Art and Public Health

November is Arts and Health Month, a great time to highlight the various ways the arts are used in health care and community settings.  Today I want to share how the arts are used in public health.  Public Health Public health works to promote healthy behavior and respond to health concerns for populations.  Public health [...]

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Oaxaca & a Few Thoughts on Art & Community

Vacation in Oaxaca I believe art has a vital role in developing healthy communities. To illustrate the relationship between the arts and community I am sharing a bit about a past vacation, by doing so I hope to highlight the connection between art and community development. A few years ago I had the pleasure of [...]

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Women’s Words, Voice and Vision

Women Artists and Cultural Change Cleaning out my home office I came across an old syllabus from my first art history class, “Women Artists and Cultural Change”, a class I took at the suggestion of a favorite sociology professor who knew of my interest in gender, feminism and social change. It was in this class [...]

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What Does Art Have to do with Mental Health?

As a culture we tend not to talk about mental health, even though mental health issues like stress, depression, and anxiety are common place. The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that about one in four adults suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder.  Most folks I know have a family member or friend who has [...]

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15 Quotes on Art: Thoughts on Women’s Voice, Creating a Vision, & Coming Together

15  Quotes on Art Thoughts on Women’s Voice, Creating a Vision, & Coming Together I’d like to share with you a few thoughtful quotes.  I’ve organized the quotes into three areas that I am especially passionate about, women’s voice, creating a vision, & coming together. *************** Women’s Voice Where I was born and where and [...]

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I’m a Guerrilla Girl! or How I Fell in Love with Art

I’m a Guerrilla Girl! or How I Fell in Love with Art I know when I fell in love with art.  It was in the early 1990′s in an art history class when my professor flashed the first slide on the Guerrilla Girls.  Oh my! Before that moment art was something fun I did; art [...]

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25 Ways Art Impacts the Community

25 Ways Art Impacts the Community Art, in its many forms, is connected to the community. Art serves to enrich the physical, economic, social and cultural elements of a community. Below is a list of 25 ways I believe art positively impacts community, along with a few pictures to inspire thought. As you read through [...]

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Community Inspires Art + Art Inspires Community

Community Inspires Art + Art Inspires Community Art is an important element in the fabric of community and is often linked to community in ways we do not recognize. Artist Maryann Fielder and Project Expose Yourself offer a great example of the relationship between art, the work of artists and the community. Read on to [...]

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Art Is A Collective Activity

We often think of art as an individual act and the artist as a solitary figure working alone, but in fact art is a collective activity that requires the cooperation of a number of people and a wide range of activities.

Understanding the importance of the arts is essential if we wish to take a holistic approach to community development.

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Our Mantra: Creating the Future

Creating the future is our mantra. This simple three word phrase creating * the * future expresses what we do, what we value, what we are working toward and what we believe to be possible. We believe that we can create the future. We will create the future. How are we creating the future you [...]

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