Healing Arts Houston: Innovation in Arts & Health Launch Event
Friday, January 21, 2022
8:00 am - 7:00 pm
Innovations
in
Arts
and
Health:
Collaborating
for
Medical
Humanities,
Professional
Development
and
Community
Health
is
a
collaboration
between
the
College
of
Medicine
and
the
Kathrine
G.
McGovern
College
of
the
Arts
at
the
University
of
Houston.
Part
of
the
World
Health
Organization’s
Solidarity
Series
of
Events,
the
“The
Future
is
Unwritten:
Healing
Arts”
series
–
produced
by
CULTURUNNERS
–
is
a
cultural
call-to-action
echoing
around
the
world
in
response
to
COVID-19
and
the
mental
crisis
unfolding
in
its
wake.
The
initiative
was
launched
in
2020
in
partnership
with
the
WHO
Foundation
and
World
Council
of
Peoples
for
the
United
Nations.
Additional
city
activations
are
occurring
in
London,
Venice,
Paris,
New
York,
Houston,
New
Delhi,
and
Aspen
during
2021
and
2022.
Innovations
in
Arts
and
Health
will
further
establish
Houston
and
the
University
of
Houston
as
global
forces
in
the
area
of
innovative
education
and
practice
in
the
health
sciences
and
arts.
The
conference
will
feature
Houston-based
artists,
health
care
professionals,
medical
educators,
and
scholars
working
at
the
forefront
of
arts
and
health
integration.
The
three-day
program
includes
lectures,
demonstrations,
performances,
workshops,
and
six
feature
presentations.
More
details
will
be
announced
on
this
site.
Innovations
in
Arts
and
Health
runs
from
January
20-October
1
and
is
open
to
the
public.
Practicing
artists,
health
care
professionals,
scholars,
and
medical
educators
from
the
academic
and
institutional
communities,
and
members
of
community-based
arts
or
health
organizations
are
welcome
to
attend.
Continuing
Medical
Education
(CME)
credit
is
available
for
physicians.
