel ..read more