Arts For EveryBody Capstone Convening

Over the past two years, eighteen cities and towns across the United States have been participating in a bold national campaign: Arts for EveryBody (AFEB), led by the national arts and health initiative One Nation/One Project (ONOP), rooted in the research-based evidence that participation in the arts leads to healthier people and healthier communities.

On 27 July 2024 each site in the AFEB cohort presented highly visible, participatory public art projects designed to strengthen community wellbeing. These projects were the product of collaborations across the arts, health, and municipal sectors in communities with vastly different economic, social, racial, and geographic experiences.

The Arts for EveryBody Capstone Convening in Dallas, Texas is an action-oriented learning and networking opportunity for practitioners, leaders, and funders in the health, municipal, and arts sectors.

Opening Welcome

7:30 a.m. PST (San Francisco, UTC -8) / 9:30 a.m. CST (Dallas, UTC -6) / 10:30 a.m. EST (New York, UTC -5)
Featuring Arts For EveryBody co-artistic directors Lear deBessonet, Nataki Garrett, Clyde Valentín  

Panel Discussion: Where We Are and Where We’re Going: The Horizons for Policy and Culture

7:45 a.m. PST (San Francisco, UTC -8) / 9:45 a.m. CST (Dallas, UTC -6) / 10:45 a.m. EST (New York, UTC -5)
With speakers Michael Rohd (ONOP), Savannah Barrett (Art of the Rural), David Erickson (NY Federal Reserve), Harold Stewart (New England Foundation for the Arts)

In part one of our opening plenary, thought leaders from across the fields of arts and health, public policy, the economy, and culture share their thoughts on the work ahead. As undeniable momentum around hyperlocal solutions builds, this opening session invites these national leaders to collectively provide a broad perspective and inform new strategies and initiatives for community wellbeing.

Presentation of National Research Findings

8:45 a.m. PST (San Francisco, UTC -8) / 10:45 a.m. CST (Dallas, UTC -6) / 11:45 a.m. EST (New York, UTC -5)
With ONOP director of National Research and Impact, Dr. Jill Sonke

This session will not be archived.

Panel Discussion: Bridges & Tunnels: New Infrastructures for Arts and Health

9:15 a.m. PST (San Francisco, UTC -8) / 11:15 a.m. CST (Dallas, UTC -6) / 12:15 a.m. EST (New York, UTC -5)
With speakers Clyde Valentín (ONOP),  Debbie Lester (Urban Health Plan), Aly Maier Lokuta (NJPAC), Dr. Meida McNeal (Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events), Martine Philippe (City of Dallas Office of Arts and Culture)

Part two of the opening plenary moves from the previous discussion on the national landscape to how local implementations of arts and health programs are taking shape to transform communities across the country. We hear from experts in the field about how they are building infrastructure and mechanisms to leverage the arts for more sustainable, equitable health outcomes in the community.

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