Join a dynamic group of emerging arts professionals and explore how the next generation of arts leaders can transform the future of cultural institutions. Organized and led by interns from our team, this series of four workshops asks how interns can drive the field forward with respect to criminal justice reform, immigrant communities, and public health. Critically engage these topics through panel discussions and small group workshops with a team of interdisciplinary leaders from artists, curators, and educators to policy makers, community leaders, and mental health professionals. Participate in one session or all four, and return for the culminating event where participants’ ideas will be documented into a final, digital “Handbook for Our Future.”

Today’s session asks how cultural institutions can contribute to positive public health initiatives by examining their existing resources and building with community-based organizations. The session begins with a sound bath experience led by sound therapist and author Sara Auster. Our panel features Meagan Corrado, author, artist, and founder of the Storiez Trauma Narrative Intervention; Rebecca Hayes Jacobs, Wellcome Trust Mental Health Curatorial Research Fellow, The Graduate Center, CUNY; and Ping Ho, founder and Director, UCLArts & Healing.

This program is free. Register in advance to receive the Zoom link. Join us for the full series!

This series is made possible by generous support from the Citi Foundation.