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Art & Well-Being ART & WELL-BEING: TOWARD A CULTURE OF HEALTH ABOVE: STUDENTS AT GOLDEN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL IN MERCED, CA PHOTO BY MARIO GONZALES FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO MIME TROUPE BY ARLENE GOLDBARD ART & WELL-BEING: TOWARD A CULTURE OF HEALTH CHIEF POLICYPage 1 WONK May 2018 Dear Reader, Thank you for downloading Art & Well-Being: Toward A Culture of Health, the U.S. Department of Arts and Culture’s latest publication. By using the USDAC’s resources and taking part in its actions, you’re joining thousands across the U.S. who understand that to thrive, democracy needs all our voices and all our creativity. If you would like to take a further step toward honing and deploying your skills in building a culture of health, please be sure you’re on the USDAC mailing list. Just add your name and email at our website and we’ll keep you updated on relevant resources, conversations, and actions. The USDAC is a people-powered department—a grassroots action network inciting creativity and social imagination to shape a culture of empathy, equity, and belonging. It’s through your participation that Art & Well-Being has been made possible. We are grateful to all of those whose inspiring words and creative ideas you will read in this guide, and to each and every one of you! Please feel free to contact us. You can always reach us at [email protected]. Together we create! The USDAC TABLE OF CONTENTS A ROADMAP TO ART & WELL-BEING: TOWARD A CULTURE OF HEALTH..................................1 PART ONE. INTRODUCING A CULTURE OF HEALTH ......................................................................2 WHY ART MATTERS.........................................................................................................................4 CHANGING THE FRAME.................................................................................................................7 PART TWO. APPROACHES TO ART FOR WELL-BEING.........................................................................12 PREVENTION, TREATMENT, ADVOCACY?.............................................................................12 A RANGE OF ART & WELL-BEING.............................................................................................15 PUBLIC AND VISUAL ART ................................................................................... 17 POETRY AND NARRATIVE ................................................................................... 21 MUSIC ......................................................................................................................... 23 DANCE ........................................................................................................................ 24 THEATER.................................................................................................................... 26 MEDIA AND PHOTOGRAPHY ............................................................................ 28 MULTI-ARTS ............................................................................................................. 29 STORY-GATHERING .............................................................................................. 31 MEDICAL TRAINING ............................................................................................. 32 PART THREE. THREE CASE STUDIES..............................................................................................36 COMMON VALUES, DIFFERENT APPROACHES.................................................................38 PROJECT PROFILES: LEARNINGS, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, CHALLENGES...................41 YOUTH RADIO: REMIX YOUR LIFE .................................................................. 41 MURAL ARTS PHILADELPHIA: VOICES: GIVING VOICE TO THOSE WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE ABOUT SUCCESSFUL REENTRY .............................. 44 SAN FRANCISCO MIME TROUPE: TOWARD AN INCLUSIVE CULTURE OF HEALTH THROUGH ENGAGEMENT, SATIRICAL THEATER AND SONG .......................................................................................................................... 49 PART FOUR. RIGHT RELATIONSHIP: PARTNERSHIPS, ETHICS, VALUES, CARING, AND SELF-CARE..................................................................................................................53 PARTNERSHIPS...............................................................................................................................55 READINESS.......................................................................................................................................55 MULTIPLE AWARENESS ....................................................................................... 56 MULTIPLE SKILLS ................................................................................................... 56 RECEPTIVITY AND PROOF..........................................................................................................57 RESEARCH AND EVALUATION RESOURCES ............................................... 57 NEGOTIATING RIGHT RELATIONSHIP.....................................................................................59 ACCOUNTABILITY AND ETHICAL ALIGNMENT....................................................................59 CARING AND SELF-CARE............................................................................................................62 IN CONCLUSION.................................................................................................................................64 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.................................................................................................................65 LINKS.....................................................................................................................................................66 ABOUT THE USDAC............................................................................................................................72 ART & WELL-BEING: TOWARD A CULTURE OF HEALTH A ROADMAP TO ART & WELL-BEING: TOWARD A CULTURE OF HEALTH PART ONE. INTRODUCING A CULTURE OF HEALTH.................................................................PAGE 2 Definitions, key resources, and an introduction to this field of work, including the larger social context for a culture of health. For any reader, an illuminating and context-setting glimpse of the big picture before diving into the details. PART TWO. APPROACHES TO ART FOR WELL-BEING..............................................................PAGE 11 Description and examples of key types of art and well-being work, including: Public and visual Art; Poetry and Narrative; Music; Dance; Theater; Media and Photography; and Story-Gathering. Whether you’re an artist, a healthcare professional, funder, educator, or policymaker, this is the place to look for inspiration and to take in the scope of art and well-being work. PART THREE. THREE CASE STUDIES............................................................................................PAGE 36 These case studies focus on three recipients of “Culture of Health” grants from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Youth Radio: “Remix Your Life;” Mural Arts Project: “Voices: Giving Voice To Those With Lived Experience About Successful Reentry;” and “San Francisco Mime Troupe: Toward An Inclusive Culture Of Health Through Engagement, Satirical Theater And Song.” For any reader interested in the processes, challenges, and learnings emerging through detailed case studies of projects by three longstanding and well-respected community arts organizations. PART FOUR. RIGHT RELATIONSHIP: PARTNERSHIPS,ETHICS, VALUES, CARING, AND SELF- CARE..........................................................................................................................PAGE 53 Understanding the forces that create or damage a culture of health; mobilizing the multiple skills needed for effective art and well-being work; crafting good partnerships; essential ethical commitments; and the importance of maintaining self- care even as you are offering care. Especially helpful for anyone engaged in this work (from newbies to pros) facing critical ethical considerations before embarking on new projects and partnerships. IN CONCLUSION...........................................................................................................................PAGE 64 LINKS...............................................................................................................................................PAGE 66 ABOUT THE USDAC......................................................................................................................PAGE 72 ART & WELL-BEING: TOWARD A CULTURE OF HEALTH PART ONE INTRODUCING A CULTURE OF HEALTH ABOVE: AN IMAGE FROM VOICES’ CULMINATING EXHIBITION PHOTO BY ELENA IWATA FOR THE MURAL ARTS PHILADELPHIA ART & WELL-BEING: TOWARD A CULTURE OF HEALTH Page 2 INTRODUCING A CULTURE OF HEALTH “A CULTURE OF HEALTH,” WROTE ERIN HAGAN, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation articulated ten DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON underlying principles encoded in its work toward a culture FOUNDATION’S EVIDENCE FOR ACTION INITIATIVE, of health. “IS ONE IN WHICH GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING They make clear how much common knowledge, common FLOURISH ACROSS GEOGRAPHIC, DEMOGRAPHIC, purpose, and collaboration are necessary to the culture shift AND SOCIAL SECTORS. The path to achieving a Culture that achieving a cultural of health requires. People need to of Health encourages cross-sector collaboration, and value not only their own immediate interests, not only the recognizes
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