Using Art to Imagine New Futures in Youth Wellness Policy & Programs
Thursday, May 16, 2024
Washington Hall, 153 14th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
Doors at 9 am
You’re invited to an immersive exploration of creativity and youth wellness at our arts-based conference, where arts and design will inform youth wellness policy making.
We’re bringing together diverse voices from across Washington state including arts and youth-serving organizations, youth, researchers, and policymakers. Panelists and presenters will showcase the role of arts in building youth wellness as well as creativity-based methods for more inclusive policy making. Activities will include a special keynote address and interactive panels incorporating arts-based performances.
Together, we'll explore the intersection of art and science, unlocking new pathways to support youth wellness in programming and policy. Space is limited. Register now to reserve your spot!
Event Details
Imagining New Futures is a two-day event. Day 1 is being led by a small group of youth artists and will bring together a private cohort of youth participants to create an immersive arts installation that will surround the activities of Day 2—which is open to the public.
When? Day 2 (open to the public) is May 16, 9:00 am doors and check-in; 9:30 am program starts
Where? In person at Washington Hall, 153 14th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
How much? Suggested donation of $100*, includes lunch. *Nonprofit employees and arts workers can purchase tickets for $35; no one will be turned away due to inability to pay. Registration fees will enable free participation for youth.
Questions? Please contact Imani Sims at imani.sims@gmail.com.
Schedule
9:00 am - Doors open; explore youth art installation
9:30 am - Opening performance (B. Radical); welcoming remarks
9:50 am - Keynote, Deborah Cullinan, Stanford University
10:25 am - B. Radical Youth Arts Performance
10:35 am - Discussion, Coyote Central, Reframing our Values of Creativity: Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
11:45 am - Panel, Path With Art, The Principles of Trauma-Informed Art Practice
12:50 pm - Lunch, Presentation by Neighborhood House
1:15 pm - Presentation, New Developed Nations
1:50 pm - B. Radical Youth Cohort Panel Discussion
2:25 pm - Discussion, Justice For Girls, Artful Activism : Navigating State Policy for Youth Wellness
3:00 pm - Washington State Policymaker Call to Action
3:15 pm - Closing remarks
Scroll down to read more about our presenters and collaborators!
Our Creative Youth Cultivators: B. Radical
Meet the small team of youth leading Day 1 of the conference! This team is designing a for youth by youth art and wellness day intended to call to action youth wellness policy and program participants.
Keynote Speaker
DEBORAH CULLINAN
VICE PRESIDENT OF THE ARTS
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
Deborah Cullinan is one of the nation’s leading thinkers on the pivotal role artists and arts organizations can play in shaping our social and political landscape, and has spent years mobilizing communities through arts and culture.
Dr. Cullinan will speak about the Stanford Arts Prescribing Program, which connects community members with arts and culture activities to support their individual health and well-being goals. Participants receive an arts prescription which contains 9 “doses” of arts and culture.
Our Presenters & Collaborators
Hosts
Imagining New Futures is co-hosted by CoLab for Community and Behavioral Health Policy at the University of Washington Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, AHSHAY, the Doorway Project, and Love Light Energy Art Therapy
Produced in partnership with:
Split Six Productions is Seattle-based production company working with community partners to shape the collective narrative. They use the arts as a vehicle for dreaming ourselves into the future. Split Six specializes in taking your concept to actualization through imagining, immersing, and integration.
