Morning
- 9:30 – 10:00 AM – Registrants may begin arriving and signing in
- 9:45 – 10:00 AM – Music Performance by Jernie Millán and Jahirah Williams
- 10:00 – 10:10 AM – Opening and welcome from Dr. Jenny Baxley Lee and Yazmany Arboleda
- 10:10 – 10:15 AM – Vocal Performance by Jernie Millá
- 10:15 – 11:00 AM – Keynote: Creating Healthy Communities: Field notes on Arts Prescribing & Arts in Public Health with Dr. Jill Sonke
Featuring key takeaways from October’s Creating Healthy Communities Convening - 11:00 – 11:05 AM – Performance
- 11:05 11:50 AM – Recognizing Art is Care: Field notes from national and state arts leaders and landscapes: A panel discussion
- 11:50 AM – 12:00 PM – Intro to Choose-Your-Own Art Adventure
- 12:00 – 1:15 PM – Choose-Your-Own Art Adventure
Select from a variety of arts-based activities to expand your practice, connect with other attendees, and get creative. Explore the activities at your leisure throughout the lunch hour.- Rolling restorative yoga on the Soundstage with Natalie Nix
- Singing in the round in the Green Room with Ang DeCarlis
- Dance and drum on the Outdoor Stage with Jahirah Williams and Akshata Parekh
- Bird sketching on the Heartwood lawn with Tina Mullen
- Zine-making on the Heartwood Lawn with Carly Shooster
- Pollinator Poetry and Art-making on the Heartwood Lawn with Sarah Hinds, Leslie Tharp, and Kris Sullivan
- Make your own tea blend with LeAnn Averell
- Arts-based data activity under the Heartwood awning with Cassie Belden, Nicole Morgan, Alex Rodriguez, and Irene Iuliano
Lunch and Art Adventures
- 12:15 – 1:15 PM – Lunch & Continued Choose Your Own Artistic Adventures
- Choose from the arts-based activities listed above to expand your practice, connect with other attendees, and get creative.
Afternoon
- 1:15 – 1:25 PM – Performance
- 1:30 – 2:00 PM – Keynote: In conversation with adrienne maree brown (virtual)
- 2:00 – 2:45 PM – Recognizing Art is Care: Field notes from GNV – A panel discussion
- 2:45 – 3:00 PM – Keynote: “The Art Cure”: A book talk with by Dr. Daisy Fancourt (virtual)
- 3:00 – 3:10 PM – Performance
- 3:15 – 3:55 PM – Elegant Next Steps
- 3:55 – 4:00 PM Closing Performance
Close
Evening Social
- 6:00 – 9:00 PM – Informal gathering and relationship-building with art and music performances
- Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art (3259 Hull Rd, Gainesville, FL 32608)
- Free parking on-site
- Light bites available
Additional Information
Special Guests
We are thrilled to welcome the following special guests to the Florida Arts in Health Forum. Want to learn more about each guest? Click their names below to be redirected to their websites.
adrienne maree brown
Dining Options
Lunch is not provided but free light bites and refreshments will be available at Heartwood Soundstage.
Walkable from South Main Station:
South Main Station restaurants and cafes: Bingo Deli and Pub, Humble Wood Fire, Afternoon Coffee & Swallowtail Bodega
Other nearby restaurants and cafes: Goldie’s Burgers, Tinker Latin Street Food, Frenchmen Street Food, Humble Wood Fire Bagel Shop, Muñecas Taco Garden and Bar, Fehrenbacher’s Meats & Eats, SquareHouse
Bike or Drive from South Main Station:
The Swamp Restaurant, Indian Aroma, Covey Kitchen + Cocktails at Hotel Eleo
Book Preorders
Thank you to our partner, The Lynx Bookstore, for offering special book preorder options featuring our keynote speakers for the Florida Arts in Health Forum.
Please note: preorders must be placed before Tuesday, April 21st to be picked up on the day of the Forum (4/30). You may also select to pick up your book(s) in-store at the Lynx or have your book(s) shipped to your address.
Parking
Forum: Limited free parking is available on-site at South Main Station.
Other options include street parking and an overflow lot at Depot Park’s event and weekend parking lot.
View South Main Station’s accessibility guide
Evening Social: Free and accessible parking is available at the Harn Museum of Art (3259 Hull Rd, Gainesville, FL 32608)
Add Your Voice to the Community Board
A Community Board will be displayed during the Forum for attendees to post physical promotional materials to share about their programming. You are welcome to bring a printed copy of your program flyer, business card, or anything arts in health related that you’d like to uplift to contribute to the repository.
Social Media
Please feel free to tag us and use the hashtag #CHCFL when posting on social media!
Photos and videos will be taken by our teams throughout the event and recordings during keynote presentations will not be permitted.
Follow UF Health Shands Arts in Medicine (@shandsaim) and the UF Center for Arts in Medicine (@ufcam) on Instagram as both programs will be posting throughout the Forum.
Questions/Concerns?
Email UF Health Shands Arts in Medicine at artsinmedicine@shands.ufl.edu
Creating Healthy Communities: A Florida Arts in Health Forum is made possible with support from the Florida Division of Arts and Culture.